AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Assistant 1 Erik Koopman
- Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting
4 games this season
🟨 1.8/game
⚽ 5.8 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Sep | SBV Vitesse | A | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Aug | RKC Waalwijk | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Aug | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 5–1 | W |
| 28 May | PSV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 21 May | NEC | A | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | AZ | A | 0–2 | L |
| 01 Sep | NEC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Aug | SC Heerenveen | A | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Aug | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Aug | PEC Zwolle | A | 2–1 | W |
| 28 May | FC Groningen | A | 5–0 | W |
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)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
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' KICK OFF: AZ gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Djevencio van der Kust, a Suriname , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 18' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dani de Wit makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 19' Vangelis Pavlidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
- 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 34' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arno Verschueren.
- 43' Said Bakari is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 46' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Django Warmerdam trudges off to be replaced by Djevencio van der Kust on 46 minutes.
- 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jeroen Rijsdijk will be considering his options from the bench.
- 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Sparta Rotterdam are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 61' Sparta Rotterdam come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 70' Jonathan de Guzman makes way for Charles-Andreas Brym at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sparta Rotterdam.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Ernest Poku. He replaces Mayckel Lahdo on 72 minute.
- 77' Sparta Rotterdam fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 81' Poor challenge from Djevencio van der Kust. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 82' Kenzo Goudmijn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sven Mijnans on 82 minute.
- 85' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Koki Saito exits the field as Agustin Anello enters on 85.
- 86' Metinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Kitolano on 86 minute.
- AZ celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 25
- 9
- 2
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16
Sven Mijnans ↓ Kenzo Goudmijn 82'
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23
Mayckel Lahdo ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 72'
- 5
- 19
- 18
Bench
-
28
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 82'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↑ 72'
- 12
- 14
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 72'
-
21
Ernest Poku ↑ 72'
- 30
- 31
- 33
- 15
Coach
Pascal Jansen
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
-
–
Koki Saito ↓ Agustin Anello 85'
- –
- –
-
–
Joshua Kitolano ↓ Metinho 86'
Bench
- –
- –
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–
Charles-Andreas Brym ↑ 70'
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–
Camiel Neghli ↑ 85'
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–
Metinho ↑ 86'
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–
Djevencio van der Kust ↑ 46'
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- –
- –
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Agustin Anello ↑ 85'
- –
Coach
Jeroen Rijsdijk
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dani de Wit | 5 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Vito van Crooij | 4 |
| Abdou Harroui | 2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
| Adil Auassar | 2 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | 2 |
| Zakaria Aboukhlal | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.86
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + AZ to win 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
87%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
30%
AZ or Sparta Rotterdam
83%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.8%
5 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | Sparta Rotterdam covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -2 | 35% | 20% | 45% |
| -1.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| -1 | 55% | 20% | 25% |
| -0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 6% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.