FC Ararat-Armenia 1-4 AC Sparta Praha: Stats & xG

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Europa League ·Wed 16 Sep

FC Ararat-Armenia

1–4

HT 0–2

Full time

AC Sparta Praha

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan · Ref: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Commentary

90'

Full-time. FC Ararat-Armenia 1-4 AC Sparta Praha.

90+1'

K. Muradyan

Yellow card for K. Muradyan (FC Ararat-Armenia) for foul.

90'

3 minutes of added time.

88'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

88'

E. Grigoryan

Yellow card for E. Grigoryan (FC Ararat-Armenia) for foul.

85'

A. Eloyan

Attempt missed. A. Eloyan (FC Ararat-Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

82'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

80'

M. Ryneš

Substitution, AC Sparta Praha: J. Zelený comes on for M. Ryneš.

80'

Z. Banjaqui

Substitution, FC Ararat-Armenia: A. Ambartsumyan comes on for Z. Banjaqui.

80'

S. Lima

Substitution, FC Ararat-Armenia: A. Eloyan comes on for S. Lima.

79'

AC Sparta Praha

Offside, AC Sparta Praha.

79'

AC Sparta Praha

Offside, AC Sparta Praha.

75'

FC Ararat-Armenia

Offside, FC Ararat-Armenia.

72'

H. Oliveira

Substitution, FC Ararat-Armenia: J. Balanta comes on for H. Oliveira.

72'

A. Serobyan

Substitution, FC Ararat-Armenia: Z. Shaghoyan comes on for A. Serobyan.

71'

P. Vydra

Goal! FC Ararat-Armenia 1-4 AC Sparta Praha. P. Vydra (AC Sparta Praha) scores, assisted by M. Jurásek.

70'

A. Irving

Attempt blocked. A. Irving (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

70'

M. Suchomel

Attempt saved. M. Suchomel (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.

70'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

69'

A. Karabec

Substitution, AC Sparta Praha: A. Irving comes on for A. Karabec.

69'

John Mercado

Substitution, AC Sparta Praha: M. Jurásek comes on for John Mercado.

66'

C. França

Attempt missed. C. França (FC Ararat-Armenia), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.32.

62'

P. Vydra

Cleared off the line! P. Vydra (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

62'

L. Mbe Soh

Attempt missed. L. Mbe Soh (AC Sparta Praha), shot from a corner. xG 0.04.

62'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

61'

H. Sochurek

Substitution, AC Sparta Praha: P. Vydra comes on for H. Sochurek.

61'

J. Brunes

Substitution, AC Sparta Praha: M. Vojta comes on for J. Brunes.

58'

J. Alcócer

Attempt blocked. J. Alcócer (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

58'

B. Dias

Substitution, FC Ararat-Armenia: C. França comes on for B. Dias.

56'

A. Serobyan

Yellow card for A. Serobyan (FC Ararat-Armenia) for foul.

55'

B. Wilson

Goal! FC Ararat-Armenia 1-3 AC Sparta Praha. B. Wilson (FC Ararat-Armenia) scores, assisted by S. Lima.

54'

FC Ararat-Armenia

Corner, FC Ararat-Armenia.

54'

S. Lima

Attempt blocked. S. Lima (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

53'

John Mercado

Goal! FC Ararat-Armenia 0-3 AC Sparta Praha. John Mercado (AC Sparta Praha) scores, assisted by J. Alcócer.

49'

AC Sparta Praha

Offside, AC Sparta Praha.

48'

John Mercado

Attempt blocked. John Mercado (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. FC Ararat-Armenia 0-2 AC Sparta Praha.

45+1'

J. Brunes

Attempt saved. J. Brunes (AC Sparta Praha), header. xG 0.02.

45'

1 minute of added time.

42'

J. J. Bueno

Attempt missed. J. J. Bueno (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

39'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

38'

B. Dias

Attempt missed. B. Dias (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.

36'

FC Ararat-Armenia

Offside, FC Ararat-Armenia.

34'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

32'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

27'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

27'

T. K. Guddal

Attempt missed. T. K. Guddal (AC Sparta Praha), header from a corner. xG 0.10.

26'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

26'

M. Ryneš

Attempt blocked. M. Ryneš (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.

26'

John Mercado

Attempt blocked. John Mercado (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

24'

A. Serobyan

Attempt missed. A. Serobyan (FC Ararat-Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

22'

T. K. Guddal

Goal! FC Ararat-Armenia 0-2 AC Sparta Praha. T. K. Guddal (AC Sparta Praha) scores.

22'

H. Sochurek

Attempt missed. H. Sochurek (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.

22'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

21'

M. Ryneš

Attempt blocked. M. Ryneš (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

21'

J. Brunes

Attempt missed. J. Brunes (AC Sparta Praha), header. xG 0.26.

20'

T. K. Guddal

Goal! FC Ararat-Armenia 0-1 AC Sparta Praha. T. K. Guddal (AC Sparta Praha) scores, assisted by A. Karabec.

19'

A. Karabec

Attempt blocked. A. Karabec (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

19'

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

18'

M. Ryneš

Attempt missed. M. Ryneš (AC Sparta Praha), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

15'

J. Alcócer

Attempt saved. J. Alcócer (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

13'

John Mercado

Attempt missed. John Mercado (AC Sparta Praha), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.

11'

Z. Banjaqui

Attempt missed. Z. Banjaqui (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

10'

S. Lima

Off the woodwork! S. Lima (FC Ararat-Armenia), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.

E. Grigoryan

Attempt saved. E. Grigoryan (FC Ararat-Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

Z. Banjaqui

Attempt blocked. Z. Banjaqui (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

A. Malis

Attempt blocked. A. Malis (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.

FC Ararat-Armenia

Corner, FC Ararat-Armenia.

J. Alcócer

Attempt blocked. J. Alcócer (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

AC Sparta Praha

Corner, AC Sparta Praha.

H. Sochurek

Attempt missed. H. Sochurek (AC Sparta Praha), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

Z. Banjaqui

Attempt blocked. Z. Banjaqui (FC Ararat-Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

Kick-off: FC Ararat-Armenia vs AC Sparta Praha.

Where the money is

726569 EUR matched · captured 1 month, 2 weeks ago

How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.

Match odds 451648 EUR · live

Away 1.01 · implied 99.0%

88.0%

-11.0 vs price

Home 1000.0 · implied 0.1%

6.9%

+6.8 vs price

Draw 1000.0 · implied 0.1%

5.1%

+5.0 vs price

Half time 5704 EUR · live

Away 1.01 · implied 99.0%

89.7%

-9.3 vs price

Draw 100.0 · implied 1.0%

7.5%

+6.5 vs price

Home 550.0 · implied 0.2%

2.9%

+2.7 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 goals 51368 EUR · live

Over 1.21 · implied 82.6%

76.2%

-6.5 vs price

Under 5.7 · implied 17.5%

23.8%

+6.3 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 first-half goals 14884 EUR · live

Under 1.22 · implied 82.0%

51.1%

-30.9 vs price

Over 5.3 · implied 18.9%

48.9%

+30.0 vs price

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Match events

20' ⚽ T. K. Guddal · assist A. Karabec0–1

22' ⚽ T. K. Guddal0–2

Half-time · 0–2

53' ⚽ John Mercado · assist J. Alcócer0–3

55' ⚽ B. Wilson · assist S. Lima1–3

56' A. Serobyan · Foul

58' 🔁 C. França ◂ B. Dias

61' 🔁 M. Vojta ◂ J. Brunes

61' 🔁 P. Vydra ◂ H. Sochurek

69' 🔁 M. Jurásek ◂ John Mercado

69' 🔁 A. Irving ◂ A. Karabec

71' ⚽ P. Vydra · assist M. Jurásek1–4

72' 🔁 Z. Shaghoyan ◂ A. Serobyan

72' 🔁 J. Balanta ◂ H. Oliveira

80' 🔁 A. Eloyan ◂ S. Lima

80' 🔁 A. Ambartsumyan ◂ Z. Banjaqui

80' 🔁 J. Zelený ◂ M. Ryneš

88' E. Grigoryan · Foul

Full-time · 1–4

90'⁺¹ K. Muradyan · Foul

Coaches

Manuel Tulipa

Brian Priske

Recent form

FC Ararat-Armenia

WHUniversitatea Craiova1-0

DAUniversitatea Craiova1-1

LANK Celje0-2

WHNK Celje2-1

LAShamrock Rovers1-2

AC Sparta Praha

WHFK Jablonec2-0

LAFC Hradec Králové1-2

LHSK Slavia Praha0-3

WASK Artis Brno4-0

WHFK Teplice4-1

About this match

**Sparta Praha arrive in Yerevan as heavy European favorites, but form is brittle on both sides** — this is a Europa League *qualifier* where history slightly favors the Czech outfit, yet neither team has looked convincing lately. 🔥

**FC Ararat-Armenia** mixed their recent slate with a draw and loss to Craiova sandwiching a thumping from Celje. **AC Sparta Praha** have been all over the map: thrashing Nordsjælland 5-1 but also losing 0-3 to Lyon and dropping games at home. Both squads are walking a tightrope.

Key storylines:

- **Sparta's away-day curse** haunts them again — they've lost their last two road fixtures heavily, and the Yerevan atmosphere won't feel like Prague
- **Ararat's home turf** is their ace; they're 2-0-1 at the Vazgen Sargsyan when form settles
- **Head-to-head edge to Sparta** after two straight wins, but neither team has found rhythm to build on

Expected lineups:

- **FC Ararat-Armenia**: A. Nersesyan, B. Pereira, B. Wilson, L. F. H. Martins, H. Oliveira, M. Carlier, A. L. Tera, K. Muradyan
- **AC Sparta Praha**: J. Surovčík, J. Zelený, A. Sevinsky, U. Aririerisim, M. Suchomel, S. Mannsverk, R. Macek, A. Irving

Prediction:

**1-1 draw.** Neither side has the consistency to dominate; expect a tense, cagey first leg that leaves everything open for Prague. 📍

Where to watch

Canal+ Live 2

Match facts

Stadium

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

City

Yerevan

Referee

Mohammed Al-Hakim

3.04 yellows/match · 57 matches

Kickoff

16 Sep, 16:45 UTC

Competition

Europa League

Top stats

41%Possession59%

1.92Expected goals (xG)2.62

13Total shots23

2Shots on target8

3Big chances5

2Corners13

Shots

7Shots off target7

4Blocked shots8

10Shots inside box14

3Shots outside box9

1Hit woodwork0

1Big chances scored3

2Big chances missed2

0.08Goals prevented0.06

Attack

14Touches in box36

25Final third entries46

2Offsides2

19Free kicks16

0Fouled in final third5

Passing

354Passes475

295Accurate passes424

17/50 (34%)Long balls22/35 (63%)

3/6 (50%)Crosses9/37 (24%)

12Throw-ins13

Duels

47Duels53

39/84 (46%)Ground duels45/84 (54%)

7/14 (50%)Aerial duels7/14 (50%)

8/11 (73%)Dribbles20/31 (65%)

6Dispossessed4

Defending

15Tackles9

73Tackles won33

12Interceptions6

34Clearances12

40Recoveries49

Discipline

16Fouls19

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

3Saves1

1Big saves0

8Goal kicks7

1Punches0

Forecast BSD enginebest price across 25 bookmakers

Ararat-Armenia 19%

23%

Sparta Praha 58%

1X2Sparta Praha to win 58% · 2.05 @ 888Sport

Who winsArarat-Armenia to win (DNB) 71% · 3.50 @ Bet365

GoalsOver 2.5 goals 56% · 4.00 @ 888Sport

BTTSBoth teams to score 55% · 3.25 @ Bet365

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 78% · 1.95 @ 888Sport

1X2Draw 23% · 2.90 @ Unibet

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 67% · 1.49 @ Unibet

1X2Ararat-Armenia to win 19% · 4.65 @ 1xBet

Odds consensus

1X2consensus

4.93

FC Ararat-Armenia

4.00

Draw

1.63

AC Sparta Praha

Double Chanceconsensus

2.20

FC Ararat-Armenia or Draw

1.23

FC Ararat-Armenia or AC Sparta Praha

1.18

Draw or AC Sparta Praha

Both Teams to Scoreconsensus

1.64

Yes

2.15

Home Clean Sheetconsensus

5.75

YES

1.10

Away Clean Sheetconsensus

2.45

YES

1.48

Home Win to Nilconsensus

8.75

YES

Away Win to Nilconsensus

3.03

YES

Total Goals 0.50consensus

1.04

Over 0.50

13.00

Under 0.50

Total Goals 1.50consensus

1.20

Over 1.50

4.40

Under 1.50

Total Goals 2.50consensus

1.67

Over 2.50

2.20

Under 2.50

Total Goals 3.50consensus

2.64

Over 3.50

1.46

Under 3.50

Total Goals 4.50consensus

4.90

Over 4.50

1.17

Under 4.50

Draw No Betconsensus

3.30

FC Ararat-Armenia

1.30

AC Sparta Praha

Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus

1.25

Over 7.50

3.15

Under 7.50

Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus

1.50

Over 8.50

2.31

Under 8.50

Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus

1.86

Over 9.50

1.85

Under 9.50

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Where the money is

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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Where the money is

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

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