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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
Apr 8, 2023 at 7pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam logo

AZ
0 - 1
Sparta


Meerdink (45+4'), Lahdo (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lauritsen (45+1')
Lauritsen (22'), Abels (83')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 1-1 Heerenveen
Saturday, April 1 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 1-3 Feyenoord
Sunday, April 2 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

AZ's dominance in this fixture points to a comfortable victory for them come the sound of the final whistle. While we expect anything but a straightforward affair here, we can see the home side carrying the day, albeit in narrow fashion. 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 67.18%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 14.16%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.73%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-2 (4.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
67.18% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02) 18.66% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 14.16% (0.011999999999999 0.01)
Both teams to score 53.96% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.35% (0.013999999999996 0.01)38.65% (-0.014999999999993 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.05% (0.015999999999998 0.02)60.95% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.39% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)10.61% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.59% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)34.41%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.36% (0.030000000000001 0.03)39.64% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.68% (0.029 0.03)76.32% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 67.18%
    Sparta Rotterdam 14.16%
    Draw 18.66%
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-0 @ 10.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.79%
1-0 @ 9.44% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.91% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.32%
4-0 @ 4.44% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
4-1 @ 4.11%
3-2 @ 3.39% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.99% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.9% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-1 @ 1.84%
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 67.18%
1-1 @ 8.73% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 4.53% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-0 @ 4.21% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-3 @ 1.05% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 18.66%
1-2 @ 4.04% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-1 @ 3.89%
0-2 @ 1.8% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.4% (0.0029999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 1.25% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 14.16%

How you voted: AZ vs Sparta

AZ Alkmaar
100%
Draw
0.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
0.0%
21
Head to Head
Aug 14, 2022 3.45pm
Sparta
2-3
AZ
Van Crooij (1', 59')
Verschueren (36'), van Crooij (38'), Steijn (90+1')
Pavlidis (45+1' pen.), De Wit (57'), Milos (65')
Martins Indi (38'), de Wit (38')
Apr 30, 2022 8pm
Dec 5, 2021 1.30pm
AZ
3-1
Sparta
Karlsson (27' pen., 31'), Pavlidis (58')
Pavlidis (45')
Auassar (19')
Apr 10, 2021 7pm
AZ
2-0
Sparta
Clasie (13'), De Wit (66')

Pinto (71')
Oct 4, 2020 1.30pm
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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