Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sparta Praha (2nd, 63 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Pardubice (8th, 41 pts). On the form table Pardubice stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Sparta Praha ran at 2 scored and 1.1 conceded, Pardubice at 1.3 and 1.53.
Defeat had followed defeat for Pardubice — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Sparta Praha 8/15, Pardubice 2/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 6 Sparta Praha wins, 0 for Pardubice, 0 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Epet Arena, with room for 8,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Pardubice led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
Goal scorers
Sparta Praha: Jan Kuchta (90'), Lukas Haraslin (90') · Pardubice: Vojtech Patrak (22'), Daniel Smekal (34'), Samuel Simek (65'), Victor Samuel (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Praha 81% · Pardubice 19% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 4-1