YEREVAN. Sparta Praha had a comfortable win over Ararat-Armenia. Sparta Praha got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from Tobias Guddal (20′), Tobias Guddal (22′) and John Mercado (53′). Ararat-Armenia tried to recover with a goal from Bruno Wilson (55′). However, the encounter was closed by a goal (71′) scored by Patrik Vydra  for Sparta Praha. Sparta Praha capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium stadium in Yerevan on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the assistance of Mehmet Culum and Fredrik Klyver. The 4th official was Joakim Sars. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Ararat-Armenia

1 - 4

Sparta Praha

• 41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

• 13 Total 23
• 2 On Target 8
• 7 Off Target 7
• 4 Shots blocked 8

• 44 Attack 103
• 20 Dangerous attack 77
• 74 Ball safe 54

• 19 Free Kicks 16
• 0 Penalties 0
• 2 Corners 13
• 2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 16 Total 19
• 3 Yellow Cards 0
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sparta Praha had a strong ball possession 58% while Ararat-Armenia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Praha was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Praha won the match.​

Ararat-Armenia shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Praha shot 23 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Ararat-Armenia received 3 yellow cards (Artur Serobyan, Karen Muradyan and Edgar Grigoryan). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Praha didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Ararat-Armenia stays with 0 points to occupy the 36th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Praha has 3 points (1st).

Ararat-Armenia – Formation

Ararat-Armenia

G

João Bravim 98.Brazil

6.0

D

Junior Julio 3.Colombia

6.8

D

Edgar Grigoryan 16.Armenia

5.9

88'

D

Bruno Wilson 43.Portugal

7.3

55'

D

Alexandros Malis 47.Greece

6.5

M

Hugo Oliveira 2.Portugal

6.7

72'

M

Karen Muradyan 19.Armenia

6.3

90'

M

Bernardo Dias 70.Portugal

6.5

58'

F

Zidane Banjaqui 11.Guinea-Bissau

6.9

80'

F

Artur Serobyan 77.Armenia

7.8

72' 56'

F

Sandro Lima 91.Brazil

80'

Substitutes

G

Arman Nersesyan 1.Armenia

D

Luis Felipe 5.Brazil

D

Bruno Pereira 14.Portugal

M

Balanta Jr. 8.Colombia

6.6

72'

M

Arayik Eloyan 9.Armenia

6.6

80'

M

Armen Ambartsumyan  10.Armenia

6.4

80'

M

Maxence Carlier 17.France

M

Alwyn Tera 20.Kenya

F

Zhirayr Shaghoyan 7.Armenia

6.5

72'

F

Alioune Ndour 25.Senegal

F

Carlos França 95.Brazil

6.5

58'

Ararat-Armenia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz decided to play with the following team: João Bravim (6.0), Junior Julio (6.8), Bruno Wilson (7.3), Alexandros Malis (6.5), Edgar Grigoryan (5.9), Hugo Oliveira (6.7), Karen Muradyan (6.3), Bernardo Dias (6.5), Artur Serobyan (7.8), Sandro Lima, Sandro Lima and Zidane Banjaqui (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Arman Nersesyan, Luis Felipe, Zhirayr Shaghoyan (6.5), Balanta Jr. (6.6), Arayik Eloyan (6.6), Armen Ambartsumyan (6.4), Bruno Pereira, Maxence Carlier, Alwyn Tera, Alioune Ndour and Carlos França (6.5).

Substitutions

Ararat-Armenia made 5 changes: Bernardo Dias for Carlos França (58′), Hugo Oliveira for Balanta Jr. (72′), Artur Serobyan for Zhirayr Shaghoyan (72′), Zidane Banjaqui for Armen Ambartsumyan  (80′) and Sandro Lima for Arayik Eloyan (80′).

Player of the match: Artur Serobyan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ararat-Armenia was Artur Serobyan.

His rating is 7.8 with 22 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Sparta Praha – Formation

Sparta Praha

G

Jakub Surovcik 44.Slovakia

6.6

D

Loïc Mbe Soh 22.France

6.5

D

Martin Suchomel 2.Czech Republic

6.9

D

Tobias Guddal 6.Norway

8.8

20', 22'

D

Matej Rynes 11.Czech Republic

6.4

80'

M

Hugo Sochurek 38.Czech Republic

7.3

61'

M

Adam Karabec 10.Czech Republic

7.7

69'

M

Roman Macek 28.Czech Republic

7.2

F

Josimar Alcócer 7.Costa Rica

7.6

F

Jonatan Braut Brunes 14.Norway

7.0

61'

F

John Mercado 17.Ecuador

7.6

69' 53'

Substitutes

G

Krisztián Hegyi 47.Hungary

D

Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic

D

Viktor Vitályos 15.Hungary

D

Jaroslav Zelený 30.Czech Republic

6.3

80'

M

Santiago Eneme 5.Equatorial Guinea

M

Andrew Irving 18.Scotland

6.6

69'

M

Patrik Vydra  26.Czech Republic

7.2

61' 71'

M

Ebrima Singhateh 27.Gambia

M

Matěj Jurásek  31.Czech Republic

7.1

69'

F

Joao Grimaldo 21.Peru

F

Matyas Vojta 29.Czech Republic

6.8

61'

Also Sparta Praha adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brian Priske Pedersen played with: Hugo Sochurek, Jakub Surovcik (6.6), Martin Suchomel (6.9), Loïc Mbe Soh (6.5), Tobias Guddal (8.8), Matej Rynes (6.4), Adam Karabec (7.7), Roman Macek (7.2), Hugo Sochurek (7.3), John Mercado (7.6), Jonatan Braut Brunes (7.0) and Josimar Alcócer (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Pavel Kaderabek, Santiago Eneme, Viktor Vitályos, Andrew Irving (6.6), Joao Grimaldo, Patrik Vydra (7.2), Ebrima Singhateh, Matyas Vojta (6.8), Jaroslav Zelený (6.3), Matěj Jurásek (7.1), Krisztián Hegyi and Lukas Franc.

Substitutions

Sparta Praha made 5 changes: Jonatan Braut Brunes for Matyas Vojta (61′), Hugo Sochurek for Patrik Vydra  (61′), Adam Karabec for Andrew Irving (69′), John Mercado for Matěj Jurásek  (69′) and Matej Rynes for Jaroslav Zelený (80′).

Player of the match: Tobias Guddal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Praha was Tobias Guddal.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 73 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• Omonia Nicosia – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
• Ararat-Armenia – Sparta Praha – 1-4
• AC Milan – Benfica – 0-2
• Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar – 1-0
• Sturm Graz – Rennes – 0-0
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Celje – 2-0
• Olympiacos F.C. – Jagiellonia Białystok – 2-1
• Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-0
• Anderlecht – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-2