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Sparta Prague vs AFC Bournemouth

Competition – Europa League

Stadium: Generali Arena

Date: 5th November 2026

Kick-off time – 17:45 GMT

Bournemouth have won five in a row without conceding a goal, while Sparta Prague have scored in only one of their last five games. That is the contrast at the Generali Arena on Thursday evening, in the first meeting between the clubs. Bournemouth arrive third in the Europa League league phase table with a maximum nine points, while Sparta sit 16th on four. Kick-off is at 5:45pm GMT.

Sparta have one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five. Sunday’s goalless draw at Bohemians was the latest, four days after a 2-0 home defeat to Ostrava that knocked them out of the Czech Cup. Before that, they beat Slovacko 5-1 at the Generali Arena, a result that accounts for all five of their goals in the sample. The two oldest results were a 1-0 defeat at Olympiacos in the Europa League and a 0-0 draw at Ostrava. Sparta have conceded only four times across the five, but they failed to score in four of them.

Five wins, 13 goals scored and none conceded: Bournemouth’s recent run is spotless. Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Leeds was the latest, three days after a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa that took them through in the Carabao Cup. Earlier in the run they won 3-0 at Manchester United, beat AC Milan 3-0 at home in the Europa League and saw off Sunderland 2-0. Four of the five wins came at home. Bournemouth have had five days to prepare, a day more than their hosts.

There is no previous meeting between the clubs in the head-to-head record, so Thursday’s game at the Generali Arena will be the first. With no history to draw on, the league phase so far offers the best guide. Bournemouth have won all three of their games, scoring eight and conceding once, while Sparta have a win, a draw and a defeat.

AFC Bournemouth sit third in the league phase on nine points, while Sparta Prague are 16th on four. A Bournemouth win would take them to 12 points and top of the table on current standings.

In the Czech Republic, the match is on Nova Sport 5 CZ, with streaming on OnePlay. UK viewers can watch on TNT Sports 2 or stream through HBO Max, while in the USA it’s streaming on Paramount+ and ViX.

Stake

Possible Lineups

Sparta Prague

4-2-3-1

HOME

AFC Bournemouth

4-2-3-1

AWAY
S
Surovcik
P
Petrovic
V
Vitalyos
G
Guddal
MS
Mbe Soh
H
Hoever
T
Truffert
S
Silva
H
Hill
S
Smith
S
Sochurek
M
Mannsverk
C
Christie
A
Adams
A
Alcocer
V
Vydra
J
Jurasek
T
Tavernier
K
Kluivert
R
Rayan
B
Brunes
E
Evanilson

Sparta Prague — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
= Bohemians 0-0 Sparta Prague Czech First League 01.11.26
✕ Sparta Prague 0-2 Ostrava Czech Cup 28.10.26
✓ Sparta Prague 5-1 Slovacko Czech First League 25.10.26
✕ Olympiacos Piraeus 1-0 Sparta Prague Europa League 22.10.26
= Ostrava 0-0 Sparta Prague Czech First League 18.10.26

AFC Bournemouth — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✓ Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds Premier League 31.10.26
✓ Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa EFL Cup 28.10.26
✓ Manchester Utd 0-3 Bournemouth Premier League 25.10.26
✓ Bournemouth 3-0 AC Milan Europa League 22.10.26
✓ Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland Premier League 18.10.26

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
No previous meetings

Where to Watch

🇨🇿 Czech Republic
Nova Sport 5 CZOnePlay
🇬🇧 Great Britain
TNT Sports 2HBO Max
🇮🇪 Ireland
TNT Sports 2HBO Max
🇺🇸 USA
Paramount+ViX
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇪🇸 Spain
Movistar Liga de Campeones 3Movistar Liga de Campeones 4Movistar+
🇫🇷 France
Canal+ Live 5myCANAL
🇧🇷 Brazil
CazéTV
🇳🇴 Norway
Viaplay Norway
🇵🇹 Portugal
DAZN Portugal
TV Channel Streaming Radio

Table

Europa League Standings

Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P Form
1 Benfica 3 3 0 0 10 2 8 9
WWW
2 Bayer Leverkusen 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9
WWW
3 AFC Bournemouth 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
WWW
4 Ferencváros 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 9
WWW
5 Olympiakos Piraeus 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 9
WWW
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 3 2 1 0 8 1 7 7
WDW
7 Juventus 3 2 1 0 9 3 6 7
DWW
8 Beşiktaş 3 2 1 0 9 5 4 7
DWW
9 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
DWW
10 AZ 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 6
WWL
11 Omonia Nicosia 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
LWW
12 Olympique Lyonnais 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6
LWW
13 Rennes 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5
DWD
14 Real Sociedad 3 1 1 1 8 3 5 4
WDL
15 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 8 5 3 4
DLW
16 Sparta Praha 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4
LDW
17 Levski Sofia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
WDL
18 Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
LWD
19 Sturm Graz 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4
WLD
20 NEC 3 1 1 1 5 8 -3 4
WDL
21 Salzburg 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4
DLW
22 Anderlecht 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 3
WLL
23 Hoffenheim 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
WLL
24 Milan 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
LWL
25 Celta de Vigo 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
WLL
26 OFI 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
LLW
27 Jagiellonia Białystok 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
LWL
28 Torreense 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
LLW
29 Celje 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
DLL
30 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1
LLD
31 Lillestrøm 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1
LDL
32 Lech Poznań 3 0 1 2 1 9 -8 1
DLL
33 Viktoria Plzeň 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
LLL
34 Olympique Marseille 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0
LLL
35 Celtic 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
LLL
36 Ararat-Armenia 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0
LLL

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