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These two sides served up a thriller last time they met. Will they light up the Europa League again on Thursday? Find out with our Lyon vs Sparta Prague preview here along with the predictions and free tips we mention along the way.
Lyon vs Sparta Prague: Our best betting tips
Check out our match predictions for the big game.
- Match Result: Lyon @ 4/9 (1.44)
- Total goals: Over 2.5 @ 1/2 (1.50)
- Both teams to score: Yes @ 4/6 (1.67)
These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.
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Lyon to continue dominance over Sparta
Lyon have enjoyed a good run of form recently; they have won three of their last four games, and have lost just once in their last eight games across all competitions. Similarly, Sparta Prague have lost just once in their last 11 games; however, their only loss in that 11 game stretch was to Lyon in the first leg of this tie. This will be the sixth encounter between these sides in UEFA Competitions; Lyon have history on their side, having won four of those meetings and losing none. Considering Lyon have the advantage of playing at home, we’re backing Lyon to complete the sweep.
There will be goals
Both teams have a lot of goals between them; Lyon have not had much trouble finding the net as they’ve scored eight goals in their last three games alone. Conversely, Lyon have conceded their fair share of goals too having conceded seven goals in those three games. Sparta Prague have scored 12 goals in their last five games, conceding eight goals. Considering the first leg of this tie was a seven goal thriller, we should expect the goals to flow in this game.
Both teams to score
Our final pick for today will be on the BTTS market. Both teams are coming off 10+ game scoring streaks; Sparta Prague have not just scored in all of their last ten games, they’ve also scored first in all of them. Lyon have also scored in all of their last 13 games across all competitions. It’s fair to point out that both teams have scored in four of five meetings between these sides; considering both teams scored at least three goals each in their last encounter, we fancy both teams to score.
The best odds for Lyon vs Sparta Prague
Sparta PragueLyon vs Sparta Prague | |||
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04/11/21 UEL | Lyon  Lyon | 3 - 0 |  Sparta Prague Sparta Prague |
21/10/21 UEL | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague | 3 - 4 | Lyon Lyon |
Lyon | |||
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Last 5 | |||
28/11/21 LI1 | Montpellier  Montpellier | 0 - 1 | Lyon Lyon |
25/11/21 UEL | Brondby  Brondby | 1 - 3 | Lyon Lyon |
21/11/21 LI1 | Lyon Lyon | 0 - 0 |  Marseille Marseille |
07/11/21 LI1 | Rennes  Rennes | 4 - 1 | Lyon Lyon |
30/10/21 LI1 | Lyon Lyon | 2 - 1 |  Lens Lens |
Sparta Prague | |||
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Last 5 | |||
28/11/21 CRFL | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague | 2 - 1 |  Slovan Liberec Slovan Liberec |
25/11/21 UEL |  Rangers Rangers | 2 - 0 | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague |
21/11/21 CRFL |  Slovacko Slovacko | 4 - 0 | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague |
07/11/21 CRFL | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague | 4 - 2 |  FK Teplice FK Teplice |
31/10/21 CRFL |  Banik Ostrava Banik Ostrava | 2 - 2 | Sparta Prague Sparta Prague |
Lyon vs Sparta Prague: Team News
Lyon
Olympique Lyon will be eyeing a spot in the knockout stage of the Europa League; Les Gones will qualify for the round of 32 if they win this match. All eyes will be on Karl Toto Ekambi, who has scored five goals for Lyon in this competition.
Sparta Prague
Sparta Prague visit the Groupama Stadium in a bid to maintain the second spot in Group A; Pavel Vrba’s men will hope to extend their unbeaten run to four games today. Sparta Prague will, however, have to do without Lukas Julis and Casper Hojer, who are ruled out due to injuries.
The final word on Lyon vs Sparta Prague
- Who are favourites to win the match? Lyon
- When is KO? 17:45 GMT
- Where is the game being played? Groupama Stadium
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