Preview: 295th Prague Derby
Slavia enter the 295th Prague Derby from top of the league table with 57 points, Sparta are currently seventh with 34 points. Both teams have been looking their ideal form in opening games of spring season. Slavia lost 2 out of 3 games (to Bohemians and Slovácko) and only won home against Opava. Sparta lost their first two games to Liberec (which meant the end of manager Václav Jílek, who was replaced by Václav Kotal) and then lost again to Olomouc and drew with Zlín. On the other hand, Sparta won their last game - MOL Cup quarter-final against Baník Ostrava 5-0 on Wednesday.
Slavia are unbeaten home at Sinobo Stadium in 2019/20 league season. The red and whites won all 11 home games so far, scored 28 goals and conceded only 2. Sparta won 3 out of 11 away games, lost 4 and drew in remaining 4 (scoring 13 and conceding 14 goals).
Slavia haven’t lost to Sparta in 10 games in row. Last Sparta win dates back to March 2016 (3-1 at Sparta), last Slavia home defeat happened in September 2014 (0-2).
In overall statistic of Czech League (since 1993) Sparta won 24 games, Slavia 11, 19 games ended with draw. Slavia scored 53 goals, Sparta 77.
Last game
AC Sparta Praha 0-3 SK Slavia Praha (0-1)
Round 10 of FORTUNA:LIGA, 22 September 2019:
Goals: Souček 19’ (p), Sáček 55’ (OG), Masopust 90’
Booked: Kanga - Hušbauer, Masopust, Bořil, Hovorka, Škoda
Red cards: Tetteh - Hušbauer
Referee: Zelinka - Nádvorník, Paták
Attendance: 17,292
Sparta: Heča - Sáček, Kaya, Lischka, Hanousek (55’ Plavšić) - Hložek (70’ Kozák), Frýdek, Mandjeck, Kanga, Hašek (78’ Trávník) - Tetteh
Slavia: Kolář - Coufal, Kúdela, Hovorka, Bořil - Masopust, Hušbauer, Souček, Stanciu (70’ Zelený), Olayinka (90+2’ Hora) - Tecl (75’ Škoda)
Last home game
SK Slavia Praha 2-1 AC Sparta Praha (1-1)
Round 5 of FORTUNA:LIGA Champions Group, 26 May 2019
Goals: Souček 7’, Baluta 50’ -Kanga 21’ (p)
Booked: Baluta, Souček, Stoch - Kanga, Plavšić
Referee: Berka - Kubr, Flimmel
Attendance: 17,896.
Slavia: Kovář - Coufal, Kúdela, Deli, Zelený - Souček, Král - Masopust (82’ Hromada), Ševčík, Olayinka (88‘ Tecl) - Baluta (63‘ Stoch)
Sparta: Heča - Zahustel, Štetina, Radaković, Hanousek - Hložek, Kanga, Hašek (77’ Karlsson), Frýdek, Ćivić (46‘ Sáček) - Tetteh (25‘ Plavšić)
HEAD 2 HEAD
| Slavia | Sparta | |
| League position | 1 | 7 |
| W-D-L | 18-3-2 | 9-7-7 |
| Goals scored | 47 | 41 |
| Goals conceded | 7 | 31 |
| Top striker | Musa (8) | Kanga (10) |
| Most assists | Ševčík (5) | Hložek (6) |
| Last 5 league games | L W L W W | D L L D W |
| Last game | 0-2 Slovácko away | 5-0 Baník home |
