UEFA Champions League · 2024

AC Sparta Praha 0–1 Inter · UEFA Champions League

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Inter won 0–1.

Shots
1012
Shots on target
24
Expected goals
0.360.88
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Inter beat AC Sparta Praha 1–0. Recorded in this match (AC Sparta Praha – Inter): shots 10–12, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 0.36–0.88, possession 31%–69%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

AC Sparta Praha's recent record differs from the season

moderate

AC Sparta Praha's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.62 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.62 goals/match1.67 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Inter have recorded the higher season possession share.

34.4%PossessionAC Sparta Praha · Inter● 49.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAC Sparta PrahaInterBaseline
Possession34.4%49.3%50.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots12 shotsAC Sparta Praha 10 shots, Inter 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsAC Sparta Praha 2 shots, Inter 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.36 xG0.88 xGAC Sparta Praha 0.36 xG, Inter 0.88 xG
  • Possession31%69%AC Sparta Praha 31%, Inter 69%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersAC Sparta Praha 4 corners, Inter 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsAC Sparta Praha 11 fouls, Inter 7 fouls

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.

Lautaro Martínez · Inter · 12′ · 0.02 xG · goalTomáš Wiesner · AC Sparta Praha · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVeljko Birmančević · AC Sparta Praha · 55′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFederico Dimarco · Inter · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedQazim Laci · AC Sparta Praha · 5′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHenrikh Mkhitaryan · Inter · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Thuram · Inter · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedVictor Olatunji · AC Sparta Praha · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMartin Vitík · AC Sparta Praha · 68′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedQazim Laci · AC Sparta Praha · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 72′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDavide Frattesi · Inter · 78′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTomáš Wiesner · AC Sparta Praha · 21′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVictor Olatunji · AC Sparta Praha · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatěj Ryneš · AC Sparta Praha · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVeljko Birmančević · AC Sparta Praha · 34′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLautaro Martínez · Inter · 58′ · 0.06 xG · on targetFederico Dimarco · Inter · 70′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Thuram · Inter · 87′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKristjan Asllani · Inter · 27′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNicolò Barella · Inter · 35′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLautaro Martínez · Inter · 69′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

AC Sparta Praha: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.38 xG. Inter: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.89 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′Lautaro Martínez · Inter · 12′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: AC Sparta Praha 0.38 xG · Inter 0.89 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AC Sparta Praha favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Inter in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

AC Sparta Praha13 matchesInter7 matches
1.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/71.14 goals/match
1.85 goals/matchGoals allowed13/7▲ 0.14 goals/match
0.79 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.51 xG/match
9.89 shots/matchShots9/7▲ 12 shots/match
3.11 shots/matchShots on target9/7▲ 3.71 shots/match
34.4%Possession9/7● 49.3%
2.22 corners/matchCorners9/7● 2.29 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls9/79.14 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 23 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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