AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie

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AZ Alkmaar

2–1Full-time

Sparta Rotterdam

DWWWWWGoals 26-8

WWLLWDGoals 17-13

AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · Capacity 19,500 · grass · Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk

Match events

19'Julian Chabot (R. Sanusi)
44'Wout Weghorst (Oussama Idrissi)
46'Fred Friday (I. Alhalft)
73'Teun Koopmeiners (M. Seuntjens)
82'Guus Til (Ferdy Druijf)
86'Oussama Idrissi (Stijn Wuytens)

Lineups

AZ Alkmaar

Sparta Rotterdam

4-3-3

5-3-2

J. van den BromCoach

D. Advocaat

Bench (9)

Bench (10)

Match trends

AZ Alkmaar have averaged 2.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sparta Rotterdam have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4AZ Alkmaar wins

2Draws

2Sparta Rotterdam wins

13-9Goals

AZ Alkmaar

1–2Jan 26, 2025, 3:45 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

1–2Nov 24, 2024, 1:30 PM

AZ Alkmaar

Sparta Rotterdam

1–1Mar 2, 2024, 8:00 PM

AZ Alkmaar

2–0Sep 17, 2023, 2:45 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar

0–1Apr 8, 2023, 6:00 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

2–3Aug 14, 2022, 2:45 PM

AZ Alkmaar

Sparta Rotterdam

1–1Apr 30, 2022, 7:00 PM

AZ Alkmaar

3–1Dec 5, 2021, 1:30 PM

Sparta Rotterdam

Pre-match comparison

2.6Goals scored per game1.7

0.8Goals conceded per game1.3

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Serdar Gozubuyuk

3.24Yellow cards / game

0.19Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 42 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

AZ Alkmaar

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

37.5%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

16.7%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

16.7%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

76%Possession24%

—Expected goals (xG)—

16Shots on target2

33Total shots4

11Shots off target1

6Blocked shots1

20Shots inside the box3

13Shots outside the box1

14Corners2

4Offsides5

6Fouls10

—Yellow cards—

0Red cards0

1Goalkeeper saves14

730Total passes232

639Accurate passes142

88%Pass accuracy61%

Player ratings

1Oussama IdrissiAZ Alkmaar⚽ 1🅰️ 110.0
2Alireza JahanbakhshAZ Alkmaar9.4
3J. HuthSparta Rotterdam9.1
4Teun KoopmeinersAZ Alkmaar7.8
5Fredrik MidtsjøAZ Alkmaar7.6
6Stijn WuytensAZ Alkmaar🅰️ 17.4

Box score

AZ Alkmaar

5Thomas OuwejanD · 90'

7.3

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels83%

15Guus TilM · 82'

6.7

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels17%

9Wout Weghorst (C)F · 90'

⚽ 17.0

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels25%

2Jonas SvenssonD · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels45%

1Marco BizotG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels—

14Teun KoopmeinersM · 73'

7.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels69%

7Alireza JahanbakhshF · 90'

9.4

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Shots4/8 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels69%

30Stijn WuytensD · 90'

🅰️ 17.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes97%

Tackles—

Duels67%

22Oussama IdrissiF · 90'

⚽ 1🅰️ 110.0

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Shots2/10 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels61%

12

12Pantelis HatzidiakosD · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles—

Duels43%

6Fredrik MidtsjøM · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels54%

Bench (9)

8

8J. van OvereemM

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26Owen WijndalD

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49

49M. HoedemakersM

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4Ron VlaarD

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16

16G. CoutinhoG

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20

20M. SeuntjensF · 17'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes96%

Tackles—

Duels0%

18Iliass Bel HassaniM

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23Ricardo Van RhijnD

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38Ferdy DruijfF · 8'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

Sparta Rotterdam

5Sherel FloranusD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels80%

10Deroy DuarteM · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes56%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1

1J. HuthG · 90'

9.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes41%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4Julian ChabotD · 90'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels64%

11

11M. KramerF · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6Abdou HarrouiM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels27%

9Fred FridayF · 45'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels50%

3Michel BreuerD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels100%

8R. Sanusi (C)M · 90'

🅰️ 16.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes58%

Tackles—

Duels43%

2Bart VriendsD · 90'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes55%

Tackles—

Duels13%

7

7F. HolstD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels29%

Bench (10)

21

21D. dos SantosF

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15

15R. MührenM

—

14

14S. SpieringsF

—

12

12C. GoodwinM

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16

16I. AlhalftF · 45'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels30%

13Paco Van MoorselM

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20

20L. NienhuisG

—

19

19N. ProschwitzF

—

18

18R. AcheF

—

17

17S. AhannachF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam played?+

The match is played at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar (capacity 19,500).

What time does AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 24, 2018, 5:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).