Sparta Praha vs Lillestrøm: Prediction, Stats and Preview
Europa League · Thursday 15 October 2026 · 16:45 UTC · TC Strahov, Praha · updated 2026-10-09
Sparta Praha host Lillestrøm in the Europa League on Thursday 15 October 2026 at TC Strahov. On this season's numbers, Moneyball's model makes Lillestrøm slight favourites at 37%, in a match close to a coin toss, puts the draw at 30% and expects about 2.3 goals.
Moneyball's estimate
- Expected goals: Sparta Praha 1.14, Lillestrøm 1.21.
- Over 2.5 goals: 42% · both teams to score: 48%.
- Most likely score: 1–1 (14%).
From each side's goals and expected goals this season (Sportmonks), pulled toward the league average while a side has played few matches (2 and 3 so far), through a Dixon-Coles score model. No bookmaker prices are in it; once the odds are out, the full model in the app reads them too.
Season statistics
| Sparta Praha | Per match this season | Lillestrøm |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matches | 3 |
| 1.0 | Goals scored | 1.0 |
| 2.0 | Goals conceded | 1.0 |
| 0.97 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.90 |
| 7.5 | Shots | 13.7 |
| 2.0 | On target | 4.3 |
| 48.0 | Possession % | 57.7 |
| 0% | Clean sheets % | 33% |
| 50% | Both teams scored % | 67% |
| 3.5 | Corners | 8.0 |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 6.59 | Average rating | 6.66 |
Averages per match from Sportmonks; Sparta Praha in its domestic league.
The full analysis
Moneyball Odds prices every line of the match once bookmakers do: win, draw and loss, Asian handicaps and goals lines, with fair odds and the expected value of each.
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