11 October 2026, 16:00 UTC

Sparta Praha vs Pardubice Czech Liga prediction & result

epet ARENA, Prague
Referee: J. Benes
Full time2 – 0

Final score: Sparta Praha 2-0 Pardubice.

Before kick-off the model made it 63% Sparta Praha, 22% draw, 15% Pardubice — fair odds of 1.59, 4.55 and 6.67.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0.

The model called the exact scoreline.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Sparta Praha at 63%: of 1,622 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.4% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Sparta Praha99%Draw1%Pardubice0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽John Mercadoassist: Jonatan Braut Brunes
4'
🔁Ebrima Singhatehout: Matěj Jurásek
46'
46'
🔁Tobias Boledovicout: Ryan Mahuta
⚽Jaroslav Zelenýassist: Roman Macek
51'
57'
🔁Victor Samuelout: Daniel Smékal
57'
🔁Marek Ichaout: Tomáš Jelínek
🔁Hugo Sochurekout: Santiago Eneme
63'
67'
🔁Václav Drchalout: Kahuan
🔁Jaroslav Zelenýout: Adam Ševinský
74'
🔁Patrik Vydraout: Sivert Mannsverk
74'
75'
Giannis-Fivos Botos
🔁Martin Suchomelout: Viktor Vitályos
84'
84'
🔁Giannis-Fivos Botosout: Martin Reil
85'
Kahuan

Match stats — Sparta Praha vs Pardubice

54%Possession46%
24Shots13
8On target5
5Corners6
2.36xG1.06

Goals against chances

Sparta Praha2 from 2.36 xGabout what the chances were worth
Pardubice0 from 1.06 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Sparta Praha
  • 44Jakub SurovčíkG
  • 25Ki-Jana HoeverD
  • 6Tobias Kvalvagnes GuddalD
  • 30Jaroslav ZelenýD
  • 2Martin SuchomelD
  • 38Hugo SochurekM
  • 28Roman MacekM
  • 26Patrik VydraM
  • 17John MercadoF
  • 14Jonatan Braut BrunesF
  • 27Ebrima SinghatehF
Substitutes
  • 31Matěj JurásekM
  • 5Santiago EnemeM
  • 19Adam ŠevinskýD
  • 20Sivert MannsverkM
  • 15Viktor VitályosD
  • 66Sebastian ZajacG
  • 47Krisztián HegyiG
  • 3Pavel KadeřábekD
  • 18Andy IrvingM
Coach: Brian Priske
Pardubice
  • 46Vladimir NeumanG
  • 15Emmanuel GodwinD
  • 33Denis HalinskýD
  • 37Dávid KrčíkD
  • 40Tobias BoledovicD
  • 19Michal HlavatýM
  • 6Marek IchaM
  • 20Abdoull TankoM
  • 90Giannis-Fivos BotosM
  • 35Victor SamuelM
  • 17Václav DrchalF
Substitutes
  • 25Ryan MahutaD
  • 16Tomáš JelínekM
  • 9Daniel SmékalF
  • 99KahuanF
  • 27Martin ReilD
  • 1Jáchym ŠerákG
  • 43Jason NoslinD
  • 12Jan TrédlD
  • 11Jiri ZimaM
Coach: Jan Trousil

Form going into Sparta Praha vs Pardubice

Sparta Praha

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Pardubice

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What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Czech Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Sparta Praha147342614+1224
12Pardubice145271920-117

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Sparta Praha vs Pardubice

  • 30 November 2025Sparta Praha 2–4 PardubiceCzech Liga
  • 3 August 2025Pardubice 1–3 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga
  • 19 April 2025Pardubice 1–2 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga
  • 19 July 2024Sparta Praha 2–1 PardubiceCzech Liga
  • 3 December 2023Pardubice 1–2 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga

Leading scorers: Sparta Praha and Pardubice

Sparta Praha

GoalsAssists

  • J. Braut Brunes62
  • J. Mercado51
  • J. Alcócer41

Pardubice

No player in Czech Liga's leading scorers — 19 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Sparta Praha beat Pardubice 2–0. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Sparta Praha at 63%. The goals: John Mercado 4' for Sparta Praha, Jaroslav Zelený 51' for Sparta Praha. On expected goals it finished 2.36–1.06.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Sparta Praha a 79.1% chance to finish in the top four: 82.3% after a win, 75.7% after a draw, 71.9% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 82.3%, 3.2 points higher than before the match.

For Pardubice the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 27.2% going in: 21.6% after a win, 24.6% after a draw, 29.1% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 29.1%, 1.9 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Czech Liga season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Sparta Praha v Pardubice has moved

First published on 27 Sep at 56% / 25% / 19% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 63% / 22% / 15%: the biggest move is Sparta Praha's chance of winning, up 7 points.

  1. Sparta Praha win63%▲ +7
  2. Draw22%▼ −3
  3. Pardubice win15%▼ −4

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.