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Match report
Sparta Prague 1-3 AFC Bournemouth. Sparta led through E. Singhateh’s 35th-minute goal, assisted by J. Surovcik, but Bournemouth replied through T. Adams on 57 minutes, Evanilson on 81 from R. Christie’s assist and Rayan on 90 from an Evanilson assist. Sparta also had one red card and Bournemouth none.
The match stats underlined Bournemouth’s control: they had 2.29 expected goals to Sparta’s 1.95, 20 shots to 12, nine on target to three, 59% possession to 41% and three big chances to two. Bournemouth also won 10 corners to three and completed 465 of 539 passes to Sparta’s 313 of 386. Sparta had four yellow cards to Bournemouth’s two in the match.
Goals
- 35′ E. Singhateh, assist J. Surovcik Sparta Prague
- 57′ T. Adams AFC Bournemouth
- 81′ Evanilson, assist R. Christie AFC Bournemouth
- 90′ Rayan, assist Evanilson AFC Bournemouth
| Match stats | Sparta Prague | AFC Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.95 | 2.29 |
| Ball possession | 41% | 59% |
| Total shots | 12 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 9 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 10 |
| Passes | 81% (313/386) | 86% (465/539) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
How the key matchups went
- Singhateh: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 5 fouls won. Soler: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Alcocer: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Smith: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Brunes: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Hill: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Diakite: 0 fouls committed, 5 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Gannon-Doak: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Suchomel: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Brooks: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Hoever: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card.
- Rodriguez: 5 shots, 2 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Mbe Soh: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Guddal: 2 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Sparta Prague
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 32/33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 26/38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 35/43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 19/38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7.5 | |
| 78 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.61 | 1 | 10/12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 16/16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 39/43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 41/46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 28/34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 29/39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Vojta M. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jurasek M. | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Zeleny J. | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Sochurek H. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Eneme S. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 9/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
Bournemouth
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 63/71 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | |
| 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 21/27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 80/90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 13/13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12/13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 12/18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.81 | 2 | 43/51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 17/19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 57/68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 26/30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| Tavernier M. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 17/19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Evanilson | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Adams T. | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 51/55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| Rayan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 8/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Truffert A. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18/19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
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Sparta Prague vs AFC Bournemouth pre-game preview
Thursday’s Europa League match in Prague has Sparta Prague at home to Bournemouth. Bournemouth are the favorite at -185 on the three-way moneyline, Sparta Prague are +650 and the draw +400, with a total of 3.5.
Sparta’s confirmed 4-3-3 XI is Surovcik, Hoever, Mbe Soh, Guddal, Suchomel, Macek, Mannsverk, Irving, Singhateh, Brunes and Alcocer. Their missing list includes Karabec (ankle), Mercado (calf) and Andersen M. (knee). Bournemouth’s confirmed 4-2-3-1 XI is Di Gregorio, Smith, Hill, Diakite, Soler, Cook, Christie, Adli, Brooks, Gannon-Doak and Rodriguez; Aarons M. is off the roster, while Araujo (thigh), Sanchez (ankle), Scott (thigh) and Toth (muscle) are injured.
The Karabec over 0.5 score or assist prop is +220 and has cleared 5 of his last 10, though Karabec is listed with an ankle injury. Max Aarons over 0.5 anytime goal is +700 and has cleared 0 of his last 6, with Aarons off Bournemouth’s roster. In foul matchups, Suchomel averages 2 fouls committed and has gone over 1.5 in 2 of 3, while Adli averages 0.5 fouls won and has gone over 1.5 in 0 of 2.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
Sparta Prague 4-3-3
AFC Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
44 Surovcik
25 Hoever
22 Mbe Soh
6 Guddal
2 Suchomel
28 Macek
20 Mannsverk (C)
18 Irving
27 Singhateh
14 Brunes
7 Alcocer
20 Di Gregorio
15 Smith (C)
5 Hill
18 Diakite
6 Soler
4 Cook
10 Christie
11 Gannon-Doak
21 Adli
7 Brooks
30 RodriguezSparta Prague missing: M. Andersen (knee), E. Cobbaut (off the roster), A. Karabec (ankle), J. Mercado (calf), O. Penxa (knee), M. Rynes (ankle), A. Sevinsky (injury), E. Uchenna (groin)
AFC Bournemouth missing: M. Aarons (off the roster), J. Araujo (thigh), F. Forster (off the roster), D. Jebbison (off the roster), E. J. Kroupi (off the roster), V. Milosavljevic (off the roster), J. Sanchez (ankle), A. Scott (thigh), A. Toth (muscle)
Injury report
No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 2:50 PM ET.
Sparta Prague vs AFC Bournemouth odds by sportsbook
| Book | SPP ML | BOU ML | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | O 5.5 +700 | U 5.5 -1200 |
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