Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
AZ
3 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 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

8
3
3
AZ 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-11-02 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AZ 2025-01-26 AZ 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 AZ 2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
14 Feb SBV Excelsior A 2–1 W
08 Feb AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
31 Jan NEC H 1–3 L
25 Jan Telstar 1963 A 1–0 W
21 Jan SBV Excelsior H 1–1 D
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb AZ A 1–3 L
17 Feb NEC H 1–1 D
07 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 2–2 D
31 Jan FC Groningen H 2–0 W
25 Jan FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
18 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 4–3 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)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, Sparta Rotterdam does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sparta Rotterdam.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 5
Dani de Wit 5
Vito van Crooij 4
Arno Verschueren 2
Oussama Idrissi 2
Myron Boadu 2
Abdou Harroui 2
Jesper Karlsson 2

Head to Head

2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-11-02 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AZ 2025-01-26 AZ 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 AZ 2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ

AZ Form

2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-02-14 SBV Excelsior 1–2 AZ W 2026-02-08 AZ 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2026-01-31 AZ 1–3 NEC L 2026-01-25 Telstar 1963 0–1 AZ W 2026-01-21 AZ 1–1 SBV Excelsior D

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 NEC D 2026-02-07 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam D 2026-01-31 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen W 2026-01-25 FC Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-01-18 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–4 Sparta Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.37 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ59% Draw21% Sparta Rotterdam20%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
80%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
41%
AZ or Sparta Rotterdam
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ45% Draw38% Sparta Rotterdam17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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