Sparta Praha vs Rakow Czestochowa Prediction and Betting Tips

Sparta Praha will host Rakow Czestochowa at the epet ARENA on Thursday in the third round of the 2025-26 UEFA Conference League's league phase. The home side have hit a rough patch in recent games and will be looking to turn a corner when they return to continental action this week.

Following a dominant 4-1 home victory over Shamrock Rovers in their Conference League opener last month, Sparta headed to Croatia for game two, where they faced Rijeka. They lost the game 1-0 and now sit 15th in the league phase with three points.

Rakow Czestochowa were also triumphant in their tournament opener last month, beating 10-man Universitatea Craiova 2-0 via efforts from Tomasz Pienko and Oskar Repka. However, they needed Stratos Svarnas' 90th-minute equalizer to pick up a point in their 1-1 draw with Sigma Olomouc last time out in the Conference League.

The Polish club now sit eighth in the table with four points from an obtainable six and will be keen to extend their unbeaten start to the competition this week.

Sparta Praha vs Rakow Czestochowa Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Sparta have had six meetings against Polish opponents in European competitions, winning five of those games and losing once.
Rakow's last trip to Prague saw them lose 2-0 to Slavia Praha in the 2022-23 Conference League playoff round.
The visitors have the joint-second-best defensive record in the continental showpiece so far, with one goal conceded in two games.
The hosts have managed just one clean sheet in their last six games across all competitions.

Sparta Praha vs Rakow Czestochowa Prediction

Železná Sparta head into the midweek fixture with two defeats in their last three games following a six-game unbeaten spell. They have, however, recorded 10 wins and a draw in their 11 home games this term and will fancy their chances of a positive result on Thursday.

Medaliki, meanwhile, have won their last three matches and have lost just one of their last nine across all competitions. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams could, however, see the Polish side suffer defeat here.

Prediction: Sparta Praha 2-1 Rakow Czestochowa