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AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar
2 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam
🕒 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Pol van Boekel 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
AZ Alkmaar 4 · Sparta Rotterdam 8
Referee Stats
Pol van Boekel
11 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 27%
Draws 27%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 18
Avg: 2.41 / 1.06

Points

36
Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2
Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-2-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 26
Avg: 1.50 / 1.44

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.12
PPG
1.44
2.41
GF
1.50
1.06
GA
1.44
71%
O2.5
53%
47%
BTTS
59%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank4th
Sparta Rotterdam rank8th
AZ Alkmaar points65
Sparta Rotterdam points49
AZ Alkmaar: #4 · 65 pts · GD +31
19 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sparta Rotterdam: #8 · 49 pts · GD +3
35 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D W W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index78
Goals14-6
Record4-1-0
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 L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals11-9
Record3-0-2
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 2.571%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home88%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home41%
Sparta Rotterdam score away76%
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 home2.41 vs 1.77
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.06 vs 1.47
Sparta Rotterdam score away1.50 vs 1.47
Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.44 vs 1.77
AZ Alkmaar score 36% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 28% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 18% 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
7
3
Total Shots
18
10
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
13
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
9
4
Fouls
8
6
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
498
458
Passes Accurate
415
376
Passes %
83%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins9
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (43.8%)
BTTS11 (68.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (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