Lille and Sparta Praha meet at Stade Pierre ‑ Mauroy, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). Sparta Praha presents considerable differences in their results at home and away, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Lille:
The home team is currently in 1st position, with 8 points won, after 2 victories and 2 draws. In the penultimate match, they won away against Milan by (0‑3). In the last match, they tied at home against Milan by (1‑1). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away draw against Saint ‑ Étienne by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Lille won 6 and drew 4.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 4 matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Lille come to this game after a draw, by 1×1, in the visit to the Saint-Etienne stadium, thus adding the third consecutive game without losing in official matches: the only goal of the team was scored by Jonathan Ikoné. It should be noted that the French team has not yet added any losses in the Europa League. In general, the home coach favors maintaining possession and organized attacks from the flanks. Yusuf Yazici is the team’s top scorer, with nine goals. For this game the coach does not have Jeremy Pied and Renato Sanches, both with physical problems.
Sparta:
After 2 wins and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they won (4‑1) at home against Celtic, after in the previous match, having won (1‑4) away with Celtic. This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 11 victories, 1 draw and 3 losses as a visitor, with 35 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 10 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 38 goals scored and 22 suffered. The team comes to this match after a win away against Teplice by (0‑1). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Sparta Praha won 7, drew 1 and lost 2. The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 4 matches, But their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 12 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times, but have come back in 3. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘ ).
Sparta Prague comes to this game after a 0x1 victory in the visit to Teplice, for the championship of the Czech Republic. It should be noted that the Czechs beat Celtic 4×1 on the last day of the Europa League. On this visit to Lille, coach Christophe Galtier must keep the team 4-4-2, with Burak Yilmaz and Jonathan Ikoné being the most offensive references. On the other hand, forward Lukas Julis is the team’s top scorer, with 12 goals scored. Outside of this game are Ondrej Celustka, Michal Sacek, Adam Hlozek and Lukas Stetina, all with physical problems.
