PRAHA. Sparta Praha destroys Galatasaray 4-1 with goals of Ángelo Preciado (8′), Indrit Tuci (74′), Lukas Haraslin (80′) and Jan Kuchta (90′). Regarding the opposition, Galatasaray scored with Abdülkerim Bardakcı (16′). Galatasaray lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Praha on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.76 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 76 Attack 97
- 39 Dangerous attack 33
- 88 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Galatasaray had a superior ball possession 58% while Sparta Praha was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Praha was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Praha won the match.
Sparta Praha shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Galatasaray shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sparta Praha received 4 yellow cards (Brian Priske Pedersen, Jan Kuchta, Ángelo Preciado and Asger Sörensen). Talking about the opposition, Galatasaray received 3 yellow cards (Carlos Vinícius, Berkan Kutlu and Kerem Demirbay).
Also, Galatasaray didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (70′).
Match Timeline
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Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha
31'
8'
87'
Sparta Praha started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Filip Panak, Peter Vindahl Jensen , Martin Vitik , Filip Panak , Asger Sörensen , Ángelo Preciado , Kaan Kairinen , Qazim Laçi , Tomas Wiesner , Lukas Haraslin , Victor Olatunji and Jan Kuchta .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Karabec, Markus Solbakken, Indrit Tuci , Lukas Sadilek , Jan Mejdr, Jakub Pesek, Vojtech Vorel, Patrik Vydra, Michal Sevcik, Jakub Surovcik, Adam Sevinsky and Jaroslav Zeleny .
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 3 changes: Victor Olatunji for Indrit Tuci (66′), Tomas Wiesner for Jaroslav Zeleny (72′) and Lukas Haraslin for Lukas Sadilek (87′).
Player of the match: Ángelo Preciado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Praha was Ángelo Preciado.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Galatasaray – Formation
Galatasaray
70'
Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Okan Buruk played with: Derrick Köhn, Fernando Muslera , Kaan Ayhan , Davinson Sánchez , Abdülkerim Bardakcı , Berkan Kutlu , Kerem Demirbay , Lucas Torreira , Barış Alper Yılmaz , Dries Mertens , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mauro Icardi .
These were the players on the bench: Günay Güvenc, Tetê , Sérgio Oliveira , Jankat Yilmaz, Baran Demiroğlu, Ali Yeşilyurt, Ali Turap Bülbül, Hamza Akman, Carlos Vinícius and Wilfried Zaha .
Substitutions
Galatasaray made 4 changes: Dries Mertens for Sérgio Oliveira (62′), Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Wilfried Zaha (62′), Kerem Demirbay for Tetê (75′) and Lucas Torreira for Carlos Vinícius (83′).
Player of the match: Dries Mertens
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Galatasaray was Dries Mertens.
His rating is with 18 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Rennes – Milan – 3-2
- SC Freiburg – Lens – 3-2
- Toulouse – Benfica – 0-0
- Qarabağ – Sporting Braga – 2-3
- Roma – Feyenoord – 1-1
- Sporting CP – Young Boys – 1-1
- Sparta Praha – Galatasaray – 4-1
- Olympique Marseille – Shakhtar Donetsk – 3-1
