Match Report
Sparta Praha went into the game 8th in the table on 12 points; Jablonec sat 6th on 13 — a 1-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Jablonec: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Sparta Praha ran at 1.88 scored and 1.5 conceded, Jablonec at 1.25 and 1.
11 meetings are on record — 8 won by Sparta Praha, 1 by Jablonec, 2 drawn, at 3.55 goals per meeting. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 82%.
TC Strahov, capacity 18,887, hosted the game. S. Volek took charge of the match — our records show 48 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. Sparta Praha led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sparta Praha: Josimar Alcócer (19'), John Mercado (56')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Praha 62% · Jablonec 38% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 9-3