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AZ v Sparta Rotterdam : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 26th Jan, 15:45 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

It's an away trip for Jeroen Rijsdijk's Sparta Rotterdam side on Sunday afternoon, as they visit the AFAS Stadion for a Eredivisie clash with Maarten Martens's AZ. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Eredivisie performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think AZ Alkmaar are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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AZ Alkmaar
57%
8/15-
Draw
23%
3/1-
S.Rotterdam
21%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1-
AZ Alkmaar 1-0
11%
8/1-
AZ Alkmaar 2-1
10%
15/2-
AZ Alkmaar 2-0
10%
15/2-
AZ Alkmaar 3-1
6%
11/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-0
6%
11/1-
S.Rotterdam 1-0
6%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
14/1-
S.Rotterdam 2-1
5%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
AZ Alkmaar 3-2
3%
20/1-
S.Rotterdam 2-0
3%
33/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-1
3%
20/1-
AZ Alkmaar 4-0
3%
20/1-
S.Rotterdam 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
27/20-
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
42%
11/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/6-
BTTS - No
47%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
2/1-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
17/2-
Home/draw
79%
1/8-
Away/draw
43%
11/8-
Home/away
77%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
8/15-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Home DNB
73%
2/11-
Away DNB
37%
7/2-
AZ Alkmaar win to nil
31%
7/4-
S.Rotterdam win to nil
10%
10/1-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar
36%
13/10-
AZ Alkmaar / S.Rotterdam
2%
40/1-
AZ Alkmaar / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / AZ Alkmaar
19%
10/3-
Draw / S.Rotterdam
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
S.Rotterdam / AZ Alkmaar
4%
18/1-
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam
9%
17/2-
S.Rotterdam / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

AZ Alkmaar have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. AZ Alkmaar have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

AZ Alkmaar have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

S.Rotterdam are in 16th position in the Eredivisie on 13 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won 1. S.Rotterdam have conceded 24 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
AZ Alkmaar
S.Rotterdam
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1815124646 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
May 18
l
 
2-1F
2
Ajax1813322242 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
l
 
0-2A
Apr 27
3
Utrecht181233739 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 18
l
 
1-4A
May 14
4
Feyenoord1810531835 
Apr 5
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
5
Twente1810441534 
w
 
1-0F
May 14
May 4
d
 
1-1A
6
AZ Alkmaar Home1810351433 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
7
GA Eagles18846628 
d
 
2-2F
May 4
l
 
1-2A
Feb 14
8
Fortuna18747-325 
Feb 23
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
9
Heerenveen18738-1224 
w
 
9-1F
Mar 2
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
10
Willem II18648-222 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 2
Mar 2
w
 
1-2F
11
NAC187110-1022 
Apr 24
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 7
12
NEC186210020 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
13
PEC Zwolle18459-1117 
Feb 9
w
 
1-2F
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
14
Groningen17458-1217 
May 11
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 2
l
 
1-0A
15
Heracles17368-1515 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 13
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
16
S.Rotterdam A18279-1213 
Jan 26
w
 
1-2F
-
-
17
Almere City182412-2710 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2A
May 10
18
Waalwijk181413-247 
Mar 9
w
 
0-3F
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
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Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
AZ Alkmaar have won 3 consecutive home league games
6
S.Rotterdam have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
AZ Alkmaar 6TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Twente
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Ajax
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Heracles
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2Willem II
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2PSV
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar9 - 1Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0NEC
AZ Alkmaar3 - 3Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Twente
AZ Alkmaar3 - 2Waalwijk
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0Vitesse
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0Ajax
AZ Alkmaar0 - 1Feyenoord
AZ Alkmaar2 - 2PEC Zwolle
AZ Alkmaar0 - 4PSV
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1Almere City
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2NEC
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 2PSV
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Twente
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1NAC
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 1Ajax
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Heracles
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1S.Rotterdam
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 2Willem II
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 3Feyenoord
HAZ Alkmaar2 - 2GA Eagles
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 2PSV
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 1Fortuna
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 2Utrecht
AAZ Alkmaar2 - 1PEC Zwolle
HAZ Alkmaar9 - 1Heerenveen
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 0Waalwijk
AAZ Alkmaar0 - 0Groningen
HAZ Alkmaar1 - 0NEC
AAZ Alkmaar1 - 0Almere City
HAZ Alkmaar3 - 3Utrecht
AAZ Alkmaar3 - 0GA Eagles
S.Rotterdam 16TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles1 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Groningen1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Heerenveen2 - 0S.Rotterdam
PSV2 - 1S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Willem II1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Twente1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
PSV4 - 2S.Rotterdam
Almere City2 - 3S.Rotterdam
Vitesse1 - 4S.Rotterdam
Twente2 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC2 - 0S.Rotterdam
Feyenoord2 - 0S.Rotterdam
Waalwijk1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Fortuna0 - 2S.Rotterdam
Ajax2 - 1S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AS.Rotterdam1 - 1Heracles
HS.Rotterdam0 - 2Ajax
AS.Rotterdam1 - 1NEC
HS.Rotterdam0 - 2NAC
AS.Rotterdam0 - 1PEC Zwolle
HS.Rotterdam1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AS.Rotterdam0 - 1Groningen
HS.Rotterdam1 - 4Utrecht
AS.Rotterdam0 - 2Heerenveen
HS.Rotterdam2 - 2Almere City
AS.Rotterdam1 - 2PSV
HS.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
AS.Rotterdam2 - 1Waalwijk
HS.Rotterdam1 - 2GA Eagles
AS.Rotterdam2 - 1Willem II
HS.Rotterdam1 - 1Feyenoord
AS.Rotterdam1 - 1Twente
HS.Rotterdam0 - 0Heracles
AS.Rotterdam1 - 3Utrecht
HS.Rotterdam2 - 1Heerenveen
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at AZ Alkmaar since 2017
AZ Alkmaar
S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
15
5
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
AZ
5
D
1
SPA
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0
0 - 1S.Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar3 - 1
AZ Alkmaar2 - 0
AZ Alkmaar5 - 1
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at S.Rotterdam since 2016
S.Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
13
14
Games: Scored
7 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
1 / 8
AZ
3
D
4
SPA
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT S.Rotterdam
1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3AZ Alkmaar
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw4 - 4Draw
S.Rotterdam3 - 0
0 - 2AZ Alkmaar
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

AZ have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Goals have been an issue for Sparta Rotterdam of late. It has been 9 Eredivisie matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday afternoon against AZ.

AZ Alkmaar 6th S.Rotterdam 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that S.Rotterdam will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
S.Rotterdam’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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AZ Alkmaar
PG (predicted goals)
S.Rotterdam
1.8
1
Attack rating
42%
better
AZ
SPA
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Games scored16
12
Failed to score2
6
Scored first13
7
Goals scored33
15
Avg. goals scored1.8
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal6
13
Conversion rate for16
8
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+42%
Defence rating
33%
better
AZ
SPA
view stats
Games conceded12
17
Clean sheets6
1
Conceded first4
10
Goals conceded19
27
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+33%

AZ Alkmaar v S.Rotterdam Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
181054
S MijnansT ParrottD WolfeS Mijnans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Koopmeiners MID1813
1
-
S Mijnans MID1833
4
-
T Parrott FWD18101
-
A Penetra DEF17
1
-
S Maikuma DEF16
2
-
D Wolfe DEF165
3
1
J Clasie MID162
2
-
D Kasius DEF1522
1
-
R Bommel FWD1522
3
-
M Meerdink FWD155
1
-
R Owusu-Oduro GLK14
-
W Goes DEF141
4
-
Z Buurmeester MID1111
-
M. Lahdo FWD113
-
K Belic MID81
1
-
J. Addai FWD8
-
E Poku FWD81
1
-
I Sadiq FWD743
-
M Wit DEF611
2
-
M Dekker DEF6
1
1
K. Smit MID5
-
D. Kwakman MID5
1
-
J Zoet GLK4
-
B Indi  DEF4
-
L Zeefuik FWD3
1
-
R Bazoer DEF1
1
-
S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18527
N OlijC NeghliC NeghliM Eerdhuijzen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Olij GLK18
2
-
A Verschueren MID181
3
-
C Neghli FWD1852
1
-
M Nassoh MID1712
-
P Clement MID1721
6
-
J Kitolano MID172
1
-
T Lauritsen FWD1741
-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF16
6
1
S Mito FWD142
-
B Reith DEF13
2
-
D Kust DEF13
3
1
R Meissen DEF13
1
-
J Baas MID122
-
Metinho MID12
3
-
C Brym FWD121
-
S Bakari DEF10
1
-
T Quintero DEF71
-
Kayky FWD5
-
M Kleijn DEF4
-
J Guzmán MID1
-