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25.11.21 - 21:00 CET
Europa League
Both teams have had a horrific warm-up for their game. The home Rangers without coach Gerrard fell out in the Scottish Cup to Hibernian, losing 1:3 on their home ground! Sparta "burned out" at Slovácko, where they lost (0:4), so neither of the teams is in an optimal mood before the key battle for promotion to the spring phase.
Glasgow should already have a new coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst on the bench, the former great wing-back picked up coaching spurs mainly at Feyenoord. In any case, Rangers will go into the game with what is theirs, and that is a lot of focus. Physical play and personal battles apply to Sparta, this was seen just at the weekend in the league when Sparta were completely burnt in their strength attributes.
Guests are troubled by the absence of important players (Pešek, Čelůstka), Wiesner has injury on his head from the last game. In any case, Sparta's defensive system is not working, they have conceded 11 goals in the last 4 matches. The stopper Stetina is out of form, he is incredibly slow, the team is not able to secure itself and plays on a big risk in 1 on 1 situations. This has to do with the poor connection between the defensive formation and the center players, neither of the two defensive shields (Krejci, Pavelka) are often in the right position and get carried away by the offensive play. Sparta's defence will not keep a clean sheet even on Rangers' turf, where the home team will simply "outplay" them.Up front, the Czech team is also able to score (although they practically didn't score against Slovácko), Hložek has recovered, together with Haraslín and Krejčí (or Karlsson) have the necessary speed and combination skills.
Moreover, the home team won't just defend, and Sparta has been rather good at transitioning into offense lately, rather than being able to combine through the defensive wall. In a completely open game, both teams will score.
My bet:
Both Teams to Score - Yes @ 1.75 (bet365)
Europa League
Both teams have had a horrific warm-up for their game. The home Rangers without coach Gerrard fell out in the Scottish Cup to Hibernian, losing 1:3 on their home ground! Sparta "burned out" at Slovácko, where they lost (0:4), so neither of the teams is in an optimal mood before the key battle for promotion to the spring phase.
Glasgow should already have a new coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst on the bench, the former great wing-back picked up coaching spurs mainly at Feyenoord. In any case, Rangers will go into the game with what is theirs, and that is a lot of focus. Physical play and personal battles apply to Sparta, this was seen just at the weekend in the league when Sparta were completely burnt in their strength attributes.
Guests are troubled by the absence of important players (Pešek, Čelůstka), Wiesner has injury on his head from the last game. In any case, Sparta's defensive system is not working, they have conceded 11 goals in the last 4 matches. The stopper Stetina is out of form, he is incredibly slow, the team is not able to secure itself and plays on a big risk in 1 on 1 situations. This has to do with the poor connection between the defensive formation and the center players, neither of the two defensive shields (Krejci, Pavelka) are often in the right position and get carried away by the offensive play. Sparta's defence will not keep a clean sheet even on Rangers' turf, where the home team will simply "outplay" them.Up front, the Czech team is also able to score (although they practically didn't score against Slovácko), Hložek has recovered, together with Haraslín and Krejčí (or Karlsson) have the necessary speed and combination skills.
Moreover, the home team won't just defend, and Sparta has been rather good at transitioning into offense lately, rather than being able to combine through the defensive wall. In a completely open game, both teams will score.
My bet:
Both Teams to Score - Yes @ 1.75 (bet365)
