Netherlands: Eredivisie
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The teams of Sparta Rotterdam and AZ will face each other on Saturday at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel for a game of the 31st round of the Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam are currently on 17th position in the table with 21 points, while AZ are on the 5th place with 31 points separating both sides.
Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Head to Head
| Team | Last Game 2021/12/05 | Last 20 Games |
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Worth Mentioning
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a win for AZ, who prevailed with 3 to 1 at home back in December, 2021. AZ are currently on a run of two back-to-back victories, and have not been defeated for the last eighteen games. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 encounters, with the home side recording 4 triumphs and preventing their opponents from getting the better of them in 8 out of 10. Of their last five clashes, three resulted in over 2.5 goals and three had both squads scoring. During this period, Sparta Rotterdam were not able to maintain a clean sheet, and AZ kept a clean sheet on two occasions. The latest meetings resulted in multiple goals scored by both teams, with a total of 19 goals within this time frame.
Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Last Games Averages
*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games
Sparta RotterdamAZ Alkmaar
Goals
Fouls
Corners
Offsides
Cards
Posession
Sparta Rotterdam Form
- ?
- Laway
- Waway
- Laway
- Laway
- Dhome
- Daway
- Whome
- Lhome
- Whome
- Lhome
Sparta Rotterdam recorded a 2:0 away loss when coming up against Twente in a Eredivisie encounter on April 22nd. The hosts in Sparta Rotterdam’s 10 most recent meetings notched up a victory 6 times and lost in just 2 of these, underlying the importance of the home crowd. Draws were the result of 2 of the previous 10 clashes the club took part in. Two of the preceding five Sparta Rotterdam games resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both sides scoring in two of those. Throughout the period, the squad was capable of limiting their opponents to no goals in one, while they were unsuccessful in scoring in two matches. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 outings saw an average of 2.20 goals.
- Goals0.60
- Fouls12.60
- Corners3.20
- Offsides1.80
- Cards2.30
- Posession41%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| Eredivisie | 2022/04/22 | Twente | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 0 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/19 | Vitesse | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/16 | Fortuna Sittard | Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | 0 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/09 | Ajax | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 1 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/03 | Sparta Rotterdam | Heerenveen | 1 | 1 | D |
| Eredivisie | 2022/03/19 | NEC | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 0 | D |
| Eredivisie | 2022/03/12 | Sparta Rotterdam | Go Ahead Eagles | 1 | 0 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/02/27 | Sparta Rotterdam | PSV | 1 | 2 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/02/13 | Sparta Rotterdam | Willem II | 1 | 0 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/01/23 | Sparta Rotterdam | Utrecht | 0 | 3 | L |
AZ Form
- ?
- Whome
- Laway
- Whome
- Daway
- Whome
- Lhome
- Laway
- Waway
- Lhome
- Waway
In their most recent match AZ played against Heerenveen on Saturday, with the final score of the game being a slender 2:1 home victory. Playing on home ground had no considerable impact in AZ’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 6 victories, while the guests triumphed on 3 occasions. Just one of those last 10 clashes were draws. All of the squad’s five last clashes had over 2.5 goals and all witnessed goals at both ends of the field. AZ conceded in all of those, failing to keep a clean sheet and they scored one or more goals in all of those encounters. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five encounters amount to 17.
- Goals1.80
- Fouls11.20
- Corners3.80
- Offsides2.20
- Cards1.90
- Posession54%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| Eredivisie | 2022/04/23 | AZ | Heerenveen | 2 | 1 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/10 | PEC Zwolle | AZ | 2 | 1 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/04/02 | AZ | Vitesse | 3 | 1 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/03/20 | Willem II | AZ | 2 | 2 | D |
| Europa Conference League | 2022/03/17 | AZ | Bodo / Glimt | 2 | 1 | W |
| Eredivisie | 2022/03/13 | AZ | Twente | 0 | 1 | L |
| Europa Conference League | 2022/03/10 | Bodo / Glimt | AZ | 2 | 1 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/03/06 | NEC | AZ | 1 | 3 | W |
| Cup | 2022/03/03 | AZ | Ajax | 0 | 2 | L |
| Eredivisie | 2022/02/13 | Go Ahead Eagles | AZ | 1 | 4 | W |
Formations and Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam
Formation:4-1-4-1
- G1Maduka Okoye
- D2Dirk Abels
- D3Bart Vriends
- D4Adil Auassar
- D5Aaron Meijers
- M6Joeri de Kamps
- M7Vito van Crooij
- M8Arno Verschueren
- M10Sven Mijnans
- M11Younes Namli
- F9Lennart Thy
1
Maduka Okoye
2
Dirk Abels
3
Bart Vriends
4
Adil Auassar
5
Aaron Meijers
6
Joeri de Kamps
7
Vito van Crooij
8
Arno Verschueren
10
Sven Mijnans
11
Younes Namli
9
Lennart Thy
AZ Alkmaar
Formation:4-2-3-1
- G1Peter Vindahl Jensen
- D2Yukinari Sugawara
- D31Sam Beukema
- D4Bruno Martins Indi
- D5Owen Wijndal
- M6Fredrik Midtsjø
- M20Jordy Clasie
- M7Zakaria Aboukhlal
- M24Tijjani Reijnders
- M11Jesper Karlsson
- F9Vangelis Pavlidis
1
Peter Vindahl Jensen
2
Yukinari Sugawara
31
Sam Beukema
4
Bruno Martins Indi
5
Owen Wijndal
6
Fredrik Midtsjø
20
Jordy Clasie
7
Zakaria Aboukhlal
24
Tijjani Reijnders
11
Jesper Karlsson
9
Vangelis Pavlidis
Popular Markets
This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.
| Last H2H | Last Sparta Rotterdam | Last AZ Alkmaar | Probability | Value Odds Over | |
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| Sparta Rotterdam WIN | 1/10 | 3/10 | - | 20.21% | 4.95 |
| DRAW | 4/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 26.60% | 3.76 |
| AZ Alkmaar WIN | 5/10 | - | 5/10 | 53.19% | 1.88 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 5/10 | 4/10 | 8/10 | 56.00% | 1.79 |
| BTTS | 7/10 | 3/10 | 8/10 | 61.00% | 1.64 |
| Over 4.5 Cards | 3/9 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 22.33% | 4.48 |
| Over 10.5 Corners | 6/9 | 6/10 | 2/10 | 50.67% | 1.97 |
| Sparta Rotterdam over 1.5 Goals | 2/10 | 0/10 | - | 11.00% | 9.09 |
| AZ Alkmaar over 1.5 Goals | 6/10 | - | 6/10 | 60.00% | 1.67 |
Match Details
Sparta RotterdamvsAZ Alkmaar
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90+3`V. van Crooij1 - 1
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87`(in) P. Chatzidiakos(out) J. Clasie
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87`(in) A. F. Witry(out) J. Karlsson
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83`(in) L. Jans(out) A. Meijers
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80`(in) H. Evjen(out) Z. Aboukhlal
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80`(in) K. Sowah(out) V. Pavlidis
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76`(in) J. Van Mullem(out) J. de Kamps
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71`(in) A. Dalmau(out) Y. Namli
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71`(in) T. Beugelsdijk(out) A. Auassar
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48`0 - 1V. PavlidisZ. Aboukhlal