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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 EindhovenPSV1211014093133
2FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
3Ajax1182125111426
4Feyenoord1274128131525
5FC Twente1264224111322
6AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
7Fortuna SittardSittard125251316-317
8NECNijmegen125161910916
9Willem II124351312115
10Go Ahead Eagles124351520-515
11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
12Heerenveen124261323-1014
13Groningen123361219-712
14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
15Heracles123361223-1112
16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
17Almere CityAlmere City12138627-216
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1211101031-214


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