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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
Apr 8, 2023 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam logo

AZ
0 - 1
Sparta


Meerdink (45+4'), Lahdo (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lauritsen (45+1')
Lauritsen (22'), Abels (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 1-1 Heerenveen
Saturday, April 1 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 1-3 Feyenoord
Sunday, April 2 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

AZ's dominance in this fixture points to a comfortable victory for them come the sound of the final whistle. While we expect anything but a straightforward affair here, we can see the home side carrying the day, albeit in narrow fashion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 67.18%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 14.16%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.73%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-2 (4.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
67.18% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02) 18.66% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 14.16% (0.011999999999999 0.01)
Both teams to score 53.96% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.35% (0.013999999999996 0.01)38.65% (-0.014999999999993 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.05% (0.015999999999998 0.02)60.95% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.39% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)10.61% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.59% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)34.41%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.36% (0.030000000000001 0.03)39.64% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.68% (0.029 0.03)76.32% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 67.18%
    Sparta Rotterdam 14.16%
    Draw 18.66%
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-0 @ 10.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.79%
1-0 @ 9.44% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.91% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.32%
4-0 @ 4.44% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
4-1 @ 4.11%
3-2 @ 3.39% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.99% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.9% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-1 @ 1.84%
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 67.18%
1-1 @ 8.73% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 4.53% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-0 @ 4.21% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-3 @ 1.05% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 18.66%
1-2 @ 4.04% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-1 @ 3.89%
0-2 @ 1.8% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.4% (0.0029999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 1.25% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 14.16%

How you voted: AZ vs Sparta

AZ Alkmaar
100%
Draw
0.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
0.0%
21
Head to Head
Aug 14, 2022 3.45pm
Sparta
2-3
AZ
Van Crooij (1', 59')
Verschueren (36'), van Crooij (38'), Steijn (90+1')
Pavlidis (45+1' pen.), De Wit (57'), Milos (65')
Martins Indi (38'), de Wit (38')
Apr 30, 2022 8pm
Dec 5, 2021 1.30pm
AZ
3-1
Sparta
Karlsson (27' pen., 31'), Pavlidis (58')
Pavlidis (45')
Auassar (19')
Apr 10, 2021 7pm
AZ
2-0
Sparta
Clasie (13'), De Wit (66')

Pinto (71')
Oct 4, 2020 1.30pm
Sparta
4-4
AZ
Harroui (57'), Abels (64'), Thy (88' pen.), Mijnans (90')
Mijnans (90+5')
Aboukhlal (9', 19'), De Wit (14', 33')
Bizot (55'), Boadu (56'), Aboukhlal (67')
Bizot (85')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV19151362184446
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1912433629740
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ19104533191434
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard197482632-625
9NAC BredaNAC Breda1981102332-925
10Heerenveen197392135-1424
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II196582426-223
13PEC Zwolle195591928-920
14Heracles184682134-1318
15Groningen184591528-1317
16Sparta RotterdamSparta192891628-1214
17Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1915132044-248


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