The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Lyon and Sparta Prague, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 Lyon win with a probability of 61.46%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 14.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.71%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.76%), while for a Sparta Prague win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Lyon | Draw | Sparta Prague |
| 61.46% | 24.19% | 14.34% |
| Both teams to score 38.16% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
