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AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AZ
5 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 16:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 44' Khalid Karami

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Robin Gansner

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
3
3
AZ 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 5–1 W
01 Sep SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
29 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 4–1 W
22 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug FC Groningen H 0–0 D
15 Aug FK Mariupol H 4–0 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep AZ A 1–5 L
01 Sep AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
25 Aug PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
17 Aug ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
09 Aug VVV Venlo H 4–1 W
04 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D

Season Stats

AZ Sparta Rotterdam
#1 Position #12
19 Points 5
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
18 Scored 10
6 Conceded 17
+12 GD -7
2.71 PPG 0.71
86% Win % 14%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between AZ and Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 2' Abdou Harroui has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 4' GOAL! Oussama Idrissi scores on 4. Assisted by Ron Vlaar
  • 9' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 16' Against the run of play, Myron Boadu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 21' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at . AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' Sparta Rotterdam have won 314 goals from 234 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Myron Boadu makes it 3-1.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Sparta Rotterdam are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact .
  • 44' That is a Yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam. Khalid Karami will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' Oussama Idrissi adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Ragnar Ache is replacing Laros Duarte for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 63' AZ make a change. Ron Vlaar trudges off to be replaced by Pantelis Hatzidiakos on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arne Slot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Yukinari Sugawara is replacing Myron Boadu for the AZ side.
  • 78' Jordy Clasie gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Calvin Stengs and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Teun Koopmeiners adds to his 2 season tally! AZ lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.79 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + AZ to win 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ77% Draw13% Sparta Rotterdam10%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 4.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
90%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
23%
AZ or Sparta Rotterdam
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ68% Draw25% Sparta Rotterdam7%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
4 – 1
7%
5 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
5 – 1
Actual
6 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 53% — 47%
-2 53% 19% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 14% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.