Ararat-Armenia 1-4 Sparta Praha — Europa League, 16 Sep 2026
Sparta Praha beat Ararat-Armenia 4-1 in the Europa League on 16 September 2026 at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan. B. R. Wilson Valdez scored for Ararat-Armenia; Tobias Guddal, John Mercado and Patrik Vydra for Sparta Praha. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Ararat-Armenia have won 0 and Sparta Praha 2.
· kickoff·Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium · Yerevan·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-120'assist: Adam Karabec
- 0-222'
- Half-time0-2
- 0-353'assist: Josimar Alcócer
- 1-355'assist: Sandro Lima
- 57'Roughing
- 58'out: Franca Carlos
- 61'
- 61'
- 69'
- 69'
- 1-471'assist: Matěj Jurásek
- 72'
- 72'
- 79'
- 80'
- 80'
- 88'Foul
- 90+1'Roughing
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Ararat-Armenia
- 7.9Artur SerobyanF
- 7.7Sandro LimaF
- 6.9Bruno WilsonD
- 6.9Zidane BanjaquiF
- 6.7Juan BalantaM
- 6.6Hugo OliveiraM
- 6.6Carlos FrançaF
- 6.5João BravimG
- 6.5Armen AmbartsumyanM
- 6.5Junior JulioD
- 6.3Zhirayr ShaghoyanF
- 6.3Arayik EloyanM
- 6.2Karen MuradyanM
- 6.2Bernardo DiasM
- 6.2Alexandros MalisD
- 5.9Edgar GrigoryanD
Sparta Praha
- 8.5Tobias GuddalD
- 7.9John MercadoF
- 7.3Roman MacekM
- 7.3Matěj RynešD
- 7.3Matěj JurásekM
- 7.2Adam KarabecM
- 7.2Patrik VydraM
- 7.2Andrew IrvingM
- 7.0Hugo SochurekM
- 6.9Josimar AlcócerF
- 6.9Jonatan Braut BrunesF
- 6.6Jakub SurovčíkG
- 6.5Jaroslav ZelenýD
- 6.3Loïc Mbe SohD
- 6.3Matyáš VojtaF
- 6.2Martin SuchomelD
Line-ups
Sparta Praha4-3-3
Ararat-Armenia4-3-3
Substitutes
Ararat-ArmeniaTulipa
Substitutes
- 95Carlos FrançaF6.6
- 17Maxence CarlierM
- 20Alwyn TeraM
- 25Alioune NdourF
- 8Juan BalantaM6.7
- 10Armen Ambartsumyan80'M6.5
- 7Zhirayr Shaghoyan72'F6.3
- 14Bruno PereiraD
- 1Arman NersesyanG
- 5Luís FelipeD
- 9Arayik Eloyan80'M6.3
Sparta PrahaBrian Priske
Substitutes
- 3Pavel KadeřábekD
- 30Jaroslav Zelený79'D6.5
- 18Andrew Irving69'M7.2
- 47Krisztián HegyiG
- 5Santiago EnemeM
- 31Matěj Jurásek69'M7.3
- 21Joao GrimaldoF
- 29Matyáš Vojta61'F6.3
- 26Patrik Vydra71'61'M7.2
- 27Ebrima SinghatehM
- 15Viktor VitályosD
- 54Lukas FrancG
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.93Expected goals (xG)2.28
13Total shots23
2Shots on target8
7Shots off target7
4Blocked shots8
2Corners13
2Offsides2
15Fouls17
2Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves1
0.08Goals prevented0.08
344Total passes454
285Accurate passes407
83%Pass accuracy90%
Ararat-Armenia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Serobyan | 72 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Sandro Lima | 80 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Bruno Wilson | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Zidane Banjaqui | 80 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Juan Balanta | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Hugo Oliveira | 72 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Carlos França | 32 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| João Bravim | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Armen Ambartsumyan | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Junior Julio | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Arayik Eloyan | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Karen Muradyan | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Bernardo Dias | 58 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Alexandros Malis | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Edgar Grigoryan | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Sparta Praha
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Guddal | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| John Mercado | 69 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Roman Macek | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Matěj Ryneš | 80 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matěj Jurásek | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Adam Karabec | 69 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Patrik Vydra | 29 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Andrew Irving | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Hugo Sochurek | 61 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Josimar Alcócer | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Jonatan Braut Brunes | 61 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jakub Surovčík | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jaroslav Zelený | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Loïc Mbe Soh | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matyáš Vojta | 29 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Martin Suchomel | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Ararat-ArmeniaWWLWD
- W11 Sept 26HSyunik3-0
- W05 Sept 26AArarat1-0
- L31 Aug 26APyunik Yerevan1-2
- W27 Aug 26HUniversitatea Craiova1-0
- D23 Aug 26HSardarapat1-1
Sparta PrahaWLLWW
- W12 Sept 26HFK Jablonec2-0
- L06 Sept 26AHradec Králové1-2
- L30 Aug 26HSlavia Praha0-3
- W22 Aug 26AArtis4-0
- W15 Aug 26HTeplice4-1
Head-to-head
- 14 Aug 25Ararat-Armenia1-2Sparta Praha
- 07 Aug 25Sparta Praha4-1Ararat-Armenia
Most recent meetings
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