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Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 14, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
AZ Alkmaar

Sparta
2 - 3
AZ

van Crooij (1', 59')
Verschueren (36'), van Crooij (38'), Steijn (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pavlidis (45+1' pen.), de Wit (57'), Milos (65')
Martins Indi (38'), de Wit (38')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 7-0 Dundee Utd
Thursday, August 11 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar have enjoyed the better of this fixture of late and will be confident of keeping their good run going. We fancy them to emerge victorious come the sound of the final whistle in Rotterdam. 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 58.13%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 19.12%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.49%) and 1-2 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.82%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-0 (5.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
19.12% (0.009999999999998 0.01) 22.75% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 58.13% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 51.05% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.11% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)47.89% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.93% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)70.07% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.9% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)39.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.18% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)75.81% (-0.0039999999999907 -0)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.82% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)16.18% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.35% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)45.65% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 19.12%
    AZ Alkmaar 58.12%
    Draw 22.75%
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 5.94% (0.0040000000000004 0)
2-1 @ 5.08% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 2.79% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-1 @ 1.59% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 19.12%
1-1 @ 10.82% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.33% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 4.63% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 22.75%
0-1 @ 11.52% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 10.49%
1-2 @ 9.85% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-3 @ 6.37% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
1-3 @ 5.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 2.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.81% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 2.72% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-4 @ 1.28% (-0.002 -0)
0-5 @ 1.06% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-5 @ 0.99% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 58.12%

How you voted: Sparta vs AZ

Sparta Rotterdam
Draw
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam
3.6%
Draw
3.6%
AZ Alkmaar
92.9%
28
Head to Head
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')
Dec 21, 2019 6.45pm
Sparta
3-0
AZ
Auassar (18'), Smeets (29'), Dervisoglu (57' pen.)
Smeets (33'), Auassar (36'), Rigo (60'), Vriends (84')

Idrissi (7'), Clasie (55')
Bizot (5')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax30234362263673
2PSV EindhovenPSV29204586335364
3Feyenoord29178464323259
4FC UtrechtUtrecht30178557421559
5FC Twente29139755411448
6AZ AlkmaarAZ29137947331446
7Go Ahead Eagles2913795246646
8Heerenveen30107133853-1537
9Groningen3098133245-1335
10Heracles30811113752-1535
11Sparta RotterdamSparta29810113336-334
12NECNijmegen2996144243-133
13Fortuna SittardSittard2996143349-1633
14PEC Zwolle29710123544-931
15NAC BredaNAC Breda2987143149-1831
16Willem II2966173049-1924
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2947183558-2319
18Almere CityAlmere City3047192159-3819


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