Sparta Prague welcomes a strong opponent - AI predictions & tips
Salzburg aims to secure three points away from home
Next Tuesday & Wednesday is the day. The first matchday of the new league phase of the Champions League is on the program. Our Sparta Prague - Salzburg betting tip provides you with the most important preliminary insights into a highly exciting clash in this opening round. The match in the Czech capital kicks off at 18:45 on September 18.
AC Sparta Prague
- Sparta is currently top of the Czech league table
- The home side have yet to lose a competitive match
- The home advantage certainly favors Sparta
FC Red Bull Salzburg
- Salzburg have been very accurate away from home so far
- However, they are currently only in 5th place in the league
- Salzburg could pose problems for Sparta thanks to its fast-paced soccer
How do AI predictions rate this duel?
Once again, we asked a number of AI providers for their views on this clash. Without exception, they all expect a close affair, with many predicting a draw between Sparta and Salzburg. A perfectly viable approach in terms of betting strategy, which certainly means exciting odds, but is also more risky.
| AC Sparta Prague Home | FC Red Bull Salzburg Away |
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| Malmo FF 2:0 | 3:2 SK Rapid Wien |
| 1.FC Slovácko 2:2 | 0:2 Dynamo Kyiv |
| Steaua Bukarest 1:1 | 0:1 LASK Linz |
| Shamrock Rovers 4:2 | 3:3 FC Twente Enschede |
| FK Pardubice 2:1 | 2:3 Grazer AK |
Sparta Prague hope for home advantage - AI predictions & analysis
As always, our Sparta Prague - Salzburg betting tip starts with the home team. Sparta have been one of the absolute top teams in the Czech Fortuna League for decades and have also been part of the European soccer premier league several times. Which brings us to one of the advantages we see for the home side: More experience. With Salzburg, they face an opponent who will field a very young team. Under new coach Lars Friis - the Dane took over the reins in July this year - Sparta have also made a strong start to the season. The double winners are top of the table after 7 rounds played, 3 points ahead of city rivals Slavia Prague, but have also played one game more. Sparta can already call 19 points their own. Conversely, this means that Sparta have not yet lost a single championship match. The league match against Karvina on September 14 had to be postponed due to the weather situation, so the last known result is the 2:0 win against Kralove. In the aforementioned 7 games, Sparta celebrated 6 wins with only one draw, the latter coming in a 2-2 home draw against Slovacko.
Noticeable: Sparta is not to be underestimated, especially in the offense, so the one or other goal for the home team should play a role in your considerations for this Sparta - Salzburg betting tip. AI forecasts and models also currently see the forward play as the traditional Czech club's biggest "weapon". Exhibit A: Sparta have scored two or more goals in every single championship match. With one exception, this also applies internationally: Sparta celebrated five wins and one draw in six qualifying matches on the European stage and knocked their Swedish opponents Malmö out of the competition with a strong aggregate score of 4:0 in the play-off.
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AC Sparta Prague
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Malmo FF
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AC Sparta Prague
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FK Jablonec
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AC Sparta Prague
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17.08.2024 - Tschechien 1.Liga
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AC Sparta Prague
System: 4-2-3-1.
How will Salzburg tackle this tough away game? AI forecast & form check
The guests in our Sparta Prague - Salzburg betting tip are something of a national counterpart to their upcoming opponents from the Czech Republic. Salzburg have been the measure of all things in the Austrian Bundesliga in recent years. Unlike Sparta, however, they were unable to win a title in 2023/24 and were beaten by Sturm Graz in the Cup and championship. And the "Bulls" are also currently somewhat behind in the league. 9 points from 4 games means they are only 5th in the table, but this has to be put into perspective Salzburg have played 2 games less than some of their opponents. And yet: The game rhythm speaks against the team from Mozartstadt in this Sparta - Salzburg betting tip. Because: The clash with TSV Hartberg was postponed in favor of the CL qualifiers, followed by a 2:3 in a thrilling duel with Rapid Vienna, and last weekend's clash with Austria Klagenfurt also had to be postponed - also due to the flood disaster in parts of Central Europe. Salzburg played their last competitive match almost exactly two weeks ago.
And yet AI forecasts also believe that the visitors will score a goal or two on Tuesday. This is hardly surprising, given that Pep Lijnders' men have already scored 5 goals in their two international away games to date. In the championship, they have even scored 6 away from home. Good conditions for next Wednesday. In addition, Karim Konaté, probably the best striker in Lijnders' squad, could be available again, as could the new arrivals from Liverpool, Bobby Clark and Stefan Bajcetic. In the case of the former Konaté, however, a decision will probably only be made at short notice.
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SK Rapid Wien
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
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FC Twente Enschede
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
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FC Red Bull Salzburg
System: 4-3-3.
Comparison statistics last 10 events
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Which Sparta - Salzburg betting tip should you place?
Overall, we see the home side from Prague as the slight favorites due to the current situation. However, we have seen what Salzburg are capable of in the duels with Twente & Kiev. Accordingly, we would choose the following betting strategy in this case : Both teams score - yes.
