Champions League | Third Qualifying Round | 1st Leg
Aug 8, 2023 at 7pm UK
Parken
Copenhagen0 - 0Sparta Prague
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Copenhagen 4-0 Randers
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Danish Superliga
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Danish Superliga
Last Game: Sparta Prague 5-2 Pardubice
Saturday, August 5 at 2pm in Czech Liga
Saturday, August 5 at 2pm in Czech Liga
We said: Copenhagen 3-1 Sparta Prague
Developing a taste for goals in the embryonic stages of the campaign, Copenhagen's scintillating attacking play should make up for any defensive shortcomings that may arise in the Danish capital this week. Despite their lack of top-level European experience in recent years, Sparta Prague should prove a sterner test than Breidablik, but we can only envisage Copenhagen travelling to Czechia for the return leg with a healthy advantage. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Copenhagen win with a probability of 40.8%. A win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 34.25% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Copenhagen win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.67%) and 2-0 (6.49%). The likeliest Sparta Prague win was 1-2 (7.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Copenhagen | Draw | Sparta Prague |
40.8% ( 0.02) | 24.96% ( 0.02) | 34.25% ( -0.04) |
| Both teams to score 57.54% ( -0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
