Sparta Prague vs Rakow prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-05 17:45.
[p]Rak贸w Cz臋stochowa will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the league phase of this year鈥檚 UEFA Conference League when they travel to the Czech Republic to take on Sparta Prague.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Sparta began their league phase campaign in fine style with a 4-1 win over Shamrock Rovers, only to lose 1-0 away to Rijeka on matchday two. Brian Priske鈥檚 men will therefore be glad to be back at Stadion Letn谩, where they have not lost any of their last 11 games in all competitions this season (W10, D1), a run which includes four straight victories in the Conference League. Their resilience and determination, which has seen them come from behind to draw or win on six separate occasions in that 11-game period, has been crucial to their success.[/p]
[p]Rak贸w are one of 14 teams who did not lose in the first two rounds of this league phase (W1, D1), having defeated Universitatea Craiova 2-0 before earning a 1-1 draw away to Sparta鈥檚 Czech compatriots Sigma Olomouc. Despite a poor start to their Polish top-flight league campaign by their standards (W6, D2, L5), Rak贸w should fancy their chances of taking a point home from Prague after defeating fellow Conference League participants Jagiellonia Bia艂ystok 2-1 on Sunday for their third consecutive win in all competitions. They now have an opportunity to go six UEFA away games without defeat (W4, D1) and move deeper into the top-eight.聽[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These two teams have never previously faced each other. Sparta have won five of their six matches against Polish opposition in major European competition (L1), while Rak贸w鈥檚 record against Czech sides is evenly split (W1, D1, L1).聽[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Sparta鈥檚 last competitive matches were drawn or settled with a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Five of Sparta鈥檚 last six goals were scored after half-time.聽[/p]
[p]Rak贸w have scored in nine of their last ten competitive matches.聽[/p]
[p]Rak贸w have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven competitive away games (W4, D1, L2).聽[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Summer recruit John Mercado got his third goal for Sparta at the weekend, with four of his last five goals opening the scoring for his team on the day. Oskar Repka recorded his maiden brace on Sunday and has not been on the losing side in any of his last six scoring appearances for any club, a sequence which includes three wins from three games for Rak贸w.聽[/p]
[p]Asger S酶rensen was absent for Sparta鈥檚 weekend league game, during which captain Luk谩拧 Harasl铆n made a 15-minute return from injury. Rak贸w winger Jean Carlos appeared to go off with an issue against Jagiellonia.聽[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Sparta鈥檚 strong home form and Rak贸w鈥檚 record on the road, it might be worth betting on a draw.聽[/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]