AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar

2 - 0

Sparta Rotterdam

🕒 Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bjorn Kuipers 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 3 · Sparta Rotterdam 8

Referee Stats

Bjorn Kuipers

21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	48%
Draws	29%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (20-5).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (60%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 18

Avg: 2.29 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 2.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.06 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.24

PPG

1.39

2.29

1.06

1.28

65%

O2.5

29%

53%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd

Sparta Rotterdam rank8th

AZ Alkmaar points71

Sparta Rotterdam points47

AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34

1 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sparta Rotterdam: #8 · 47 pts · GD +1

25 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals14-1

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

W W L D W

Points10/15

Weighted index71

Goals6-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 0% · Sparta Rotterdam 0%

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.61

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.06 vs 1.40

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.06 vs 1.40

Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.28 vs 1.61

AZ Alkmaar score 43% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 24% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

635

414

Passes Accurate

543

316

Passes %

86%

76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	9
Draws	5
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (43.8%)
BTTS	11 (68.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

22 Feb 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1 02 Nov 2025 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 1

2024-2025 Season

26 Jan 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2 24 Nov 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2023-2024 Season

02 Mar 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1 17 Sep 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

08 Apr 2023 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1 14 Aug 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 2 - 3

2021-2022 Season

30 Apr 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1 05 Dec 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1

2020-2021 Season

10 Apr 2021 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 04 Oct 2020 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 4 - 4

2017-2018 Season

24 Feb 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 15 Sep 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2

2016-2017 Season

21 Jan 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 02 Oct 2016 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 1