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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 5, 2021 at 1.30pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam logo

AZ
3 - 1
Sparta

Karlsson (27' pen., 31'), Pavlidis (58')
Pavlidis (45')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Auassar (19')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Sparta Rotterdam

The onus is more on AZ Alkmaar to take control of proceedings and secure all three points in this one. We fancy them to get the job done in a relatively comfortable manner. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 70.02%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 11.14%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.77%) and 3-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.91%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 0-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
70.02%18.84%11.14%
Both teams to score 44.1%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.09%46.91%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.83%69.17%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.8%12.2%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.13%37.87%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.23%49.77%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.5%84.5%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 70.01%
    Sparta Rotterdam 11.14%
    Draw 18.84%
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-0 @ 13.43%
1-0 @ 12.77%
3-0 @ 9.42%
2-1 @ 9.38%
3-1 @ 6.58%
4-0 @ 4.96%
4-1 @ 3.46%
3-2 @ 2.29%
5-0 @ 2.09%
5-1 @ 1.46%
4-2 @ 1.21%
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 70.01%
1-1 @ 8.91%
0-0 @ 6.07%
2-2 @ 3.27%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 18.84%
0-1 @ 4.24%
1-2 @ 3.11%
0-2 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 11.14%

How you voted: AZ vs Sparta

AZ Alkmaar
100%
Draw
0.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
0.0%
12
Head to Head
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AZ
2-0
Sparta
Clasie (13'), De Wit (66')

Pinto (71')
Oct 4, 2020 1.30pm
Gameweek 4
Sparta
4-4
AZ
Harroui (57'), Abels (64'), Thy (88' pen.), Mijnans (90')
Mijnans (90+5')
Aboukhlal (9', 19'), De Wit (14', 33')
Bizot (55'), Boadu (56'), Aboukhlal (67')
Bizot (85')
Dec 21, 2019 6.45pm
Gameweek 18
Sparta
3-0
AZ
Auassar (18'), Smeets (29'), Dervisoglu (57' pen.)
Smeets (33'), Auassar (36'), Rigo (60'), Vriends (84')

Idrissi (7'), Clasie (55')
Bizot (5')
Sep 14, 2019 5.30pm
Gameweek 6
AZ
5-1
Sparta
Idrissi (4', 45'), Boadu (16', 33'), Koopmeiners (81' pen.)
Harroui (2')
Karami (44')
Feb 24, 2018 5.30pm
rhs 2.0
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2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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