PRAGUA (Interstat) — AC Sparta Praha opened its UEFA Europa Conference League campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Aberdeen FC on Thursday at epet Arena.

The hosts controlled the match from the start. John Mercado opened the scoring in the 16th minute, followed by a goal from Lukáš Haraslín in the 29th. Substitute Garang Kuol added a third in the 66th minute, with assists from fellow substitutes Graeme Shinnie and Jesper Karlsson. Both Shinnie and Karlsson also received yellow cards.

The result matched the pregame projection from Interstat, which gave Sparta Praha an 80.6% probability to win. Sparta Praha begins group play with a win, while Aberdeen starts with a loss.