Sparta Praha vs Pardubice 2-0

Sparta Praha beat Pardubice 2-0 at epet ARENA, with J. Mercado scoring in the 4th minute and J. Zeleny adding the second on 51 minutes.

Mercado opened the scoring in the 4th minute from J. Brunes, and Sparta went in 1-0 up at half-time.

Sparta made the first change at the interval, sending on M. Jurasek for E. Singhateh, and Pardubice replied with a change of their own as R. Mahuta replaced T. Boledovic. Zeleny then made it 2-0 on 51 minutes from R. Macek. Pardubice made two changes on 57 minutes, bringing on T. Jelinek and D. Smekal, while Sparta made two more changes on 74 minutes and later used V. Vitalyos for M. Suchomel on 84 minutes. G. Botos was booked on 75 minutes before coming off on 84 minutes, and Kahuan Vinicius was booked on 85 minutes.

Sparta Praha had 54% of the possession, 394 passes to Pardubice's 334 and 89% pass accuracy to 82%. They also had more shots, 21 to 8, and more shots on target, 6 to 5, with both sides finishing on 5 corners. Sparta were ahead on expected goals too, at 1.9 to 0.72, while Pardubice had 12 fouls to Sparta's 2 and the only offside of the match.

Pardubice's only booking went to G. Botos in the 75th minute, and Kahuan Vinicius was cautioned in the 85th minute. Sparta finished without a booking.