UEFA Champions League · 2026

Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha · UEFA Champions League

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 3–0.

Shots
196
Shots on target
111
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lyon beat Sparta Praha 3–0. Recorded in this match (Lyon – Sparta Praha): shots 19–6, shots on target 11–1, possession 55%–45%, corners 7–1. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots6 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 19 shots, AC Sparta Praha 6 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots1 shotOlympique Lyonnais 11 shots, AC Sparta Praha 1 shot
  • Possession55%45%Olympique Lyonnais 55%, AC Sparta Praha 45%
  • Corners7 corners1 cornerOlympique Lyonnais 7 corners, AC Sparta Praha 1 corner
  • Fouls20 fouls14 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 20 fouls, AC Sparta Praha 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardOlympique Lyonnais 1 card, AC Sparta Praha 1 card
  • Passes506 passes411 passesOlympique Lyonnais 506 passes, AC Sparta Praha 411 passes
  • Pass accuracy86%83.2%Olympique Lyonnais 86%, AC Sparta Praha 83.2%
  • Shots inside box11 shots3 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 11 shots, AC Sparta Praha 3 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks2 blocksOlympique Lyonnais 3 blocks, AC Sparta Praha 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save8 savesOlympique Lyonnais 1 save, AC Sparta Praha 8 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideOlympique Lyonnais 2 offsides, AC Sparta Praha 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

John Mercado · Sparta Praha · 11′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedRoman Macek · Sparta Praha · 12′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedJosimar Alcócer · Sparta Praha · 15′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 20′ · 0.00 xG · on targetTyler Morton · Lyon · 33′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedErnest Nuamah · Lyon · 35′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 36′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedTyler Morton · Lyon · 60′ · 0.00 xG · on targetTyler Morton · Lyon · 61′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Lyon · 79′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Eneme · Sparta Praha · 90′ · 0.00 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAdam Karabec · Sparta Praha · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Lyon · 32′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMalick Fofana · Lyon · 56′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLoïs Openda · Lyon · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLoïs Openda · Lyon · 78′ · 0.01 xG · on targetKaïl Boudache · Lyon · 83′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLoïs Openda · Lyon · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJonatan Braut Brunes · Sparta Praha · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Lyon · 68′ · 0.05 xG · on targetErnest Nuamah · Lyon · 20′ · 0.10 xG · goalMalick Fofana · Lyon · 32′ · 0.10 xG · on targetTyler Morton · Lyon · 72′ · 0.10 xG · goalAinsley Maitland-Niles · Lyon · 66′ · 0.18 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lyon: 19 shots, 11 on target, 0.63 xG. Sparta Praha: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.06 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Ernest Nuamah · Lyon · 20′Ainsley Maitland-Niles · Lyon · 66′Tyler Morton · Lyon · 72′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 0.63 xG · Sparta Praha 0.06 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Olympique Lyonnais
0Draws
1AC Sparta Praha
AC Sparta Praha — Olympique Lyonnais · UEFA Champions League2–1
Olympique Lyonnais — AC Sparta Praha · UEFA Europa League3–0
AC Sparta Praha — Olympique Lyonnais · UEFA Europa League3–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Olympique Lyonnais1 matches
  • AC Sparta Praha1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Olympique Lyonnais

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.56 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.18 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.51 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.29 xG/match
  • Shots12.2 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.65 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.94 shots/match
  • Possession54.6%
  • Corners5.88 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5 corners/match
  • Cards2.18 cards/match
  • Fouls13 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency44%
  • Scoring frequency82%

AC Sparta Praha

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2024/25
Sample
14 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
31 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.86 goals/match
  • Expected goals0.8 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.68 xG/match
  • Shots10.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed17.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target2.9 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed6.8 shots/match
  • Possession33.9%
  • Corners2.2 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.8 corners/match
  • Fouls10.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency29%
  • Scoring frequency71%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 11 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4