Olympiacos F.C. 1-0 Sparta Praha: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Olympiacos F.C. won it

An own goal by Armando González put Olympiacos F.C. ahead in the 78th minute.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, E. Eskås, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Olympiacos F.C. and 4 to Sparta Praha.

Olympiacos F.C.: I. Alguacil Barrenetxea, 4-2-3-1 · Sparta Praha: B. Priske Pedersen, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Olympiacos -1.00. On 1-0 it landed exactly on the line: neither right nor wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was an Olympiacos F.C. win at 57%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (11%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.8 and the match produced one.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 1 goal the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 53%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had an Olympiacos F.C. win at 59%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-22, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Olympiacos F.C. had 2 shots on target, Sparta Praha 1.

Olympiacos F.C. had 60% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Olympiacos F.C. came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 0.3 a match, with 1.78 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.

Sparta Praha came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.55 expected goals for and – against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Chiquinho (Olympiacos F.C.), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Olympiacos F.C.

• Chiquinho 8.4
• Jota Silva 7.7
• Panagiotis Retsos 7.4
• Santiago Hezze 7.3
• Gelson Martins 7.3

Sparta Praha

• Josimar Alcócer 7.2
• Tobias Guddal 7.2
• Jaroslav Zelený 6.9
• Santiago Eneme 6.8
• Jakub Surovcik 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Martin Suchomel at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Olympiacos F.C.: Olympiacos F.C. vs AC Milan Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa League
• Sparta Praha: Sparta Praha vs AZ Alkmaar Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha

What was the score in Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha?

Olympiacos F.C. 1-0 Sparta Praha (half-time 0-0), Europa League, Thursday 22 October 2026.

Who scored in Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha?

Sportmonks did not list the scorers.

Did Moneyball predict Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Olympiacos -1.00. On 1-0 it landed exactly on the line: neither right nor wrong.

Who was man of the match in Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha?

Chiquinho, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Olympiacos F.C. vs Sparta Praha?

E. Eskås.