31 July 2026, 17:00 UTC

Sparta Praha vs Zlin Czech Liga prediction & result

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Final score: Sparta Praha 3-1 Zlin.

Before kick-off the model made it 54% Sparta Praha, 27% draw, 19% Zlin — fair odds of 1.85, 3.70 and 5.26. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Sparta Praha at 54% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 630 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 52.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Sparta Praha99%Draw1%Zlin0%

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 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

1'
S. Petruta
A. Irving
14'
21'
T. Ulbrich
L. Haraslin (pen)assist: L. Haraslin
23'
46'
🔁S. Kanuout: D. Smiga
57'
D. Smiga
J. Brunesassist: M. Suchomel
60'
🔁L. Haraslinout: M. Rynes
62'
🔁H. Sochurekout: S. Eneme
62'
A. Karabec (pen)
66'
67'
🔁S. Petrutaout: T. Hellebrand
67'
🔁M. Pisojaout: L. Bartosak
🔁J. Brunesout: M. Vojta
73'
🔁A. Karabecout: D. Holly
83'
🔁J. Alcocerout: G. Kuol
83'
84'
🔁T. Ulbrichout: T. Poznar
84'
🔁F. Appiahout: A. Gazi
86'
L. Bartosak
D. Holly
89'

Match stats — Sparta Praha vs Zlin

66%Possession34%
12Shots13
4On target2
5Corners4
2.11xG0.85

Goals against chances

Sparta Praha3 from 2.11 xGmore than the chances were worth
Zlin1 from 0.85 xGabout what 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
  • 2Martin SuchomelD
  • 19Adam ŠevinskýD
  • 25Asger SørensenD
  • 17John MercadoD
  • 18Andy IrvingM
  • 38Hugo SochurekM
  • 7Josimar AlcócerM
  • 10Adam KarabecM
  • 22Lukáš HaraslínM
  • 14Jonatan Braut BrunesF
Substitutes
  • 5Santiago EnemeM
  • 11Matěj RynešD
  • 29Matyáš VojtaF
  • 36Garang KuolM
  • 24Dominik HollýM
  • 47Krisztián HegyiG
  • 30Jaroslav ZelenýD
  • 15Viktor VitályosD
  • 3Pavel KadeřábekD
Coach: Brian Priske
Zlin
  • 17Stanislav DostalG
  • 23Miloš KopečnýD
  • 24Jakub ČernínD
  • 39Antonín KřapkaD
  • 22Michal FukalaD
  • 10Stanislav PetrutaM
  • 26Michal CupakM
  • 82Marián PišojaM
  • 4Tom UlbrichM
  • 20Frank AppiahM
  • 14Stanley KanuF
Substitutes
  • 9Daniel ŠmigaF
  • 31Lukas BartosakD
  • 53Tomas HellebrandM
  • 11Adam GažiM
  • 88Tomáš PoznarF
  • 64Stepan BachurekG
  • 21David GrygeraD
  • 28Jakub KolarD
  • 37Tomas FojtuM
Coach: Bronislav Cervenka

Form going into Sparta Praha vs Zlin

Sparta Praha

  • L1-3away to Zbrojovka Brno25 July 2026

Zlin

  • L0-1Baník Ostrava25 July 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Czech Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
9Sparta Praha84041512+312
16Zlin8008718-110

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

Head-to-head: Sparta Praha vs Zlin

  • 8 February 2026Zlin 0–3 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga
  • 31 August 2025Sparta Praha 3–1 ZlinCzech Liga
  • 26 November 2023Sparta Praha 2–0 ZlinCzech Liga
  • 29 July 2023Zlin 0–1 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga
  • 25 February 2023Zlin 2–3 Sparta PrahaCzech Liga
  • 3 September 2022Sparta Praha 0–0 ZlinCzech Liga

Leading scorers: Sparta Praha and Zlin

Sparta Praha

  • J. Alcócer4 goals1 assists
  • J. Mercado3 goals1 assists

Zlin

No player in Czech Liga's leading scorers — 7 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

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.