AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
- Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 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 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #12 |
| 23 | Points | 12 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 7 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 3 / 3 / 6 |
| 24 | Scored | 21 |
| 16 | Conceded | 29 |
| +8 | GD | -8 |
| 1.92 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 58% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
AZ are 5th (23 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AZ
| Mexx Meerdink | 6 G | 3 A |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 5 G | 1 A |
| Ayoub Oufkir | 3 G | |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 2 G | |
| Calvin Stengs | 1 G | 1 A |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 8 G | 2 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | 1 A |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and AZ launch into their encounter with Sparta Rotterdam.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Django Warmerdam is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
- 15' Maty Ryan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 18' Dani de Wit adds to his 3 season tally! AZ lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 19' The Greece Vangelis Pavlidis breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 2-0!
- 24' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Camiel Neghli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' AZ have won 597 goals from 316 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 34' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 38' Arno Verschueren is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Said Bakari.
- 46' Djevencio van der Kust gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Django Warmerdam and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact 4-2-3-1.
- 61' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djevencio van der Kust made 329 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Charles-Andreas Brym gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Jonathan de Guzman and will look to change the dynamic.
- 72' The whistle greets Mayckel Lahdo as he departs to be replaced by Ernest Poku.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 81' Djevencio van der Kust has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
- 82' AZ make a change. Sven Mijnans trudges off to be replaced by Kenzo Goudmijn on 82 minutes.
- 85' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Agustin Anello is hanging Koki Saito on the field on 85 minute.
- 86' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Joshua Kitolano by Metinho on 86 minute.
- Full Time. AZ beats Sparta Rotterdam
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
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28
Kenzo Goudmijn ↑ 82'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↑ 72'
- 12
- 14
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 72'
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21
Ernest Poku ↑ 72'
- 30
- 31
- 33
- 15
Coach
Pascal Jansen
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
- –
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–
Koki Saito ↓ Agustin Anello 85'
- –
- –
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–
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 |
|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 5 |
| Dani de Wit | 5 |
| Vito van Crooij | 4 |
| Oussama Idrissi | 2 |
| Myron Boadu | 2 |
| Abdou Harroui | 2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 2 |
| Adil Auassar | 2 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23
Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
81%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
39%
AZ or Sparta Rotterdam
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
6%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | Sparta Rotterdam covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -2 | 23% | 18% | 59% |
| -1.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| -1 | 41% | 21% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 10% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.