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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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV1312014593636
2Feyenoord1384131131828
3FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
4Ajax1182125111426
5FC Twente1374226121425
6Go Ahead Eagles135351820-218
7AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
8Fortuna SittardSittard135261418-417
9NECNijmegen125161910916
10Willem II124351312115
11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
12Heerenveen134271326-1314
13Heracles133461425-1113
14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
15Groningen133371224-1212
16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
17Almere CityAlmere City13139630-246
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1312101233-215


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