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Sparta Prague v Riga FC : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 21st Aug, 19:00 BST, Generali Arena, Praha

Ivan Maraia is aiming for a crucial away win in the Europa Conference on Thursday evening, as he takes his Riga FC side to the Generali Arena to visit Sparta Prague and Brian Priske. Europa Conference statistics are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. There's so much to explore, with infographics and odds from leading bookmakers available for every betting markets via the tabs.

Best Tip: Sparta to win

As training goes on this week and the Sparta players ready themselves for this game, the bookies have predicted success for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below also point that way, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we use in our predictive algorithms. The Generali Arena hasn't been a successful away day for Riga in the past, and we expect more of the same come Thursday evening. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sparta are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 74% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.22.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sparta 74%	1.29	1.30
Draw 17%	4.75	5.25
Riga 9%	9.50	10.00
Sparta 2-0 14%	6.00	6.00
Sparta 1-0 12%	6.50	6.50
Sparta 3-0 10%	7.50	7.50
Sparta 2-1 9%	9.50	8.50
Draw 1-1 8%	9.50	9.50
Sparta 3-1 7%	13.00	11.00
Sparta 4-0 6%	13.00	12.00
Draw 0-0 5%	11.00	11.00
Sparta 4-1 4%	21.00	17.00
Riga 1-0 3%	21.00	17.00
Draw 2-2 3%	23.00	21.00
Sparta 5-0 3%	23.00	21.00
Riga 2-1 3%	29.00	23.00
Sparta 3-2 2%	34.00	23.00
Sparta 5-1 2%	41.00	29.00
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	1.73	1.73
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	2.08	2.05
Home 1st Goal 63%	1.30	1.29
Away 1st Goal 34%	3.75	4.20
No 1st Goal 4%	11.00	10.00
BTTS - Yes 43%	2.25	2.20
BTTS - No 57%	1.57	1.62
BTTS - Home Win 28%	3.50	3.25
BTTS - Draw 11%	7.00	7.00
BTTS - Away Win 4%	21.00	15.00
Home/draw 91%	1.04	1.05
Away/draw 26%	3.50	3.40
Home/away 83%	1.17	1.15
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	1.22	1.25
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	4.00	3.80
Over 3.5 Goals 34%	2.75	2.75
Under 3.5 Goals 66%	1.40	1.40
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	4.50	4.80
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	1.17	1.15
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	8.50	9.50
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1.05	1.05
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1.04	1.03
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	9.00	11.00
Home DNB 86%	1.07	1.07
Away DNB 21%	7.50	7.50
Sparta win to nil 47%	1.91	-
Riga win to nil 5%	17.00	-
Sparta / Sparta 43%	1.83	1.91
Sparta / Riga 1%	67.00	46.00
Sparta / Draw 4%	21.00	17.00
Draw / Sparta 21%	3.75	3.80
Draw / Riga 5%	19.00	15.00
Draw / Draw 12%	7.00	6.50
Riga / Sparta 4%	23.00	19.00
Riga / Riga 5%	17.00	13.00
Riga / Draw 4%	23.00	19.00

Win / draw / win Europa Conference table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Sparta Riga
Results by League Table

	TEAM	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Aktobe	w 4-0F	l 2-1A	-	-
2	Ararat-Armenia	w 4-1A	w 1-2F	-	-
3	Riga	Aug 21	Aug 27	-	-
4	Dila	-	-	w 2-1F	d 3-3A
5	Jerusalem	-	-	w 3-0F	l 3-1A
6	Sparta	-	-	Aug 27	Aug 21

Win / draw / win form

Sparta have won 3 consecutive european games

Riga have not won in 7 consecutive away european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sparta	4 - 1	Ararat-Armenia
Sparta	4 - 0	Aktobe
Sparta	0 - 1	Inter
Sparta	0 - 6	A.Madrid
Sparta	1 - 2	Brest
Sparta	3 - 0	Salzburg
Sparta	2 - 0	Malmö
Sparta	1 - 1	FCSB
Sparta	4 - 2	Shamrock
Sparta	1 - 5	Liverpool
Sparta	4 - 1	Galatasaray
Sparta	1 - 0	Real Betis
Sparta	0 - 0	Rangers
Sparta	3 - 2	Aris
Sparta	4 - 1	D. Zagreb
Sparta	1 - 1	Kobenhavn
Sparta	0 - 0	Viking
Sparta	0 - 1	P. Belgrade
Sparta	2 - 0	Brondby
Sparta	3 - 4	Lyon

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Sparta	2 - 1	Ararat-Armenia
H	Sparta	4 - 1	Ararat-Armenia
H	Sparta	4 - 0	Aktobe
A	Sparta	1 - 2	Aktobe
A	Sparta	0 - 2	Leverkusen
H	Sparta	0 - 1	Inter
A	Sparta	2 - 4	Feyenoord
H	Sparta	0 - 6	A.Madrid
H	Sparta	1 - 2	Brest
A	Sparta	0 - 5	Man City
A	Sparta	1 - 1	Stuttgart
H	Sparta	3 - 0	Salzburg
H	Sparta	2 - 0	Malmö
A	Sparta	2 - 0	Malmö
A	Sparta	3 - 2	FCSB
H	Sparta	1 - 1	FCSB
H	Sparta	4 - 2	Shamrock
A	Sparta	2 - 0	Shamrock
A	Sparta	1 - 6	Liverpool
H	Sparta	1 - 5	Liverpool

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Jerusalem	3 - 1	Riga
Dila	3 - 3	Riga
S.Wroclaw	3 - 1	Riga
Twente	2 - 0	Riga
Kecskemeti TE	2 - 1	Riga
Víkingur	1 - 0	Riga
Gil Vicente	4 - 0	Riga
Ruzomberok	0 - 3	Riga
Derry	0 - 2	Riga
Lincoln Red Imps	1 - 1	Riga
Hibernians	1 - 2	Riga
Skendija 79	0 - 1	Riga
Malmö	1 - 0	Riga
M. Tel-Aviv	2 - 0	Riga
Kobenhavn	3 - 1	Riga
HJK Helsinki	2 - 2	Riga
P.Gliwice	3 - 2	Riga
Dundalk	0 - 0	Riga
CSK Sofia	1 - 0	Riga
CSKA Sofia	1 - 0	Riga

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Riga	1 - 3	Jerusalem
H	Riga	3 - 0	Jerusalem
A	Riga	3 - 3	Dila
H	Riga	2 - 1	Dila
A	Riga	1 - 3	S.Wroclaw
H	Riga	1 - 0	S.Wroclaw
H	Riga	0 - 3	Twente
A	Riga	0 - 2	Twente
H	Riga	2 - 1	Kecskemeti TE
A	Riga	1 - 2	Kecskemeti TE
A	Riga	0 - 1	Víkingur
H	Riga	2 - 0	Víkingur
A	Riga	0 - 4	Gil Vicente
H	Riga	1 - 1	Gil Vicente
H	Riga	2 - 1	Ruzomberok
A	Riga	3 - 0	Ruzomberok
H	Riga	2 - 0	Derry
A	Riga	2 - 0	Derry
A	Riga	1 - 1	Lincoln Red Imps
H	Riga	1 - 1	Lincoln Red Imps

Goal Statistics

Sparta Prague's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Europa Conference matches. A PG of 2.3 suggests that run should continue on Thursday evening.

	Sparta	Riga
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.3 goals	0.7 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 1 23% 2 27% 3 20% 4+ 20% There is a 67% probability that Sparta will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 52% 1 34% 2 11% 3 4+ There is a 52% probability that Riga will fail to score

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+25 Sparta have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted	=0 Riga’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.9 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.5 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season

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SPP

RFC

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Games scored	16		16
Failed to score	2		4
Scored first	8		11
Goals scored	32		28
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.4
Avg. shots per game	11		10
Avg. shots per goal	7		7
Conversion rate for	15		14
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+7%

SPP

RFC

13%

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Games conceded	15		14
Clean sheets	3		6
Conceded first	10		9
Goals conceded	26		27
Avg. goals conceded	1.3		1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		7
Conversion rate against	20%		14%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+13%

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Sparta Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	3	3	2
P Jensen	V Birmancevic	A Preciado	M Ryneš

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Jensen GLK	4			-
M Ryneš DEF	4	1	2	2 -
A Sörensen DEF	4			-
E. Aririerisim DEF	4			2 -
L Haraslin MID	4			-
S Eneme MID	4			-
A Rrahmani FWD	4	2		2 -
P Kaderabek DEF	3		1	-
A Preciado DEF	3		3	-
E Cobbaut DEF	3			-
P Vydra MID	3	1		-
K Kairinen MID	3			-
M Andersen MID	3			-
V Birmancevic MID	3	3		-
J Kuchta FWD	3	2	1	-
J Zeleny DEF	2			-
A. Ševínský DEF	2			-
L Sadilek MID	2		1	-
M Suchomel MID	2			-
K Milla FWD	2			-
E Krasniqi FWD	1	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	0	3	0
V Birmancevic		A Preciado

Players	goals	Assists
V Birmancevic MID	3
A Rrahmani FWD	2
J Kuchta FWD	2	1
M Ryneš DEF	1	2
P Vydra MID	1
E Krasniqi FWD	1
P Kaderabek DEF		1
A Preciado DEF		3
L Sadilek MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
0	0	0

Players	passes	tackles	duels won

Riga Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	4	4	3
K Zviedris	R Ramires	J Ubidia	M Tonisevs

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Zviedris GLK	4			-
R Jurkovskis DEF	4			1 -
B Musah DEF	4	2		2 -
M Ngom DEF	4			1 -
O Calderón MID	4			1 -
A Ankrah MID	4			-
I. Siqueira Augusto MID	4	1	1	1 -
M Diop MID	4		1	-
R Ramires FWD	4	4		2 -
J Ubidia FWD	4		4	-
A Cernomordijs DEF	3	1	1	-
M Tonisevs DEF	3			3 -
M Regža FWD	3			-
A Contreras FWD	3	1		-
G Mankenda MID	2			-
A Taiwo FWD	2			-
G Muzinga DEF	1			-
E Birka DEF	1			-