Czechia - First LeagueMěstský stadion - Vítkovice ArénaData current as of 15 October 2026

Baník Ostrava vs Sparta Praha: match statistics

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Baník Ostrava vs Sparta Praha: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Baník Ostrava play Sparta Praha in First League (Czechia). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna.

Current form

Baník Ostrava: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Sparta Praha: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Baník Ostrava scores 0.70 and concedes 1.80 goals per match. Sparta Praha scores 2.00 and concedes 1.20. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Baník Ostrava 30%, Sparta Praha 40%. Over 2.5: Baník Ostrava 60%, Sparta Praha 70%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sparta Praha has higher xG: 2.03 vs 1.36. Baník Ostrava: 12.1 shots per match, Sparta Praha: 17.5.

Match halves

Baník Ostrava: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.40. Sparta Praha: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Baník Ostrava: 46-60 (2 goals). Sparta Praha: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.80)
(3.90)
(1.75)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0.7Goals scored / match2
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
1.8Goals conceded / match1.2
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
48%Average possession63%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
3.5Shots on target / match6.3
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.1Shots per match17.5
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
3.5Shots on target6.3
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
5.8%Shot conversion11.4%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
48%Possession63%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
1.36xG for2.03
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
1.64xG against1.3
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

Shooting quality

Baník Ostrava: BalancedSparta Praha: Dominant
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
Accuracy (shots on target)29%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sparta Praha is 800% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Baník Ostrava · 1.8 pts / match - Sparta Praha

Baník Ostrava
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
30% W10% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
LWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.86BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Sparta Praha
LLWWW
Season result split
60% W0% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-4
1.80 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-3
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.17Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sparta Praha is 186% better for: goals scored per match.

0.7 goals / match - Baník Ostrava · 2 goals / match - Sparta Praha

Sparta Praha is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.8 goals / match - Baník Ostrava · 1.2 goals / match - Sparta Praha

Baník Ostrava scoring profile: mixed

Baník Ostrava scores in 60% of matches (6 of 10 matches), while Sparta Praha keeps a clean sheet in 40% (4 of 10 matches).

Sparta Praha scoring profile: very strong

Sparta Praha scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Baník Ostrava keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

7Goals scored (season)20
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
18Goals conceded (season)12
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
2.5Average goals in match3.2
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal80%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
10%2 goals60%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0%3 goals40%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0%4 goals20%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal60%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
60%2 goals40%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
30%3 goals20%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
20%4 goals0%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time20%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
10%Scored in both halves60%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
30%Min. 3 goals without BTTS30%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
40%BTTS - last 520%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

90%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sparta Praha is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Baník Ostrava · 1.8 pts / match - Sparta Praha

Baník Ostrava - half-time state
30% leading10% draw60% trailing
Sparta Praha - half-time state
60% leading0% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.8
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0.3Goals scored (1st half)1
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0.9Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.7
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
40%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
70%No goal before half-time30%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

After half-time (2nd half)

0.8Points per match (2nd half)2
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0.4Goals scored (2nd half)1
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
40%Clean sheet after half-time70%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha
60%No goal after half-time30%
Baník OstravaSparta Praha

Baník Ostrava - second-half results

10% W50% D40% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sparta Praha - second-half results

60% W20% D20% L
18
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Baník Ostrava - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match1.01.4
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-4-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sparta Praha - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Baník Ostrava
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
5
46-60
0
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sparta Praha
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
5
2
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+75%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Baník Ostrava

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
47%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Sparta Praha

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First League).

Teams vs league

Baník OstravaLigaSparta Praha
Average goals in match▼ 2.502.75▲ 3.20
Both teams scored▼ 30%50%▼ 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 60%54%▲ 70%
Clean sheets▲ 30%28%▲ 40%
Goal before half-time▲ 90%79%▲ 100%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%84%▼ 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Baník Ostrava 0 - 0 - 2 Sparta Praha. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

AC Sparta Praha
5 : 2
FC Banik Ostrava
FC Banik Ostrava
0 : 3
AC Sparta Praha

FAQ

When do Baník Ostrava and Sparta Praha play?

Baník Ostrava face Sparta Praha on 18 October 2026 in First League at Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Baník Ostrava and Sparta Praha?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Baník Ostrava won 0, Sparta Praha won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Baník Ostrava vs Sparta Praha?

Baník Ostrava score 0.70 goals per game on average and Sparta Praha 2.00. The First League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 30% of Baník Ostrava's matches and 40% of Sparta Praha's.

What form are Baník Ostrava and Sparta Praha in?

Over the last 5 games Baník Ostrava have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Sparta Praha 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Baník Ostrava vs Sparta Praha?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Baník Ostrava vs Sparta Praha: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.