UEFA Europa League · Matchday 1

Ararat-Armenia v Sparta Prague

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:45:00 UTCVazgen Sargsyan Republican StadiumMatchday 1

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Ararat-Armenia 34%Draw 27%Sparta Prague 40%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. One side has no scoring record here yet, so it uses the league average. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Ararat-ArmeniaSparta Prague
42Possession58
1.93Expected goals (xG)2.53
13Shots23
2Shots on target8
7Shots off target7
4Blocked shots8
10Shots inside box14
3Shots outside box9
2Corners13
2Offsides2
16Fouls19
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Saves1
357Passes473
296Accurate passes422
83Pass accuracy89

Match events

  • 20′Tobias Kvalvågnes Guddal (assist Adam Karabec)
  • 22′Tobias Kvalvågnes Guddal
  • 53′John Mercado Cuero (assist Josimar Alcócer)
  • 55′Bruno Wilson (assist Sandro Lima)
  • 57′Artur Serobyan
  • 61′Hugo Sochůrek ← Patrik Vydra
  • 61′Jonatan Braut Brunes ← Matyáš Vojta
  • 69′John Mercado Cuero ← Matěj Jurásek
  • 69′Adam Karabec ← Andy Irving
  • 71′Patrik Vydra (assist Matěj Jurásek)
  • 72′Hugo Oliveira
  • 72′Artur Serobyan → Zhirayr Shaghoyan
  • 79′Matěj Ryneš ← Jaroslav Zelený
  • 80′Zidane Banjaqui → Armen Ambartsumyan
  • 80′Sandro Lima → Arayik Eloyan
  • 88′Edgar Grigoryan
  • 90′Karen Muradyan

Ararat-Armenia · Sparta Prague

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Ararat-Armenia5-2-2
985.7Bravim
166.0Grigoryan
36.3Julio
437.3Wilson
476.3Malis
26.3↓72'Oliveira
116.3↓80'Banjaqui
196.0Muradyan
917.1↓80'Lima
776.0↓72'Serobyan
Sparta Prague3-4-3
226.8Soh
107.5↓69'Karabec
26.8Suchomel
146.8↓61'Brunes
116.8↓79'Ryneš
446.8Surovčík
286.8Macek
77.5Alcócer
68.8Guddal
177.8↓69'Cuero
386.8↓61'Sochůrek

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Ararat-Armenia

  • 43Bruno Wilson7.3
  • 77Artur Serobyan6.0
  • 16Edgar Grigoryan6.0
  • 3Junior Julio6.3
  • 19Karen Muradyan6.0
  • 47Alexandros Malis6.3
  • 11Zidane Banjaqui6.3
  • 2Hugo Oliveira6.3
  • 91Sandro Lima7.1
  • 98João Bravim5.7

Sparta Prague

  • 22Loïc Soh6.8
  • 10Adam Karabec7.5
  • 2Martin Suchomel6.8
  • 14Jonatan Braut Brunes6.8
  • 11Matěj Ryneš6.8
  • 44Jakub Surovčík6.8
  • 28Roman Macek6.8
  • 7Josimar Alcócer7.5
  • 6Tobias Kvalvågnes Guddal8.8
  • 17John Mercado Cuero7.8
  • 38Hugo Sochůrek6.8
Ararat-ArmeniaTale of the tapeSparta Prague
—Formation3-4-3
0 ptsTable3 pts
-3Goal difference+3
WDForm—
34%Win chance (one side estimated)40%

Head to head

First meeting

Ararat-Armenia and Sparta Prague have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Ararat-Armenia

WD
  • vsUniversitatea Craiova1-0
  • @Universitatea Craiova1-1

Sparta Prague

No earlier results in the seasons we hold.

Where they stand — In a 36-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Ararat-Armenia1001-30
Sparta Prague1100+33

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