Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Danny Makkelie

24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.54
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	42%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 27

Avg: 1.24 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

1.35

PPG

1.24

1.12

1.59

1.47

41%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Sparta Rotterdam points43

AZ Alkmaar points52

Sparta Rotterdam: #10 · 43 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% 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)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Toornstra

1st substitution · For: J. Kitolano

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Smit

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Jensen

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Clement

2nd substitution · For: A. Santos

79'

79' T. Lauritsen

79'

79' W. Goes

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Smit

1st substitution · For: D. Kwakman

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Weslley Patati

2nd substitution · For: I. Sadiq

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Parrott

3rd substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Oufkir

3rd substitution · For: J. de Guzmán

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Teo Quintero

4th substitution · For: N. Þórisson

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. van Bergen

5th substitution · For: Jelani Seedorf

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 on Sunday, 02 November 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Toornstra replacing J. Kitolano. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 69' when K. Smit scored, with the assist credited to I. Jensen, making the score 0-1. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 73', with P. Clement replacing A. Santos. T. Lauritsen received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 79'. W. Goes received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 79'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 80', with K. Smit replacing D. Kwakman. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Weslley Patati replacing I. Sadiq. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 81', with T. Parrott replacing L. Zeefuik. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Oufkir replacing J. de Guzmán. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 84', with Teo Quintero replacing N. Þórisson. Sparta Rotterdam made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. van Bergen replacing Jelani Seedorf.

Sparta Rotterdam used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 3 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 1 yellow card, while AZ Alkmaar got 1 yellow card.