Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Sparta Rotterdam
4 – 4
Full Time
AZ
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 12:30 UTC Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 55' Marco Bizot
Y 56' Myron Boadu
Y 67' Zakaria Aboukhlal
R 85' Marco Bizot
Sven Mijnans 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ — Eredivisie at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Edgar Bijl

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

3
3
8
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
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

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct AZ H 4–4 D
26 Sep PEC Zwolle A 0–4 L
19 Sep SBV Vitesse A 0–2 L
13 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
08 Mar FC Utrecht A 1–5 L
01 Mar FC Emmen H 5–1 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D
26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
19 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
15 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L
07 Mar ADO Den Haag H 4–0 W
01 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–0 W

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)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
43% Clean Sheets
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sparta Rotterdam and AZ get this one started.
  • 5' Hobie Verhulst, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 9' Against the run of play, Zakaria Aboukhlal has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 14' Dani de Wit doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' Zakaria Aboukhlal adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dani de Wit makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 38' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sparta Rotterdam and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' Dirk Abels gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Jeffrey Fortes 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.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Marco Bizot argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Myron Boadu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' A goal from the Morocco international Abdou Harroui! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-4!
  • 62' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dirk Abels makes it 2-4.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Zakaria Aboukhlal is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 67.
  • 67' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Emanuel Emegha trudges off to be replaced by Danzell Gravenberch on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Benjamin van Leer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Aaron Meijers comes on to replace Deroy Duarte.
  • 78' Ramon Leeuwin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pantelis Hatzidiakos at the 78 minute mark.
  • 81' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Adil Auassar by Laros Duarte on 81 minute.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Red card for Marco Bizot.
  • 85' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ferdy Druijf is hanging Myron Boadu on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' A change in the AZ ranks — Zakaria Aboukhlal exits the field as Hobie Verhulst enters on 87.
  • 88' Lennart Thy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Sven Mijnans on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sparta Rotterdam will be frustrated.
  • 90' Sven Mijnans is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • The points are shared — Sparta Rotterdam 4-4 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2020-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ D 2020-09-26 PEC Zwolle 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-09-19 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax L 2020-03-08 FC Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-03-01 Sparta Rotterdam 5–1 FC Emmen W

AZ Form

2020-10-04 Sparta Rotterdam 4–4 AZ D 2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ D 2020-09-19 AZ 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2020-09-15 FK Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 AZ L 2020-03-07 AZ 4–0 ADO Den Haag W 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.97 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam27% Draw21% AZ52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
48%
Draw or AZ
73%
Sparta Rotterdam or AZ
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam21% Draw33% AZ46%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 3
5.7%
1 – 1
5.2%
1 – 4
4.8%
2 – 4
4.3%
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
3 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 11% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 18% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 17% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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