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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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6NECNijmegen321311862471550
7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462


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