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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

FT(HT: 0-1)
Lauritsen (45+1')

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: Sparta 1-3 Feyenoord
Sunday, April 2 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

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')