UEFA Champions League · 2024

Feyenoord 4–2 AC Sparta Praha · UEFA Champions League

4–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Feyenoord won 4–2.

Shots
1313
Shots on target
95
Expected goals
0.950.66
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Feyenoord beat AC Sparta Praha 4–2. Recorded in this match (Feyenoord – AC Sparta Praha): shots 13–13, shots on target 9–5, expected goals 0.95–0.66, possession 57%–43%. 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.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.75 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 for0.8 goals/match1.75 goals/match1.67 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Feyenoord have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.5% ●PossessionFeyenoord · AC Sparta Praha34.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFeyenoordAC Sparta PrahaBaseline
Possession45.5%34.9%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots13 shotsFeyenoord 13 shots, AC Sparta Praha 13 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots5 shotsFeyenoord 9 shots, AC Sparta Praha 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.95 xG0.66 xGFeyenoord 0.95 xG, AC Sparta Praha 0.66 xG
  • Possession57%43%Feyenoord 57%, AC Sparta Praha 43%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersFeyenoord 5 corners, AC Sparta Praha 5 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls16 foulsFeyenoord 6 fouls, AC Sparta Praha 16 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Feyenoord favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · AC Sparta Praha in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Feyenoord6 matchesAC Sparta Praha12 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/121.75 goals/match
2.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/12▲ 1.92 goals/match
1.26 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/60.86 xG/match
11.7 shots/match ▲Shots6/89.88 shots/match
4.83 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/83.25 shots/match
45.5% ●Possession6/834.9%
3.5 corners/match ●Corners6/82 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls6/810.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 12home / 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, 12 Dec 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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