Slavia Prague v Lille

Sparta Prague vs Malmo Preview

Sparta Prague managed get the hard work done in last week's trip to the Eleda Stadion in Sweden as the Czech Republic outfit registered a decisive 2-0 win and the hosts now return to their epet ARENA for Tuesday night's 2nd leg of this Champions League play-off tie looking to finish the job against visitors, Malmo, while the Swedish visitors gained a point in a 2-2 draw away at Kalmar on the weekend which gives them an outside chance here.

Sparta Prague bring some decent looking results though into this 2nd leg decider as the hosts have put together a solid looking 12-match unbeaten sequence in all competitions which includes picking up no fewer than nine wins in the process which should set the hosts up nicely for this upcoming encounter.

Within this impressive unbeaten run, Sparta Prague have collected wins in the previous qualifying rounds of the Champions League against Shamrock Rovers 6-2 on aggregate and Romanian outfit Steaua Bucharest 4-3 on aggregate, so the hosts will be confident that they can finish the job here on Tuesday night against Swedish giants, Malmo.

In addition, Sparta Prague are unbeaten in their last 13 home games overall, picking up eight wins during this period, while eight of these 13 home games have also produced three goals or more as well.

Malmo responded to last week's disappointing 2-0 loss at home to Sparta Prague in the Champions League with a point on the road at Kalmar in a 2-2 draw in the Swedish Allsvenskan and the visitors will be hoping they can go one step better when they take to the road once again on Tuesday night in Prague.

However, recent results for Malmo have been a bit of a mixed bag for Henrik Rydstrom's side as the Swedish visitors have registered five wins, two draws but have also slipped to three defeats as well, within their last 10 games in all competitions.

Malmo reached the play-offs stage in this season's Champions League by recording wins against Faroe Islands outfit Klaksvik with a 6-4 win on aggregate which was followed by a high-scoring and tense 6-5 win over Greek side PAOK which went to extra-time but having already lost twice in the Champions League in recent times, the visitors look to have their work cut out here.

Defeats to Klaksvik and Sparta Prague do not bode well for this upcoming encounter against Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic especially as Malmo have managed to capture just one win in their last eight away ties, losing six of these.

Sparta Prague v Malmo Verdict

Sparta Prague's solid form on home soil should see the hosts through with a 2nd leg win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sparta Prague win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Sparta Prague win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: Sparta Prague 2-1 @ 9.00