- Prediction: Slavia Prague (2.42) are favourites to beat AC Sparta Praha (2.9), but it could be a close contest.
- Form: Sparta have won 2 of their last 2 and are unbeaten in 2 home games in the 1. Liga 2026/2027, averaging 3.5 goals scored.
- Recent stats: Slavia have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, but have not won either of their last 2 away games against Sparta.
Sparta looking to spoil Slavia’s party
League standings and recent form
SK Slavia Prague currently lead the 1. Liga 2026/2027 table by 2 points from AC Sparta Praha after 5 games played (Slavia: 11pts, Sparta: 9pts). But the home side can spoil the party on Sunday by nabbing a point at the epet Arena.
Both sides have won 3 of their 5 games so far this season, with Sparta beating FK Teplice 4-1 at home and SK Artis Brno 4-0 away, while Slavia were 2-1 winners against Pardubice at home before back-to-back draws away to Slovan Liberec and at home to Bohemians 1905.
Tactics
Sparta are a very organised and structured side under Brian Priske, who sets up his team to press in a vertical way, playing with wing-backs in possession to try and create width. They are a fast and dynamic team, who can bite and score in bunches, which they have shown in the 4 goals they have put past Teplice and the 4 they have scored in Brno.
Slavia are a high-energy side who can suffocate opponents with their pressing, and they can change shape very quickly, which is a big plus. Jindřich Trpišovský's men are incredibly fierce counter-pressers who can flood the box to press for the ball back, but if the game isn't going their way, they have the quality to control possession and play in a more patient manner.
Sparta can earn a draw in a close game
So this derby game of styles – Sparta are a controlled positional pressing side and Slavia are a full-pitch pressing team – could be a tactical chess match between two very capable coaches. The bookmakers have got the two clubs the right way around, but Sparta's superiority at home and their recent derby record of beating Slavia 3-0 on the road in the 1. Liga – Championship Group 2026 and splitting the last 2 meetings 1-1 makes this a very close contest.
- We'll lean Slavia by a whisker, but it will probably be a pretty even game, so the Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals bet looks like a solid option at 1.56, while over 2.5 goals comes in at 1.7.
- Josimar Alcocer has been Sparta's main danger man with 3 goals in 5 1. Liga 2026/2027 games, and 3 of Sparta's 10 goals in their last 5 games in all competitions have come from Alcocer, while Mojmír Chytil has been Slavia's hottest finisher so far this term with 4 goals in 5 league games.
