Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.
- Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Blom
- Referee Joost van Zuilen
- Referee Laurens Gerrets
- Referee Erik Kleinjan
- Referee Martin Perez
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec | AZ | H | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Dec | FC Emmen | A | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Dec | Heracles Almelo | H | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Nov | Willem II Tilburg | A | 0–4 | L |
| 24 Nov | SBV Vitesse | H | 2–0 | W |
| 09 Nov | SC Heerenveen | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Dec | AFC Ajax | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Dec | Manchester United FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 07 Dec | PEC Zwolle | A | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Dec | VVV Venlo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Nov | FK Partizan Beograd | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Sparta Rotterdam | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #1 |
| 5 | Points | 19 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 6 / 1 / 0 |
| 10 | Scored | 18 |
| 17 | Conceded | 6 |
| -7 | GD | +12 |
| 0.71 | PPG | 2.71 |
| 14% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
Sparta Rotterdam this season
43%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sparta Rotterdam
| Milan Zonneveld | 5 G | 1 A |
| Marvin Young | 2 G | |
| Nokkvi THorisson | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AZ gets underway.
- 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marco Bizot on 5.
- 7' A moment of madness from Oussama Idrissi on 7 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AZ will be frustrated.
- 8' Time for substitution for AZ. Dani de Wit is replaced by Rody de Boer.
- 13' Sparta Rotterdam is showing some good football. However, Sparta Rotterdam are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' Adil Auassar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
- 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 28' 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.
- 29' Bryan Smeets has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
- 33' Sparta Rotterdam receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
- 36' Adil Auassar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 41' Halil Dervisoglu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sparta Rotterdam must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Sparta Rotterdam is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' It’s a booking for AZ player. Jordy Clasie gets a Yellow card.
- 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Halil Dervisoglu makes it 3-0.
- 60' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 60.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 75' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 77' The whistle greets Oussama Idrissi as he departs to be replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 84' A moment of madness from Bart Vriends on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sparta Rotterdam will be frustrated.
- 85' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Lars Veldwijk comes on to replace Abdou Harroui.
- 87' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Dirk Abels has done his job and it is now time for Abdallah Aberkane to step up.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sparta Rotterdam and AZ (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Sparta Rotterdam Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 4
- 5
- 1
-
2
Dirk Abels ↓ Abdallah Aberkane 87'
- 10
-
7
Abdou Harroui ↓ Lars Veldwijk 85'
- 6
- 3
- 11
- 9
Bench
- 12
- 13
- 15
- 20
-
16
Mohammed Rayhi ↑ 77'
- 14
-
19
Lars Veldwijk ↑ 85'
- 30
-
17
Abdallah Aberkane ↑ 87'
Coach
Henk Fraser
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 15
- 30
- 7
- 2
- 8
- 6
- 11
-
9
Myron Boadu ↓ Yukinari Sugawara 77'
-
10
Dani de Wit ↓ Rody de Boer 8'
- 20
Bench
- 29
- 5
- 24
- 14
-
22
Rody de Boer ↑ 8'
- 16
- 21
-
26
Yukinari Sugawara ↑ 77'
-
17
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 77'
Coach
Arne Slot
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 |
Sparta Rotterdam Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.46
Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sparta Rotterdam win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
55%
Draw or AZ
68%
Sparta Rotterdam or AZ
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–0 not predicted3 – 0Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam
| Handicap | Sparta Rotterdam covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 13% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 20% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 16% | 17% |
| +2.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
Clean Sheet
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
12%
✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.