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Lyon v Sparta Prague : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and Brian Priske Pedersen pit their wits in the Champions League on Tuesday night, as Lyon face Sparta Prague at the Groupama Stadium. Stats drive the predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.

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Lyon's next match is v Fenerbahce at 20:00 on Tuesday 18th August
Sparta Prague's next match is v SK Artis Brno at 16:00 on Saturday 22nd August

The last European Champions League meeting between Lyon and Sparta was on Tuesday 11th August 2026

European Champions League

August 11th 2026

Lyon 3	0 Sparta

E. Appiah Nuamah 20'
A. Maitland-Niles 66'
T. Morton 72'

	LYN SPP
Shots On	11 1
Shots Off	5 3
Corners	7 1
Possession	56% 44%
Fouls	20 14
Yellow/red cards	1/0 1/1

Lyon	Sparta

D. Greif A. Da Silva Santos (M. Ouédraogo 85') M. Niakhaté C. Tolisso (N. Teye Nartey 88') E. Appiah Nuamah (K. Boudache 76') M. Fofana (J. Duranville 85') L. Openda R. Kluivert T. Tessmann T. Morton A. Maitland-Niles (C. Mata Pedro Lourenço 76')	M. Suchomel J. Alcócer A. Ševínský A. Sørensen (H. Sochůrek 73') A. Karabec M. Ryneš (J. Zelený 37') A. Irving (E. Singhateh 63') J. Brunes (V. Vitályos 74') J. Mercado Cuero J. Surovčík (S. Eneme 63') R. Macek

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Best Tip: Lyon to win

We're predicting Lyon will come out on top after 90 mins on Tuesday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. It should be great moment for the home fans when the game draws to a close at Groupama Stadium.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 74% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.48.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Lyon 74%	4/11 4%	-
Draw 16%	17/4 7%	-
Sparta 11%	6/1 10%	-
Lyon 2-0 10%	15/2	-
Lyon 2-1 9%	15/2 6%	-
Lyon 3-0 9%	9/1 8%	-
Lyon 3-1 8%	10/1 8%	-
Lyon 1-0 8%	8/1 6%	-
Draw 1-1 7%	9/1 6%	-
Lyon 4-0 6%	14/1	-
Lyon 4-1 5%	16/1	-
Draw 2-2 4%	18/1 13%	-
Lyon 3-2 4%	20/1 9%	-
Sparta 2-1 3%	20/1	-
Draw 0-0 3%	18/1	-
Lyon 5-0 3%	28/1	-
Sparta 1-0 3%	22/1	-
Lyon 5-1 3%	28/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 68%	1/2 1%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 32%	6/4 2%	-
Home 1st Goal 60%	4/11 4%	-
Away 1st Goal 38%	2/1	-
No 1st Goal 2%	18/1	-
BTTS - Yes 55%	8/11 4%	-
BTTS - No 45%	1/1 5%	-
BTTS - Home Win 36%	7/4 5%	-
BTTS - Draw 12%	11/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 6%	10/1 6%	-
Home/draw 89%	1/12 1%	-
Away/draw 26%	2/1 11%	-
Home/away 84%	1/7 4%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 86%	1/7	-
Under 1.5 Goals 14%	4/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 46%	6/5	-
Under 3.5 Goals 54%	8/13	-
Over 4.5 Goals 27%	11/4	-
Under 4.5 Goals 73%	1/4	-
Over 5.5 Goals 14%	11/2	-
Under 5.5 Goals 86%	1/10	-
Over 0.5 Goals 97%	1/66 2%	-
Under 0.5 Goals 3%	10/1 33%	-
Home DNB 85%	1/8 2%	-
Away DNB 22%	9/2 8%	-
Lyon win to nil 38%	6/4 4%	-
Sparta win to nil 4%	14/1 10%	-
Lyon / Lyon 46%	20/21 2%	-
Lyon / Sparta 2%	40/1	-
Lyon / Draw 4%	18/1	-
Draw / Lyon 19%	10/3 4%	-
Draw / Sparta 5%	14/1 9%	-
Draw / Draw 9%	15/2 8%	-
Sparta / Lyon 4%	18/1	-
Sparta / Sparta 6%	11/1 6%	-
Sparta / Draw 4%	18/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon	0 - 2	Celta
Lyon	4 - 2	PAOK
Lyon	2 - 1	GA Eagles
Lyon	2 - 0	Basel
Lyon	2 - 0	Salzburg
Lyon	2 - 2	Man Utd
Lyon	4 - 0	FCSB
Lyon	1 - 1	Ludogorets
Lyon	3 - 2	E.Frankfurt
Lyon	0 - 1	Besiktas
Lyon	2 - 0	Olympiakos
Lyon	0 - 3	West Ham
Lyon	1 - 1	Porto
Lyon	1 - 1	Rangers
Lyon	3 - 0	Sparta
Lyon	3 - 0	Brondby
Lyon	0 - 3	Bayern
Lyon	1 - 0	Juventus
Lyon	2 - 2	RB Leipzig
Lyon	3 - 1	Benfica

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Lyon	1 - 2	Sparta
H	Lyon	0 - 2	Celta
A	Lyon	1 - 1	Celta
H	Lyon	4 - 2	PAOK
A	Lyon	1 - 0	Young Boys
H	Lyon	2 - 1	GA Eagles
A	Lyon	6 - 0	M. Tel-Aviv
A	Lyon	0 - 2	Real Betis
H	Lyon	2 - 0	Basel
H	Lyon	2 - 0	Salzburg
A	Lyon	1 - 0	Utrecht
A	Lyon	2 - 2	Man Utd
H	Lyon	2 - 2	Man Utd
H	Lyon	4 - 0	FCSB
A	Lyon	3 - 1	FCSB
H	Lyon	1 - 1	Ludogorets
A	Lyon	0 - 0	Fenerbahce
H	Lyon	3 - 2	E.Frankfurt
A	Lyon	4 - 1	Qarabag
A	Lyon	2 - 2	Hoffenheim

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar	2 - 1	Sparta
Universitatea Craiova	1 - 2	Sparta
L. Warsaw	0 - 1	Sparta
Rijeka	0 - 0	Sparta
Riga	1 - 0	Sparta
Ararat-Armenia	1 - 2	Sparta
Aktobe	2 - 1	Sparta
Leverkusen	2 - 0	Sparta
Feyenoord	4 - 2	Sparta
Man City	5 - 0	Sparta
Stuttgart	1 - 1	Sparta
Malmö	0 - 2	Sparta
FCSB	2 - 3	Sparta
Shamrock	0 - 2	Sparta
Liverpool	6 - 1	Sparta
Galatasaray	3 - 2	Sparta
Aris	1 - 3	Sparta
Rangers	2 - 1	Sparta
Real Betis	2 - 1	Sparta
D. Zagreb	3 - 1	Sparta

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Sparta	2 - 1	Lyon
H	Sparta	0 - 4	AZ Alkmaar
A	Sparta	1 - 2	AZ Alkmaar
H	Sparta	3 - 0	Aberdeen
A	Sparta	2 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
A	Sparta	1 - 0	L. Warsaw
H	Sparta	0 - 0	Rakow
A	Sparta	0 - 0	Rijeka
H	Sparta	4 - 1	Shamrock
A	Sparta	0 - 1	Riga
H	Sparta	2 - 0	Riga
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

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Lyon

Sparta

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

1 / 3

Clean sheets

2 / 3

0 / 3

LYN

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
Lyon		3 - 0
Lyon		2 - 1
Lyon		5 - 0

Sparta

Lyon

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

Clean sheets

0 / 4

LYN

SPP

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sparta
Sparta	2 - 1
	3 - 4	Lyon
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	1 - 2	Lyon

Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.6 is decent for Lyon in their clash with Sparta Prague, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 16 consecutive Champions League games.

	Lyon	Sparta
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.6 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 1 19% 2 25% 3 22% 4+ 26% There is a 27% probability that Lyon will score 4 or more goals in this match	0 41% 1 37% 2 16% 3 4+ There is a 78% probability of Sparta scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-3 Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 Sparta’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.8 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	2.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2026/2027 season

LYN

SPP

better

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Games scored	16		15
Failed to score	4		5
Scored first	10		11
Goals scored	27		34
Avg. goals scored	1.4		1.7
Avg. shots per game	9		10
Avg. shots per goal	6		6
Conversion rate for	16		18
Avg. XG for	1.5		1.1
KickOff rating		+4%

LYN

SPP

better

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Games conceded	13		13
Clean sheets	7		7
Conceded first	8		7
Goals conceded	27		27
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		7
Conversion rate against	14%		15%
Avg. XG against	1.6		2.2
KickOff rating		+2%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Lyon v Sparta will show here when available.

Lyon Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	1	1	1
D Greif	A Maitland-Niles	C Tolisso	A Maitland-Niles

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
D Greif GLK	2			-
A Maitland-Niles DEF	2	1		1 -
R Kluivert DEF	2			-
M Niakhaté DEF	1			-
Abner DEF	2			-
T Morton MID	2	1		-
T Tessmann MID	2			-
E Nuamah MID	2	1		-
C Tolisso MID	2		1	-
M Fofana MID	2			-
L Openda FWD	2			-
Subs
J. Joao GLK				-
R Descamps GLK				-
C Mata DEF	2			-
S. Kango DEF				-
M Ouédraogo DEF	2			-
N. Kamara DEF				-
M. de Carvalho MID	1			-
N. Teye Nartey MID	1			-
J Duranville FWD	1			-
K. Boudache FWD	1			-
R. Himbert FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	5	1	1
A Maitland-Niles	M Fofana	C Tolisso	T Tessmann

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Maitland-Niles DEF	1	1
T Morton MID	1	2
E Nuamah MID	1	2
T Tessmann MID				1
C Tolisso MID		2	1	1
M Fofana MID		5
L Openda FWD		2		1
Subs
M Ouédraogo DEF		1
K. Boudache FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
113	7	14
R Kluivert	C Tolisso	C Tolisso

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
R Kluivert DEF	113	4	9
T Morton MID	111	1	4
Abner DEF	95	4	6
M Niakhaté DEF	92	2	3
T Tessmann MID	78	3	4
A Maitland-Niles DEF	77	3	6
C Tolisso MID	70	7	14
D Greif GLK	67		1
Subs
C Mata DEF	67	3	4
M Fofana MID	39	2	4
Subs
M. de Carvalho MID	29	1	2
M Ouédraogo DEF	26	1	5
E Nuamah MID	24	3	11
L Openda FWD	15	1	5
Subs
K. Boudache FWD	5		2
N. Teye Nartey MID	1	1	1
J Duranville FWD	1	1	2

Sparta Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	1	1	2
J Surovcik	M Ryneš	M Ryneš	M Ryneš

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Surovcik GLK	2			-
M Suchomel DEF	2			-
A. Ševínský DEF	2			1
A Sörensen DEF	2			-
M Ryneš DEF	2	1	1	2 -
A Irving MID	2		1	-
R Macek MID	2			-
A Karabec MID	2			1 -
J Mercado FWD	2	1		-
J Brunes FWD	2			-
J Alcocer FWD	2			-
Subs
K Hegyi GLK				-
L. Franc GLK				-
P Kaderabek DEF				-
V. Vitályos DEF	1			-
J Zeleny DEF	1			-
S Eneme MID	2			-
D. Hollý MID				-
E Singhateh MID	2			-
G Kuol MID	1			-
H. Sochůrek MID	2			-
J Ubidia FWD				-
M Vojta FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	1	1
M Ryneš	A Sörensen	M Ryneš	M Ryneš

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Ryneš DEF	1	1	1	1
J Mercado FWD	1	1		1
A Sörensen DEF		1
A Irving MID			1
R Macek MID				1
J Brunes FWD				1
Subs
S Eneme MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
156	4	13
A Sörensen	M Suchomel	A Sörensen

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
A Sörensen DEF	156	4	13
M Ryneš DEF	133	3	4
R Macek MID	94	4	8
A. Ševínský DEF	92	1	3
J Surovcik GLK	63		1
A Irving MID	60		3
M Suchomel DEF	55	4	9
J Alcocer FWD	51	1	12
A Karabec MID	32		4
J Mercado FWD	29	1	9
Subs
S Eneme MID	25	2	3
J Zeleny DEF	18
H. Sochůrek MID	13	1	1
J Brunes FWD	12		4
Subs
V. Vitályos DEF	12
E Singhateh MID	6		2
G Kuol MID	1