Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar — Eredivisie

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Sparta Rotterdam

1–1Full-time

AZ Alkmaar

WWLLWDGoals 17-13

DWWWWWGoals 26-8

Match events

6'Guus Til (I. Bel Hassani)
39'M. Breuer (L. Brogno)
41'R. van Eijden
43'D. Luckassen
46'F. Pinteaux (Bart Vriends)
58'K. Dougall
61'L. Brogno (C. Goodwin)
66'M. Seuntjens (B. Rienstra)
73'Guus Til (L. Garcia)
81'Fred Friday (R. Mühren)
82'Denzel Dumfries
90+4'S. Spierings (Sherel Floranus)
90'Denzel Dumfries

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar

4-3-3

A. PastoorCoach

John van den Brom

Bench (10)

Bench (7)

Match trends

Sparta Rotterdam have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar have averaged 2.6 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

2Sparta Rotterdam wins

2Draws

4AZ Alkmaar wins

9-13Goals

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

1.7Goals scored per game2.6

1.3Goals conceded per game0.8

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

Referee

Richard Liesveld

2.86Yellow cards / game

0.14Red cards / game

0Penalties scored / game

Based on 7 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

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%

AZ Alkmaar

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

37.5%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

25%

Match statistics

53%Possession47%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target4

12Total shots13

4Shots off target7

4Blocked shots2

4Shots inside the box5

8Shots outside the box8

6Corners5

2Offsides2

17Fouls18

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves3

406Total passes364

296Accurate passes263

73%Pass accuracy72%

Player ratings

1K. DougallSparta Rotterdam🟨8.0
2I. Bel HassaniAZ Alkmaar🅰️ 17.9
3S. WuytensAZ Alkmaar7.6
4M. BreuerSparta Rotterdam⚽ 17.6
5R. HapsAZ Alkmaar7.4
6M. DijkstraSparta Rotterdam7.3

Box score

Sparta Rotterdam

6

6Rick Van DrongelenD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

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1Roy KortsmitG · 90'

6.9

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Passes56%

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2Denzel DumfriesD · 89'

🟥6.1

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Passes47%

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8

8M. DijkstraM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes78%

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10

10S. SpieringsF · 89'

6.2

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Passes80%

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11

11L. BrognoF · 61'

🅰️ 17.2

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Passes66%

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3

3F. PinteauxD · 45'

6.2

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Passes95%

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4

4K. DougallM · 90'

🟨8.0

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes77%

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9Zakaria El AzzouziF · 90'

6.5

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Passes77%

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5

5M. BreuerD · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes75%

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7

7T. VerhaarF · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes69%

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Bench (10)

12Sherel FloranusD · 1'

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Passes0%

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15Deroy DuarteM

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18

18F. StokkersF

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17

17C. GoodwinM · 29'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes81%

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16Ivan CaleroM

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30

30R. KieboomG

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20

20M. VerripsG

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14Bart VriendsD · 45'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

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13

13R. KettingD

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19

19C. ChevreuilF

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AZ Alkmaar

15Guus TilM · 73'

⚽ 17.1

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes88%

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1

1S. RochetG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

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30

30S. WuytensD · 90'

7.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes88%

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19Dabney dos SantosF · 90'

6.5

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes66%

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27Fred FridayF · 81'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes60%

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3

3R. van EijdenD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes83%

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5

5R. HapsD · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

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23

23D. LuckassenD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

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2

2M. JohanssonD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

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20

20M. SeuntjensF · 66'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

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18

18I. Bel HassaniM · 90'

🅰️ 17.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes55%

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Bench (7)

8

8J. van OvereemM

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35

35O. WijndalD

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28

28L. GarciaF · 17'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

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16

16G. CoutinhoG

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21

21R. MührenM · 9'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes25%

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29Fernando LewisD

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6

6B. RienstraM · 24'

6.7

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Passes82%

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Frequently asked questions

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

Kickoff is at Oct 2, 2016, 2:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).