Sparta Prague vs Teplice Prediction: Prague have to turn the tables around

In round 16 of the Czech Fortuna Liga, Sparta Prague will play Teplice at epet ARENA. The last meeting between these two teams ended in a huge margin win for Sparta Prague. Can Teplice, coming off a strong performance, keep things going?

Sparta Prague's last league game was against Mlada Boleslav, and they settled for a draw. In that road game, Sparta Prague had a 0-1 lead with Victor Olatunji's strike in the 9th minute before Matyas Votjta levelled the score for Mlada. However, in the 60th minute, Elias Cobbaut's strike restored this team's lead 15 minutes after the break, but a poor defensive play saw this team team concede in just eight minutes to full time. Heading into this game, Sparta Prague have failed to win any of their last three matches and won just two of their last ten games.

Teplice thrashed Ceske Budejovice the previous time out before the break, securing a 5-2 win. In that game, Teplice took a 2-0 lead, with Nemanja Micevic and Daniel Trubac netting for them. However, while their opponent levelled the score just one minute into the second half, three second-half goals from Jakub Emmer, Filip Horsky and Matej Radosta were enough to seal maximum points for Teplice at the end of the final whistle. Heading into this game, Teplice have three wins and two defeats in their last five matches. In those encounters, Teplice scored 11 goals while conceding eight.

Sparta Prague are expected to be at their best form, play at the top level, and show they are ready to compete, following poor performances in recent games. While Teplice have been playing at the top level lately, I do not see them drop points easily. While the two teams have what it takes to score in attack, I expect this game to feature a lot of attacking plays. Yet, Sparta Prague are too good for its visitors at home, and I expect them to get maximum points.