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Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 14, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta
2 - 3
AZ
van Crooij (1', 59')
Verschueren (36'), van Crooij (38'), Steijn (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Pavlidis (45+1' pen.), de Wit (57'), Milos (65')
Martins Indi (38'), de Wit (38')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Sparta Rotterdam and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 7-0 Dundee Utd
Thursday, August 11 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar have enjoyed the better of this fixture of late and will be confident of keeping their good run going. We fancy them to emerge victorious come the sound of the final whistle in Rotterdam. 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 58.13%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 19.12%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.49%) and 1-2 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.82%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-0 (5.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
19.12% (0.009999999999998 0.01) 22.75% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 58.13% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 51.05% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.11% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)47.89% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.93% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)70.07% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.9% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)39.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.18% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)75.81% (-0.0039999999999907 -0)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.82% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)16.18% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.35% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)45.65% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 19.12%
    AZ Alkmaar 58.12%
    Draw 22.75%
Sparta RotterdamDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 5.94% (0.0040000000000004 0)
2-1 @ 5.08% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 2.79% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-1 @ 1.59% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 1.45%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 19.12%
1-1 @ 10.82% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.33% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 4.63% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 22.75%
0-1 @ 11.52% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 10.49%
1-2 @ 9.85% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-3 @ 6.37% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
1-3 @ 5.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 2.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.81% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 2.72% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-4 @ 1.28% (-0.002 -0)
0-5 @ 1.06% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-5 @ 0.99% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 58.12%

How you voted: Sparta vs AZ

Sparta Rotterdam
3.6%
Draw
3.6%
AZ Alkmaar
92.9%
28
Head to Head
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')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV26233081136872
2Feyenoord26195266214562
3FC Twente26165549252453
4AZ AlkmaarAZ26147553233049
5Ajax26118757471041
6NECNijmegen26109750401039
7Go Ahead Eagles2610793835337
8FC UtrechtUtrecht269983133-236
9Fortuna SittardSittard2697103344-1134
10Sparta RotterdamSparta2687113338-531
11Heerenveen2694134249-731
12Almere CityAlmere City2679102643-1730
13PEC Zwolle2677123447-1328
14Heracles2675143358-2526
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior26410123957-1822
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2664162443-1922
17Vitesse2645172153-3217
18FC VolendamVolendam2635182667-4114

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