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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
Cambuur
Emmen
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
NEC
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
Apr 30, 2022 at 8pm UK at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Sparta
1 - 1
AZ
van Crooij (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Pavlidis (48')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Sparta Rotterdam and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ are in better form coming into Saturday's game, while they also boast a good record in this fixture. We are tipping them to narrowly edge out their hosts in what should be a keenly-contested encounter. 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 59.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 18.55%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.55%) and 1-2 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.61%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-0 (5.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
18.55%22.34%59.11%
Both teams to score 51.37%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.04%46.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.79%69.21%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.81%39.19%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.1%75.9%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.47%15.53%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.55%44.45%
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 18.55%
    AZ Alkmaar 59.11%
    Draw 22.33%
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 5.7%
2-1 @ 4.97%
2-0 @ 2.67%
3-1 @ 1.55%
3-2 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 18.55%
1-1 @ 10.61%
0-0 @ 6.08%
2-2 @ 4.63%
Other @ 1%
Total : 22.33%
0-1 @ 11.33%
0-2 @ 10.55%
1-2 @ 9.89%
0-3 @ 6.55%
1-3 @ 6.14%
0-4 @ 3.05%
2-3 @ 2.88%
1-4 @ 2.86%
2-4 @ 1.34%
0-5 @ 1.14%
1-5 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 59.11%

How you voted: Sparta vs AZ

Sparta Rotterdam
17.6%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
76.5%
17
Head to Head
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')
Sep 14, 2019 5.30pm
AZ
5-1
Sparta
Idrissi (4', 45'), Boadu (16', 33'), Koopmeiners (81' pen.)
Harroui (2')
Karami (44')
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Feyenoord27197162263664
2PSV EindhovenPSV28185575334259
3Ajax27168372284456
4AZ AlkmaarAZ28166653322154
5Sparta RotterdamSparta28147743301349
6FC Twente27139544222248
7FC UtrechtUtrecht2811984442242
8Heerenveen28108103438-438
9RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk269894140135
10NECNijmegen2771373730734
11Fortuna SittardSittard2795133547-1232
12Go Ahead Eagles2779113646-1030
13Vitesse2869133247-1527
14FC VolendamVolendam2876153258-2627
15EmmenEmmen2759132546-2124
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior2873182565-4024
17Groningen2845192757-3017
18Cambuur2744192151-3016

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