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AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
2 – 0
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 71' Mica Pinto

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee

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
2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ 2019-12-21 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 AZ 2019-09-14 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
03 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
21 Mar PSV H 2–0 W
13 Mar FC Twente '65 H 4–1 W
07 Mar SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
28 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 4–2 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr AZ A 0–2 L
03 Apr PEC Zwolle H 3–2 W
21 Mar Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
13 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W
09 Mar VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
05 Mar FC Emmen A 1–1 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AZ and Sparta Rotterdam has kicked off!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 13' What a strike from Jordy Clasie! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Laros Duarte, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' Sparta Rotterdam 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.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' Bryan Smeets, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Bryan Smeets is replaced by Reda Kharchouch on 56 minute.
  • 57' Mario Engels is replacing Sven Mijnans for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 61' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani de Wit is hanging Albert Gudmundsson on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' A goal from the Netherlands international Dani de Wit! He fires home on 66 to make it 2-0!
  • 71' Mica Pinto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Mica Pinto by Aaron Meijers on 76 minute.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Sparta Rotterdam are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 82' The AZ bench stirs into life. Jordy Clasie is withdrawn and Tijjani Reijnders gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Albert Gudmundsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 101 appearances.
  • Sparta Rotterdam will have plenty to reflect on. AZ were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dani de Wit 5
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Vito van Crooij 4
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Zakaria Aboukhlal 2
Arno Verschueren 2
Oussama Idrissi 2
Myron Boadu 2

Head to Head

2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ 2019-12-21 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 AZ 2019-09-14 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Form

2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ W 2021-03-21 AZ 2–0 PSV W 2021-03-13 AZ 4–1 FC Twente '65 W 2021-03-07 SBV Vitesse 2–1 AZ L 2021-02-28 AZ 4–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-04-03 Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 PEC Zwolle W 2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-03-09 VVV Venlo 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-03-05 FC Emmen 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.07 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + AZ to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ72% Draw16% Sparta Rotterdam12%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
28%
AZ or Sparta Rotterdam
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ60% Draw31% Sparta Rotterdam9%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
9%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
6.8%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
5 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 40% — 60%
-2 40% 21% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 18% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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