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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

Sparta Rotterdam

Last Six:
Last Game: Heerenveen 0-0 Sparta
Friday, August 5 at 7pm in Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

Last Six:
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
Sparta
1-1
AZ
Van Crooij (90+3')
Pavlidis (48')
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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV19151362184446
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1912433629740
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ19104533191434
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard197482632-625
9NAC BredaNAC Breda1981102332-925
10Heerenveen197392135-1424
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II196582426-223
13PEC Zwolle195591928-920
14Heracles184682134-1318
15Groningen184591528-1317
16Sparta RotterdamSparta192891628-1214
17Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1915132044-248
> Eredivisie Full Table


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