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Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
Apr 30, 2022 at 8pm UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
AZ Alkmaar

Sparta
1 - 1
AZ

van Crooij (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Pavlidis (48')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ are in better form coming into Saturday's game, while they also boast a good record in this fixture. We are tipping them to narrowly edge out their hosts in what should be a keenly-contested encounter. 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 59.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 18.55%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.55%) and 1-2 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.61%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-0 (5.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
18.55%22.34%59.11%
Both teams to score 51.37%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.04%46.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.79%69.21%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.81%39.19%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.1%75.9%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.47%15.53%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.55%44.45%
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 18.55%
    AZ Alkmaar 59.11%
    Draw 22.33%
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 5.7%
2-1 @ 4.97%
2-0 @ 2.67%
3-1 @ 1.55%
3-2 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 18.55%
1-1 @ 10.61%
0-0 @ 6.08%
2-2 @ 4.63%
Other @ 1%
Total : 22.33%
0-1 @ 11.33%
0-2 @ 10.55%
1-2 @ 9.89%
0-3 @ 6.55%
1-3 @ 6.14%
0-4 @ 3.05%
2-3 @ 2.88%
1-4 @ 2.86%
2-4 @ 1.34%
0-5 @ 1.14%
1-5 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 59.11%

How you voted: Sparta vs AZ

Sparta Rotterdam
17.6%
Draw
5.9%
AZ Alkmaar
76.5%
17
Head to Head
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')
Dec 21, 2019 6.45pm
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
AZ
5-1
Sparta
Idrissi (4', 45'), Boadu (16', 33'), Koopmeiners (81' pen.)
Harroui (2')
Karami (44')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Feyenoord16105140182235
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1511222920935
4Ajax15103232161633
5FC Twente1584330201028
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1582528161226
7Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
8NAC BredaNAC Breda157171723-622
9Go Ahead Eagles156362523221
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen155192119216
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen154471424-1016
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta152581323-1011
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
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