UEFA Conference League · League Stage - 6
Sparta Praha 3–0 Aberdeen
18 Dec 2025 · epet ARENA · Referee: D. Smajc
Scoreboard
UEFA Conference League
Home · Opposition
Sparta Praha
3
Goals
- 16'J. MercadoAssist: P. Kaderabek1–0
- 29'L. HaraslinAssist: S. Mannsverk2–0
- 66'G. KuolAssist: J. Kuchta3–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.
The read
Sparta Praha beat Aberdeen 3-0
- J. Mercado opened the scoring on 16 minutes, assisted by P. Kaderabek, making it 1-0.measured
- L. Haraslin scored on 29 minutes, assisted by S. Mannsverk, making it 2-0.measured
- G. Kuol scored on 66 minutes, assisted by J. Kuchta, making it 3-0.measured
- Shots: Sparta Praha 13, Aberdeen 3.measured
- Shots on target: Sparta Praha 6, Aberdeen 0.measured
- Possession: Sparta Praha 61.0%, Aberdeen 39.0%.measured
- Provider xG: Sparta Praha 1.09, Aberdeen 0.10.measured
The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.
Match stats
What the feed measured
| Stat | Sparta Praha | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 61 | 39 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 13 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 0 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 10 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 3 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 577 | 363 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 501 | 272 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 87 | 75 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 6 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 13 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Saves | 0 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Provider xG | 1.09 | 0.1 | api_football | measured |
| Goals prevented (provider, unverified) | -2.12 | -2.12 | api_football | unknown |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Adil Aouchiche rating 7.0 no scoring output · 86 mins · 36/46 passes · 3 tackles · 9 duels
- Sivert Heltne Nilsen rating 6.9 no scoring output · 8 mins · 6/7 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels
- Marko Lazetić rating 6.6 no scoring output · 45 mins · 7/12 passes · 3 duels
Sparta Praha · Provider rating
- Lukáš Haraslín rating 8.5 1G · 1 SoT · 88 mins · 28/32 passes · 1 tackle · 8 duels
- John Mercado rating 7.9 1G · 1 SoT · 45 mins · 22/27 passes · 2 tackles · 5 duels
- Pavel Kadeřábek rating 7.9 1A · 90 mins · 38/47 passes · 6 tackles · 10 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
Aberdeen were not higher in any of the selected measured categories (shots, shots on target, shots inside the box, possession, pass accuracy).
Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.
Expected goals
fxG, its ranges and provider xG
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Sparta Praha
1.56
80% model range 0.83–2.10
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG 1.09 · API-Football
Goals − fxG +1.44 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.120 · 13 shots · 6 on target · 10 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
Aberdeen
0.09
80% model range 0.00–0.64
80% goals range 0–0
Provider xG 0.10 · API-Football
Goals − fxG -0.09 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.031 · 3 shots · 0 on target · 1 inside box
Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.
fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.
Timeline
The match record
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Graeme Shinnie | Yellow Card | — |
| 16' | Goal | Sparta Praha | J. Mercado | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 29' | Goal | Sparta Praha | L. Haraslin | Normal Goal | 2–0 |
| 46' | Substitution | Sparta Praha | J. Mercado | Substitution 1 | — |
| 46' | Substitution | Aberdeen | K. Nisbet | Substitution 1 | — |
| 59' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Jesper Karlsson | Yellow Card | — |
| 64' | Substitution | Aberdeen | D. Polvara | Substitution 2 | — |
| 64' | Substitution | Aberdeen | M. Knoester | Substitution 3 | — |
| 65' | Substitution | Sparta Praha | S. Eneme | Substitution 2 | — |
| 65' | Substitution | Sparta Praha | A. Rrahmani | Substitution 3 | — |
| 66' | Goal | Sparta Praha | G. Kuol | Normal Goal | 3–0 |
| 80' | Substitution | Sparta Praha | J. Zeleny | Substitution 4 | — |
| 86' | Substitution | Aberdeen | G. Shinnie | Substitution 4 | — |
| 86' | Substitution | Aberdeen | A. Aouchiche | Substitution 5 | — |
| 88' | Substitution | Sparta Praha | L. Haraslin | Substitution 5 | — |
Opposition · Sparta Praha
3-4-3
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 P. Vindahl | GK | 90 |
| 19 A. Sevinsky | CB | 90 |
| 25 A. Sorensen | CB | 90 |
| 26 P. Vydra | CB | 90 |
| 3 P. Kaderabek | RWB | 90 |
| 20 S. Mannsverk | CM | 90 |
| 5 S. Eneme | CM | 65 |
| 30 J. Zeleny | LWB | 80 |
| 7 J. Mercado | RW | 46 |
| 9 A. Rrahmani | ST | 65 |
| 22 L. Haraslin | LW | 88 |
Substitutes
- 36 G. Kuol · on 46'
- 18 L. Sadilek · on 65'
- 10 J. Kuchta · on 65'
- 2 M. Suchomel · on 80'
- 14 V. Birmancevic · on 88'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-4-2-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 D. Mitov | GK | 90 |
| 26 A. Dorrington | CB | 90 |
| 22 J. Milne | CB | 90 |
| 5 M. Knoester | CB | 64 |
| 38 D. Lobban | RWB | 90 |
| 7 A. Aouchiche | CM | 86 |
| 8 D. Polvara | CM | 64 |
| 4 G. Shinnie | LWB | 86 |
| 10 L. Clarkson | AM | 90 |
| 17 J. Karlsson | AM | 90 |
| 15 K. Nisbet | ST | 46 |
Substitutes
- 27 M. Lazetic · on 46'
- 2 N. Devlin · on 64'
- 77 E. Gyamfi · on 64'
- 6 S. Nilsen · on 86'
- 18 A. Palaversa · on 86'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Vindahl Jensen | Sparta Praha | 6.6 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Adam Ševinský | Sparta Praha | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 71 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Asger Sørensen | Sparta Praha | 7.7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 78 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Patrik Vydra | Sparta Praha | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | Sparta Praha | 7.9 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 38 | 6 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Sivert Mannsverk | Sparta Praha | 7 | 90 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 59 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Santiago Bocari Eneme | Sparta Praha | 7 | 65 | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Jaroslav Zelený | Sparta Praha | 6.9 | 81 | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| John Mercado | Sparta Praha | 7.9 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Albion Rrahmani | Sparta Praha | 6.5 | 65 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Lukáš Haraslín | Sparta Praha | 8.5 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Garang Kuol | Sparta Praha | 7.7 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Lukáš Sadílek | Sparta Praha | 6.9 | 25 | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Jan Kuchta | Sparta Praha | 6.3 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Martin Suchomel | Sparta Praha | 6.7 | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Veljko Birmančević | Sparta Praha | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Pedro Antonio Rodriguez | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jakub Surovčík | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Filip Panák | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kaan Kairinen | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ángelo Preciado | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ondrej Penxa | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kevin-Prince Milla | Sparta Praha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dimitar Mitov | Aberdeen | 5.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Alfie Dorrington | Aberdeen | 6.5 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | Aberdeen | 5.7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Mats Knoester | Aberdeen | 6.5 | 65 | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Dylan Lobban | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Adil Aouchiche | Aberdeen | 7 | 86 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 65 | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 86 | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jesper Karlsson | Aberdeen | 6 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1/0 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 45 | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Marko Lazetić | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 45 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 25 | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | Aberdeen | 6 | 25 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ante Palaversa | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Rodrigo Vitols | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nick Suman | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alexander Jensen | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nicolas Milanović | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Topi Keskinen | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Stuart Armstrong | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kusini Yengi | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
- fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental
Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile
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Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.