PRAHA. Sparta Praha defeats Real Betis 1-0 after L. Haraslin scored just 1 goal (54′). Real Betis lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Praha on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Nikola Dabanović assisted by Vladan Todorović and Srđan Jovanović. The 4th official was Miloš Bošković. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 0.36 degrees Celsius or 32.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Betis had a superior ball possession 58% while Sparta Praha was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Sparta Praha was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sparta Praha shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Real Betis shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sparta Praha received 1 yellow card (Veljko Birmancevic). Talking about the opposition, Real Betis received 4 yellow cards (Aitor Ruibal, Juan Miranda, Guido Rodríguez and Germán Pezzella).

Standings

After this match, Sparta Praha will have 7 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis will stay with 9 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Sparta Praha – Formation

Sparta Praha started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Asger Sörensen, Peter Vindahl Jensen (8.1), Martin Vitik (7.0), Filip Panak (7.3), Ladislav Krejci (7.7), Ángelo Preciado (7.7), Qazim Laçi (7.5), Kaan Kairinen (7.5), Jaroslav Zeleny (6.8), Veljko Birmancevic (6.4), Lukas Haraslin (8.1) and Jan Kuchta (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: James Gomez, Victor Olatunji (6.6), Lukas Sadilek (6.3), David Pavelka, Adam Karabec, Jakub Pesek (6.7), Vojtech Vorel, Patrik Vydra, Tomas Wiesner, Michal Sevcik, Matej Rynes and Vaclav Sejk.

Substitutions

Sparta Praha made 4 changes: Jan Kuchta for Victor Olatunji (82′), Veljko Birmancevic for Lukas Sadilek (82′), Lukas Haraslin for Jakub Pesek (74′) and Kaan Kairinen for David Pavelka (89′).

Player of the match: Peter Vindahl Jensen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Praha was the goalkeeper: Peter Vindahl Jensen. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rodri Sánchez, Rui Silva (6.4), Aitor Ruibal (6.7), Germán Pezzella (7.0), Marc Roca (6.8), Abner Vinícius (6.4), Guido Rodríguez (7.5), Andrés Guardado (6.8), Assane Diao (6.7), Nabil Fekir (7.0), Abde Ezzalzouli (7.3) and Borja Iglesias (7.0).

They had on the bench: Luiz Henrique (6.8), Francisco Vieites, Héctor Bellerín, Juan Miranda (6.7), Ayoze Pérez (6.8), Willian José (6.4), Isco (6.4), Ginés Sorroche, Enrique Fernández López and Germán García.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Nabil Fekir for Isco (46′), Assane Diao for Luiz Henrique (76′), Abner Vinícius for Juan Miranda (84′), Abde Ezzalzouli for Ayoze Pérez (70′) and Andrés Guardado for Willian José (84′).

Player of the match: Guido Rodríguez​

The most impressive player for Real Betis was Guido Rodríguez.

His rating is (7.5) with 39 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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

• SC Freiburg – Olympiakos Piraeus – 5-0
• Bačka Topola – West Ham United – 0-1
• AEK Athens – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-1
• Sparta Praha – Real Betis – 1-0
• Atalanta – Sporting CP – 1-1
• Sturm Graz – Raków Częstochowa – 0-1
• Maccabi Haifa – Rennes – 0-3
• Olympique Marseille – Ajax – 4-3
• Rangers – Aris Limassol – 1-1
• Liverpool – LASK Linz – 4-0
• Toulouse – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-0
• Villarreal – Panathinaikos – 3-2
• Servette – Roma – 1-1
• Sheriff – Slavia Praha – 2-3
• Molde – Qarabağ – 2-2
• Häcken – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-2