SK Rapid Wien Meet Sparta Praha in Champions League Qualifying
Rapid Wien vs Sparta Praha - 20/07/2021
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We have reached the second qualifying round stage of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League and on the 20th of July we have a meeting between SK Rapid Wien and Sparta Praha.
This is the first leg of the tie and it will be played at the Allianz Stadion in Vienna, giving SK Rapid Wien the home advantage. Remember, away goals do not come into play if the tie ends in a draw this season.
SK Rapid Wien come into the match having played one competitive fixture this season.
That game was the first round of the OFB Stiegl Cup and SK Rapid Wien recorded a comfortable 6-0 home victory against Wiener Viktoria, who play in the Regionalliga.
SK Rapid Wien opened the scoring after only 9 minutes but they did not add the second goal until 5 minutes before half time. However, with the opposition a man down following a red card, SK Rapid Wien scored 4 goals in the second half.
SK Rapid Wien finished second in the Austrian Bundesliga last season, 15 points behind the winners RB Salzburg.
They lost 3 of their last 4 league fixtures, which was a disappointing way to end the campaign but could not be caught in second place.
The last time SK Rapid Wien tried to qualify for the group stage of the Champions league was last year and they lost 2-1 at Gent in the third qualifying round.
SK Rapid Wien have won only one of their last 4 Champions League qualifying fixtures.
Sparta Praha are yet to play a competitive fixture this season and they have been relying on friendly games to get themselves up to speed for this match.
They recently lost 3-2 against Wolfsberger AC and will be hoping that defeat against the Austrian club is not replicated in this game. Their most recent fixture ended in a 2-2 with Dinamo Moscow.
Sparta Praha finished second in the 2020/21 Czech First League, 12 points adrift of the winners.
The last time they attempted to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League was in 2016 and they were eliminated at the third qualifying round by FCSB, losing the away leg of the tie 2-0.
They have failed to win any of their last 5 away Champions League fixtures, conceding goals in all 5 games.
Team news and SK Rapid Wien have plenty of domestic talent on show, with only four players from outside Austria in the squad. Winger, Philipp Schobesberger. is the only injury doubt.
Sparta Praha had two players on international duty with the Czech Republic at the European Championship and it remains to be seen if defender Ondřej Čelůstka and exciting young forward, Adam Hložek, will be involved.
Forebet predicts that Rapid Wien will record a narrow 2-1 win in the upcoming tense encounter this Tuesday.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UCL
402931
1
2 - 1
2.61
20°
2.22
2.22
3.45
3.10
-1
1
1
2 - 1(0 - 1)
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