Monaco – Sparta Prague – Champions League
Monaco and Sparta Praga face at Stade Louis II., in a 2nd leg match of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round), after the (0‑2) away win by Monaco in the 1st leg match. Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
Monaco Analysis
The home team comes to this 2nd leg match with an advantage of 2 goals, after the away win by (0‑2) in the 1st leg match. Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 6 conceded, against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 home defeats, with 29 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match, for the Ligue 1, they got a home tie against Nantes by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches Monaco has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. The team has conceded goals to its opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency to have goals, as 21 of their last 23 games have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 17 of 23 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times but managed to turn the score around in 3.
Monaco enters this game after a 1-1 draw against Nantes, in a game counting for the French championship: the only goal of the team was signed by Gelson Martins. It should be noted that the Monegasques are at an advantage in this Champions League tie, after beating Sparta Praga away from home by 0-2. The home team usually plays in a traditional 4-4-2, favoring quick transitions and attacks across the wings. In this drawing, the two most advanced men will be Wissam Ben Yedder and Kevin Volland, who are very competent in finishing. Coach Niko Kovac will be without Benjamin Lecomte, Adrien Bongiovanni and Jean Marcelin because they are injured.
Sparta analysis
After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this 2nd leg with a disadvantage of 2 goals and with the difficult task of reversing this result away from home. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their stadium. In their last match, for the Czech Liga, they got a home win against Karviná by (2‑0). In the last 10 away matches Sparta Praga has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has been scoring regularly, as they have succeeded. achieve in 9 of the last 10 games. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 20 out of 25 ended with Over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard.
The team led by Czech Pavel Vrba enters this match after a 2-0 victory against Karviná, in a game counting for the Czech Republic Championship: the team’s goals were signed by Michal Sacek and Adam Hlozek. Note that the Czechs lost their first game against Monaco in the 3rd round of the Champions League. The visiting club usually works in a tactical system in 4-3-3, where the option to attack through the side aisles is a priority. Like the “enemy” they will visit, Sparta Praga is a team that prefers to draw back their lines, regain possession of the ball and move on to the counterattack. The foreign coach will have four absences for this match, all due to injury: Ondrej Celustka, Ladislav Krejci, Casper Höjer and Ladislav Krejci.
Monaco – Win Odds: 1.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
