We said: Sparta Prague 2-1 Rangers
Rangers will certainly have renewed confidence under the new management of Philippe Clement and on the back of a dominant victory at the weekend, but they face a particularly tough challenge on Thursday in the Czech capital, and we fancy the Zelezna Sparta to make home advantage count and come out on top.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 40.94%. A win for Sparta Prague had a probability of 35.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.18%) and 0-2 (5.83%). The likeliest Sparta Prague win was 2-1 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.72%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.