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Sparta Prague v FC Red Bull Salzburg : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Sep, 17:45 BST, Generali Arena, Praha

Pepijn Lijnders leads his FC Red Bull Salzburg charges to the Generali Arena in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, with Lars Friis's Sparta Prague their challengers. Champions League stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. There's so much to explore, with infographics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

KickOff's prediction and odds from the bookies suggest that this Champions League tie will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the fixture. As we don't have an obvious winner here given their latest form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point strongly towards over 2.5 goals being the best bet here.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sparta are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sparta 42%	-	5/4 5%
Draw 22%	-	12/5 3%
Salzburg 37%	-	13/8 1%
Draw 1-1 8%	-	11/2
Sparta 2-1 8%	-	15/2
Salzburg 2-1 8%	-	8/1
Draw 2-2 7%	-	9/1
Sparta 3-1 5%	-	12/1
Sparta 1-0 5%	-	8/1
Sparta 3-2 5%	-	16/1
Sparta 2-0 5%	-	10/1 8%
Salzburg 3-1 4%	-	14/1
Salzburg 1-0 4%	-	9/1 5%
Salzburg 3-2 4%	-	16/1
Salzburg 2-0 4%	-	12/1
Sparta 3-0 3%	-	16/1
Draw 3-3 3%	-	25/1
Sparta 4-1 2%	-	22/1 12%
Over 2.5 Goals 72%	-	8/13
Under 2.5 Goals 28%	-	23/20
BTTS - Yes 71%	-	11/20
BTTS - No 29%	-	13/10
BTTS - Home Win 28%	-	29/10 3%
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 24%	-	7/2 4%
Home/draw 63%	-	4/9
Away/draw 58%	-	4/7 3%
Home/away 78%	-	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 88%	-	1/5
Under 1.5 Goals 12%	-	16/5
Over 3.5 Goals 51%	-	6/4
Under 3.5 Goals 49%	-	10/21
Over 4.5 Goals 31%	-	17/5
Under 4.5 Goals 69%	-	2/11
Over 5.5 Goals 17%	-	7/1
Under 5.5 Goals 83%	-	1/18
Over 0.5 Goals 98%	-	1/40
Under 0.5 Goals 2%	-	10/1
Home DNB 57%	-	7/10 3%
Away DNB 52%	-	1/1 3%
Sparta / Sparta 22%	-	13/5 5%
Sparta / Salzburg 4%	-	20/1 11%
Sparta / Draw 6%	-	11/1
Draw / Sparta 14%	-	19/4
Draw / Salzburg 12%	-	11/2 8%
Draw / Draw 14%	-	9/2 5%
Salzburg / Sparta 4%	-	18/1
Salzburg / Salzburg 18%	-	10/3 3%
Salzburg / Draw 6%	-	11/1

Win / draw / win form

Sparta have won 3 consecutive european games

Sparta have not lost in 6 consecutive european games

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
H	Sparta	4 - 1	Galatasaray
A	Sparta	2 - 3	Galatasaray
A	Sparta	3 - 1	Aris
H	Sparta	1 - 0	Real Betis
A	Sparta	1 - 2	Rangers
H	Sparta	0 - 0	Rangers
A	Sparta	1 - 2	Real Betis
H	Sparta	3 - 2	Aris
H	Sparta	4 - 1	D. Zagreb
A	Sparta	1 - 3	D. Zagreb
H	Sparta	1 - 1	Kobenhavn
A	Sparta	0 - 0	Kobenhavn

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Salzburg	1 - 1	Dynamo Kyiv
A	Salzburg	2 - 0	Dynamo Kyiv
A	Salzburg	3 - 3	Twente
H	Salzburg	2 - 1	Twente
H	Salzburg	1 - 3	Benfica
A	Salzburg	0 - 0	R.Sociedad
H	Salzburg	0 - 1	Inter
A	Salzburg	1 - 2	Inter
H	Salzburg	0 - 2	R.Sociedad
A	Salzburg	2 - 0	Benfica
A	Salzburg	0 - 2	Roma
H	Salzburg	1 - 0	Roma
A	Salzburg	0 - 4	Milan
H	Salzburg	1 - 2	Chelsea
A	Salzburg	1 - 1	D. Zagreb
H	Salzburg	1 - 0	D. Zagreb
A	Salzburg	1 - 1	Chelsea
H	Salzburg	1 - 1	Milan
A	Salzburg	1 - 7	Bayern
H	Salzburg	1 - 1	Bayern

Goal Statistics

Sparta Prague have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 13 consecutive Champions League matches. Their PG of 1.9 against FC Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Sparta	Salzburg
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 15% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 85% probability that Sparta will score 1 or more goals	0 17% 1 30% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 83% probability that Salzburg will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	+24 Sparta have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted	-7 Salzburg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.7 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	2.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2024/2024 season

SPP

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Games scored	19		19
Failed to score	1		1
Scored first	15		16
Goals scored	50		54
Avg. goals scored	2.5		2.7
Avg. shots per game	13		13
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	19		20
Avg. XG for	2.1		2.1
KickOff rating		+3%

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Games conceded	13		14
Clean sheets	7		6
Conceded first	4		4
Goals conceded	19		26
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		6
Conversion rate against	11%		17%
Avg. XG against	1.4		1.3
KickOff rating		+15%

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

Sparta Champions League squad statistics 2024

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
6	3	2	2
P Jensen	V Birmancevic	V Birmancevic	Q Laçi

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Jensen GLK	6			-
A Sörensen DEF	6	1	1	1 -
T Wiesner MID	6	1		-
Q Laçi MID	6		1	2 -
V Olatunji FWD	6	2		1 -
M Vitík DEF	5			2 -
V Birmancevic FWD	5	3	2	1 -
L Haraslin FWD	5	2	1	-
J Zeleny DEF	4			-
M Ryneš MID	4	1		-
A Preciado MID	4			1 -
K Kairinen MID	4	1		-
L Sadilek MID	4			1 -
E Krasniqi FWD	4		1	1 -
M Ross DEF	3	1		-
M Solbakken MID	3			1 -
F Panák DEF	2			1 -
I Albéniz DEF	2		1	-
D Pavelka MID	2			-
K Daněk MID	2		1	1 -
I. Tuci FWD	2	1		-
M Suchomel DEF	1			-
J Pesek FWD	1			2 -
A Rrahmani FWD	1	1		1 -
J Surovcik GLK				-
V Vorel GLK				-
D Večerka DEF				-
O Kukucka DEF				-
R. Mokrovics FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	3	2	1
V Birmancevic	L Haraslin	V Birmancevic	Q Laçi

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
V Birmancevic FWD	3	1	2
V Olatunji FWD	2
L Haraslin FWD	2	3	1	1
M Ross DEF	1
M Ryneš MID	1	3
A Sörensen DEF	1		1
A Rrahmani FWD	1	1
K Kairinen MID	1
I. Tuci FWD	1
T Wiesner MID	1
K Daněk MID			1
I Albéniz DEF			1
E Krasniqi FWD			1
Q Laçi MID			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
83	8	12
A Sörensen	K Kairinen	K Kairinen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A Sörensen DEF	83	3	7
P Jensen GLK	62
K Kairinen MID	58	8	12
F Panák DEF	55	3	8
M Ryneš MID	54	2	8
M Vitík DEF	53		8
Q Laçi MID	47	4	5
V Birmancevic FWD	42	2	8
L Haraslin FWD	32		4
T Wiesner MID	30	4	9
A Preciado MID	26	3	8
V Olatunji FWD	19		7
L Sadilek MID	5	2	3
A Rrahmani FWD	3		1
J Zeleny DEF	1
E Krasniqi FWD	1
J Pesek FWD	1

Salzburg Champions League squad statistics 2024

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	4	2	3
J Blaswich	M Kjaergaard	M Yeo	L Gourna-Douath

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Blaswich GLK	4			1 -
S Baidoo DEF	4			-
A Dedic DEF	4		1	1 -
K Piatkowski DEF	4			-
N Capaldo MID	4			-
L Gourna-Douath MID	4			3 -
O Gloukh MID	4		1	-
M Bidstrup MID	4		1	-
M Kjaergaard MID	4	4	1	-
M Yeo FWD	4	1	2	-
A Daghim FWD	4	1		-
D Nene FWD	4	2		-
A Terzić DEF	3			-
M Diambou MID	3			1 -
H. Blank DEF	2			-
P Ratkov FWD	2			-
S. Hamzić GLK				-
A Schlager GLK				-
L Morgalla DEF				-
O Solet DEF				-
J Mellberg DEF				-
B Okoh DEF				-
D Guindo DEF				-
T Kawamura MID				-
B Clark MID				-
S Bajčetić MID				-
S Tijani MID				-
R Hofer MID				-
E. Baidoo FWD				-
K Konaté FWD				-
Fernando FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	7	2	2
M Kjaergaard	M Kjaergaard	M Yeo	A Dedic

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Kjaergaard MID	4	7	1	1
D Nene FWD	2	3
M Yeo FWD	1	3	2
A Daghim FWD	1	1		1
P Ratkov FWD		1
M Bidstrup MID		1	1	1
O Gloukh MID		2	1	1
L Gourna-Douath MID		1
A Dedic DEF			1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
231	7	19
S Baidoo	M Kjaergaard	S Baidoo

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S Baidoo DEF	231	5	19
A Dedic DEF	197	3	12
M Kjaergaard MID	192	7	10
O Gloukh MID	189	2	9
L Gourna-Douath MID	158	3	9
K Piatkowski DEF	155	6	12
J Blaswich GLK	138		2
M Bidstrup MID	112	6	10
D Nene FWD	111	2	10
A Terzić DEF	95	7	15
M Yeo FWD	57	4	16
M Diambou MID	43	1	4
A Daghim FWD	38	2	11
H. Blank DEF	36		3
P Ratkov FWD	30	3	19
N Capaldo MID	28	2	6