FC Copenhagen vs Sparta Prague Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 06/08/2023, 12:57  by Sridhar in Champions League Predictions

Copenhagen and Sparta Prague will look to move closer to the Champions League group stage as they play on Tuesday. This will the first leg of the third-round qualifying tie in the UEFA Champions League. The winner of this two-legged tie will play the winner of KI vs Molde in the play-off round while the losers will be transferred to the Europa League play-off round. Having reached the group stages of this tournament last year, the Danish club will be hopeful of repeating that form. They have made a positive start to the league campaign this year with three straight wins. That included a 4-0 win over the weekend giving them momentum for this fixture. They have won seven matches in a row, including an 8-3 win over Breidablik in the second qualifying round. This is a welcome change for the Danish hosts as this sequence has halted a winless run of seven matches in this competition.

Sparta Prague are the reigning Czech Champions and that gave them a chance to start their Champions League campaign at this stage of the tournament - in the third qualifying round. Much like their hosts, Sparta have also started their domestic league campaign positively. They have won three games in a row to start with an unblemished record this season. It would be the European stage though, that they would be focusing their energies. Sparta were a regular on the European scene but haven’t played in the Champions League group stage since the 2005-06 campaign. It would need them to be better prepared to end that drought as they have never won a game against Copenhagen.