UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 1

Ararat-Armenia vs Sparta Praha 1-4

Name: Ararat-Armenia 1-4 Sparta Praha — match data
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Ararat-Armenia

1-4

Sparta Praha

B. R. Wilson Valdez55'

T. Guddal20'
T. Guddal22'
J. Mercado53'
P. Vydra71'

Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sept 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim, Sweden

Match timeline

90+1’Yellow cardArarat-ArmeniaK. Muradyan
88’Yellow cardArarat-ArmeniaE. Grigoryan
80’SubstitutionArarat-ArmeniaA. Ambartsumyan ONZ. Banjaqui OFF
80’SubstitutionArarat-ArmeniaA. Eloyan ONSandro Lima OFF
79’SubstitutionSparta PrahaJ. Zeleny ONM. Rynes OFF
72’SubstitutionArarat-ArmeniaJ. A. Balanta ONH. Oliveira OFF
72’SubstitutionArarat-ArmeniaZ. Shaghoyan ONA. Serobyan OFF
71’Goal!Sparta PrahaP. VydraAssist: M. Jurasek1 – 4

Show 10 earlier events

69’SubstitutionSparta PrahaM. Jurasek ONJ. Mercado OFF
69’SubstitutionSparta PrahaA. Irving ONA. Karabec OFF
61’SubstitutionSparta PrahaM. Vojta ONJ. Brunes OFF
61’SubstitutionSparta PrahaP. Vydra ONH. Sochurek OFF
58’SubstitutionArarat-ArmeniaFranca Carlos ONBenny OFF
57’Yellow cardArarat-ArmeniaA. Serobyan
55’Goal!Ararat-ArmeniaB. R. Wilson ValdezAssist: Sandro Lima1 – 3
53’Goal!Sparta PrahaJ. MercadoAssist: J. Alcocer0 – 3
22’Goal!Sparta PrahaT. Guddal0 – 2
20’Goal!Sparta PrahaT. GuddalAssist: A. Karabec0 – 1
1’Kick-off

Key stats

Ararat-ArmeniaSparta Praha

42%Possession58%
13Shots23
1.93xG2.28
2Shots on Target8
2Corners13
83%Pass Accuracy90%
2Offsides2
3Saves1
344Passes454
15Fouls17
2Yellow Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Ararat-Armenia4 - 3 - 3

98Bravim
3Julio
47Malis
43Wilson
16Grigoryan
2Oliveira
19Muradyan
70Dias
77Serobyan
91Lima
11Banjaqui

Substitutions

58’↑ Franca Carlos↓ Benny
72’↑8 Juan Balanta↓2 Hugo Oliveira
72’↑7 Zhirayr Shaghoyan↓77 Artur Serobyan
80’↑10 Armen Ambartsumyan↓11 Zidane Banjaqui
80’↑9 Arayik Eloyan↓91 Sandro Lima

Unused substitutes 1 Arman Nersesyan, 5 Luís Felipe, 14 Bruno Pereira, 17 Maxence Carlier, 20 Alwyn Tera, 95 Carlos França, 25 Alioune Ndour

Coach Tulipa

Sparta Praha4 - 3 - 3

44Surovčík
2Suchomel
22Soh
6Guddal
11Ryneš
10Karabec
28Macek
38Sochurek
17Mercado
14Brunes
7Alcócer

Substitutions

61’↑29 Matyáš Vojta↓14 Jonatan Braut Brunes
61’↑26 Patrik Vydra↓38 Hugo Sochurek
69’↑31 Matěj Jurásek↓17 John Mercado
69’↑18 Andy Irving↓10 Adam Karabec
79’↑30 Jaroslav Zelený↓11 Matěj Ryneš

Unused substitutes 47 Krisztián Hegyi, 54 Lukas Franc, 15 Viktor Vitályos, 3 Pavel Kadeřábek, 5 Santiago Eneme, 21 Joao Grimaldo, 27 Ebrima Singhateh

Coach Brian Priske

Match facts

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Round: Matchday 1
Date: Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Kick-off: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim, Sweden
Ararat-Armenia coach: Tulipa
Sparta Praha coach: Brian Priske

League table

UEFA Europa League

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Juventus	2	2	0	0	+6	6
2	Bayer Leverkusen	2	2	0	0	+6	6
3	Benfica	2	2	0	0	+5	6
4	Beşiktaş	2	2	0	0	+4	6
5	Bournemouth	2	2	0	0	+4	6
11	Sparta Praha	2	1	1	0	+3	4
34	Ararat-Armenia	2	0	0	2	-5	0

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Ararat-Armenia

W-D-L: 2-1-2
Scored / match: 1.0
Conceded / match: 1.2

Sparta Praha

W-D-L: 3-0-2
Scored / match: 2.2
Conceded / match: 1.2

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Sparta Praha beat Ararat-Armenia 4-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan.

B. R. Wilson Valdez 55' scored for Ararat-Armenia, T. Guddal 20', 22', J. Mercado 53' and P. Vydra 71' for Sparta Praha.

Ararat-Armenia had 42% of the ball to Sparta Praha's 58%; the sides had 13 and 23 shots (2 and 8 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Round: Matchday 1
Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sept 2026, 16:45 UTC
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
Match ID: cornerflick:match:ararat-armenia-vs-sparta-praha-europa-league-2026-09-16

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