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. Tobias Guddal, John Mercado, B. R. Wilson Valdez, Patrik Vydra got on the scoresheet. 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 |
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