Betting tips for Sparta - Southampton match

A game at the top of group K of the UEFA Europa League will be played between the leading AC Sparta Prague and the second, Southampton. Here are the bookmaker odds and our predictions for this match.

• Over 2        31/50 (1.62)      

There was overall 6 goals in both home games of Sparta in this Europa League campaign, and in the last 25 matches at the Generali Arena, only once there was less than 2 scored goals. This statistics looks a bit less good for the English team but for us the two-goal line seems quite safe and the odds are relatively good.

• Sparta Draw No Bet        81/50 (2.62)        William Hill

It is hard to rationally explain this bet - Sparta is very strong at home (In this edition of Europa League, the Czechs have won 3:1 with Inter). From the other hand, Southampton are not so good in away matches - 5 consecutive games without a win. What is more, The Saints have won only 1 / 8 of their last away games. Whatever the score of this game will be, it seems that both teams will advance into the next phase. The Czechs could have a little more motivation as Southampton’s priority seems to be the Sunday game with Everton in the Premier League.

Recent Sparta Prague home matches:

• Sparta Prague : Karvina 3:0
• Sparta Prague : H. Beer Sheva 2:0
• Sparta Prague : Pribram 4:0
• Sparta Prague : Jihlava 3:0
• Sparta Prague : Inter 3:1

Recent Southampton away matches:

• Hull : Southampton 2:1
• Manchester City : Southampton 1:1
• Inter : Southampton 1:0
• Leicester : Southampton 0:0
• H.Beer Sheva : Southampton 0:0

Direct matches:

• Southampton : Sparta Prague 3:0