Europa League | Group Stage
Nov 5, 2020 at 8pm UK
Celtic Park
Celtic1 - 4Sparta Prague
The Match
Match Report
Substitute Leigh Griffiths pulled a goal back for Celtic in the 64th minute.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Celtic 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 Celtic win with a probability of 66.91%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 13.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.48%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.33%), while for a Sparta Prague win it was 0-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Sparta Prague |
| 66.91% | 19.61% | 13.48% |
| Both teams to score 48.73% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 55.42% | 44.58% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 33.05% | 66.95% |
| Celtic Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 87.61% | 12.39% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 61.74% | 38.26% |
| Sparta Prague Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 55.61% | 44.39% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 19.56% | 80.44% |
| Score Analysis |
Celtic 66.91%
Sparta Prague 13.48%
Draw 19.61%
| Celtic | Draw | Sparta Prague |
| 2-0 @ 11.99% 1-0 @ 11.48% 2-1 @ 9.74% 3-0 @ 8.35% 3-1 @ 6.78% 4-0 @ 4.36% 4-1 @ 3.54% 3-2 @ 2.75% 5-0 @ 1.82% 5-1 @ 1.48% 4-2 @ 1.44% Other @ 3.18% Total : 66.91% | 1-1 @ 9.33% 0-0 @ 5.5% 2-2 @ 3.96% Other @ 0.83% Total : 19.61% | 0-1 @ 4.47% 1-2 @ 3.79% 0-2 @ 1.81% 2-3 @ 1.07% 1-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 1.31% Total : 13.48% |
Form Guide
Build-up
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