Following the results of last season, Sparta remained without titles, and a serious transfer campaign was conducted in the summer. The management has allocated 19 million euros to strengthen the staff. Among the acquisitions, we should mention Adam Karabec, who played for Lyon last season, and Jonathan Brunes. These players should replace the departed Albion Rrahmani and Kaan Kairinen. For now, Sparta is clearly still in search of its game in an updated lineup. There were two wins and two losses in friendly matches. In the opening two rounds of the national championship, only Zlín managed to beat (3:1), while Zbrojovko Brno lost on the road with a score of 1:3.
Lyon finished fourth in the last Ligue 1 draw and will play in the Champions League again for the first time since 2020. Paulo Fonseca's team actively prepared for the start of the European Cup, played six friendly matches, in which they scored four victories. On transfers, Lyon sold Moreira and Satriano for substantial money, at the expense of which he was able to recruit several players into problematic positions. Separately, we note the increased attack: we bought Duranville and Budasha, and also rented an Openda.
Sparta has updated the squad decently, the leaders Rrahmani and Kairinen have left, the newcomers clearly have not yet fit into the game, which could be seen both in friendly matches and in the opening rounds of the national championship. Lyon also had changes in the squad, but there are no such tangible problems with teamwork, as evidenced by four wins in six sparring matches. Lyon has a clear advantage in class and a successful history of face-to-face confrontations: four wins in five face-to-face meetings. We expect that the guests will create a reserve for themselves before the return game today.
Our betting tip is that Lyon will win by a factor of 2.10
1st halfbet: total less than 1.5 goals
In three of Sparta's last five matches, no more than one goal was scored in the first half.
The exact score is 1:2
Lyon won the last two victories by scoring two goals each.
The Champions League qualification meeting between Sparta and Lyon ended today at the Epet ARENA in Prague. The home team prevailed with a score of 2:1 — Jonathan Brout Brunes and Maciej Rynes scored. Another goal for the Czech team was recorded as Martin Sukhomel's own goal.
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