Match prediction·Europe: Champions League - Qualification·Tuesday 04 Aug, 18:00 UTC

Sparta Prague vs Lyon

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Under 2.5 Goals is the lay-up here—Sparta's 1.25 xG dominance over Lyon's 0.51 points to a low-scoring affair, with total expected output of just 1.76.

📊 Win probability
51.0% home36.0% draw12.9% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
Sparta PraguestepLyon
1.11Base xG · rolling 26-match0.54
× 1.13Home advantage · Home× 0.94
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.25Final goal estimate — what the model uses0.51

Sparta Prague average 6.0 corners per game at home this season (6 competitive matches). Lyon average 5.3 corners per game away from home this season (23 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win
Most likely outcomes
Under 2.5 goals
77%
Lyon or draw
26%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

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Sparta Prague vs Lyon — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Sparta Prague and Lyon — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Sparta Prague 51% · draw 36% · Lyon 13%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

⚡ Full-time recap available
Sparta Prague 21 Lyon
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.