Sparta Praha vs Stade Brestois 29

Only Liverpool (12) have won more points than Brest (10) in the UEFA Champions League this season, while they’re just the fourth French side to go unbeaten in their first four matches in the competition overall, after Marseille, Paris SG and Bordeaux.

Sparta Prague have lost each of their last seven games against French sides in European competition (all since 2020), conceding 19 goals and only scoring seven times in return.

Sparta Prague’s late consolation goal was their first shot on target in the game, arriving in the 92nd minute. Scorer Victor Olatunji has been directly involved in three goals in the UEFA Champions League this season (two goals, one assist); the most by a Sparta player since Karel Poborsky in 2003-04 (4).

Sparta Prague have lost their last six matches against French clubs in all European competitions, conceding 18 goals.

Brest are unbeaten in the UEFA Champions League this season (W2 D1) and are looking to become the fourth French side to go unbeaten in their first four games in the competition, along with Marseille (first nine), Paris SG (eight) and Bordeaux (six).

Sparta Prague have failed to score in 27 of their 59 UEFA Champions League matches (46%); among teams to play 50+ games, only Dinamo Zagreb have drawn a blank in a higher percentage of games (55%, 28/51).

Brest won 4-0 away at RB Salzburg in their first ever away UEFA Champions League match. No side in the history of the European Cup has netted four goals in each of their first two away games.

Sparta Prague have shipped 5+ goals in three of their last five matches in major European competition – before this, they’d only done so five times in 244 such matches.