Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar

Sparta Rotterdam

1 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Liesveld 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 15 · AZ Alkmaar 6

Referee Stats

Richard Liesveld

9 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	33%
Draws	44%
Away wins	22%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (12-13).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 24

Avg: 1.41 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 31

Avg: 1.53 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.29

PPG

1.47

1.41

1.53

1.41

1.63

53%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

76%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank15th

AZ Alkmaar rank6th

Sparta Rotterdam points34

AZ Alkmaar points49

Sparta Rotterdam: #15 · 34 pts · GD -19

47 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

AZ Alkmaar: #6 · 49 pts · GD +4

32 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-7

Record2-0-3

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 last 5 away

L W L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-13

Record1-1-3

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.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home82%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away88%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.41 vs 1.66

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.41 vs 1.23

AZ Alkmaar score away1.53 vs 1.23

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.63 vs 1.66

Sparta Rotterdam score 15% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (home)

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

AZ Alkmaar 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

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

406

364

Passes Accurate

296

263

Passes %

73%

72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	6 (75.0%)

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 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