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AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
🕒 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
AZ Alkmaar 3 · Sparta Rotterdam 17
Referee Stats
Serdar Gozubuyuk
25 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 60%
Draws 12%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (33-4).
  • AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (76%).
  • AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (16-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-2-4

Goals For / Against

40 / 23
Avg: 2.35 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 1-4-12

Goals For / Against

13 / 39
Avg: 0.76 / 2.29

Points

7
Avg: 0.41

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.06
PPG
0.41
2.35
GF
0.76
1.35
GA
2.29
76%
O2.5
59%
53%
BTTS
47%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank3rd
Sparta Rotterdam rank17th
AZ Alkmaar points71
Sparta Rotterdam points27
AZ Alkmaar: #3 · 71 pts · GD +34
8 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sparta Rotterdam: #17 · 27 pts · GD -41
52 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
44-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals17-9
Record4-0-1
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.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals4-14
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home82%
AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home35%
Sparta Rotterdam score away53%
Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away6%

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 home2.35 vs 1.72
AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.35 vs 1.42
Sparta Rotterdam score away0.76 vs 1.42
Sparta Rotterdam concede away2.29 vs 1.72
AZ Alkmaar score 37% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 46% below league average.
Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 4% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 33% above 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
16
2
Total Shots
33
4
Shots off Goal
11
1
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
20
3
Shots Outside Box
13
1
Ball Possession
76%
24%
Corner Kicks
14
2
Fouls
6
10
Offsides
4
5
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
14
Total Passes
730
232
Passes Accurate
639
142
Passes %
88%
61%

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