PRAGUE. Sparta Praha succeeded in turn the tables against Bohemians 1905 to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bohemians 1905 to strike first with a goal of Adam Janos at the 58′. Then it was a penalty in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jan Kuchta gave the win to Sparta Praha in the 85′ minute. Sparta Praha made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Prague on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ladislav Szikszay with the collaboration of Jaroslav Kubr and Michal Volf. The 4th official was Karel Roucek. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 72 Attack 68
- 82 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sparta Praha was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bohemians 1905 was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Praha had a more offensive attitude with 82 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Praha won the match.
Sparta Praha shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bohemians 1905 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sparta Praha received 4 yellow cards (Kaan Kairinen, Jaroslav Zeleny, A. Karabec and Jan Kuchta). Talking about the opposition, Bohemians 1905 received 4 yellow cards (Adam Janos, Jan Kovarik, Erik Prekop and Rodrigo Valenzuela).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sparta Praha will have 77 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Bohemians 1905 will stay with 49 points like Slovácko to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Sparta Praha will host Viktoria Plzeň on the 27th of May with a 19-13 head to head statistic in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (7 draws).
Bohemians 1905 will host Sigma Olomouc on the 27th of May with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar, Martin Vitík, Filip Panák, Asger Sørensen, Jan Mejdr, Kaan Kairinen, Ladislav Krejčí, Jaroslav Zelený, Martin Minchev, Jan Kuchta and Adam Karabec.
The home team had on the bench: Ondrej Celustka, Casper Højer, Awer Mabil, Vojtěch Vorel, Dimitrije Kamenović, Tomáš Schánělec, Tomáš Wiesner, Lukáš Sadílek, Patrik Vydra, Qazim Laci and Krystof Daněk.
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 5 changes: Jaroslav Zeleny for Casper Højer (46′), Kaan Kairinen for Lukáš Sadílek (46′), F. Panák for Qazim Laci (63′), A. Karabec for Awer Mabil (77′) and M. Minčev for Krystof Danek (77′).
Bohemians 1905 – Formation
Bohemians 1905 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Jaroslav Veselý played with: Daniel Köstl, Roman Vales, Jan Vondra, Lukas Hulka, Antonin Krapka, Adam Jánoš, Josef Jindrisek, Jan Kovařík, Martin Hála, Jan Matoušek and Erik Prekop.
The following players were sitting on the bench: David Puskac, Michal Beran, Jan Morávek, Vojtěch Novák, Adam Kadlec, Martin Dostal, Martin Novy, Lukáš Soukup, Ladislav Muzik and Tomáš Necid.
Substitutions
Bohemians 1905 made 5 changes: Jan Matousek for David Puškáč (53′), Adam Janos for Michal Beran (75′), Jan Kovarik for Martin Dostál (75′), Erik Prekop for Ladislav Mužík (83′) and Martin Hala for Jan Morávek (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Slavia Praha – Viktoria Plzeň – 2-1
- Sparta Praha – Bohemians 1905 – 2-1
- Slovácko – Sigma Olomouc – 2-2