THE LEAGUE'S FAIREST PLAYER HEADS TO LETNÁ: BOLESLAV'S BLACK STREAK AGAINST TROUBLED SPARTA

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AC Sparta Praha – FK Mladá Boleslav

April 13th, 2025

Sunday's program of the 29th round of the Chance Liga will culminate at Letná, where the home team Sparta will welcome Mladá Boleslav. What makes this duel intriguing is that two teams currently struggling with poor form will clash.

After a 1-1 draw in the last round against Baník Ostrava, Sparta has already recorded its 11th match without a win (5 draws, 6 losses) in this Chance Liga season. This is the most point losses for the Letná team at this stage of the competition since the 2019-20 season under Václav Jílek (then 16 matches without a win; 8 draws, 8 losses). Sparta currently has 56 points, which is the fewest since the same season (44) and 14 points fewer than in the previous one.

Mladá Boleslav is in an even worse situation. The Central Bohemians lost their fifth Chance Liga match in a row, succumbing 0-1 to Dukla Praha. They thus recorded the most consecutive defeats in a single league season since the summer of 2020 (also 5). Boleslav has lost eight of the last ten matches (2 wins), with only České Budějovice losing more (9).

Nevertheless, there is a reason for optimism for the home team Sparta. The Letná team managed to equalize after conceding a goal against Baník Ostrava and earn a point from the match. In this Chance Liga season, Sparta has lost only three of nine matches (33.4%) after conceding the first goal (4 wins, 2 draws). Only Slavia has lost fewer such matches (2 out of 5), however, no team has lost such a small proportion of matches after conceding the first goal.

Mladá Boleslav has significant problems with defense. The Central Bohemians allow their opponents an average of 32.4 touches in their own penalty area per match in the spring part of this Chance Liga season, more only allowed by Pardubice (34). Before the winter break, it was 27 touches per match; the increase of 5.4 is, along with Pardubice (also 5.4), the highest after the winter break of this league season.

Mladá Boleslav's captain Tomáš Ladra is an example of sportsmanship in this Chance Liga season. He has not yet seen a single yellow or red card. He is the player who has played the most minutes (2348) without a single warning among all outfield players this season.

We thank OPTA for providing the statistical data.


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