AZ Alkmaar v Sparta Rotterdam result

Full-time · AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:45 GMT · AFAS Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: AZ Alkmaar · Sparta Rotterdam · Head-to-head

AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam — Sparta Rotterdam won this Eredivisie match.

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The numbers

Result: AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Venue: AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar
Referee: R. Dieperink
Head-to-head (last 6): AZ Alkmaar 3 · draws 2 · Sparta Rotterdam 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: AZ Alkmaar 3W 2D 0L · Sparta Rotterdam 0W 4D 1L

AZ Alkmaar 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.17 / 6.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 6 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.17 / 5.17

Shots on target

against 2.33 / 5.17 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.5 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.83 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3 yellows

Referee · R. Dieperink

1 home / 2 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	AZ Alkmaar for / against	Line	Sparta Rotterdam for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.17 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.83 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.17 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.17 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.67 for · 8.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: R. Dieperink — 3 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 24.83 fouls over 6 matches (1 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2

AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Belić n 8	38.4	3.8 5/5	2.1 4/3	—
Z. Buurmeester n 8	29	2.7 5/2	1.6 3/1	—
P. Koopmeiners n 8	83.4	2.2 7/4	0.4 2/1	—
Ruben van Bommel n 8	60.1	2.2 7/4	1.7 5/2	—
Mexx Meerdink n 8	21.9	2.1 3/1	3.1 3/1	—

AZ Alkmaar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mexx Meerdink n 8	21.9	3.6 5/1	1.5 3/0
Ruben van Bommel n 8	60.1	2.8 7/5	1.5 5/2
Mayckel Lahdo n 8	45.8	2.2 5/2	1.2 4/1
T. Parrott n 8	71.5	1.7 8/2	1.3 7/1
E. Poku n 8	71.5	1.6 5/4	1.1 4/3

AZ Alkmaar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mexx Meerdink n 8	21.9	1 2/0	0 0/0
R. Daal n 4	29.8	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
Mayckel Lahdo n 8	45.8	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
T. Parrott n 8	71.5	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
M. de Wit n 8	42.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

AZ Alkmaar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Kasius n 8	12.4	4.5 3/1
P. Koopmeiners n 8	83.4	4.2 7/6
J. Addai n 8	29.6	3.4 4/3
Z. Buurmeester n 8	29	3.1 5/2
K. Belić n 8	38.4	2.9 5/3

AZ Alkmaar — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Owusu-Oduro n 8	90	1.5 3/1

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Verschueren n 8	75.9	2.4 8/5	1.2 5/2	—
N. Þórisson n 8	24.9	1.8 3/1	0 0/0	—
P. Clement n 8	76	1.6 8/2	0.4 1/1	—
B. Reith n 8	56.1	1.6 5/2	0.6 2/1	—
M. Young n 8	81.9	1.4 6/4	0.4 3/0	—

Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Lauritsen n 8	90	3 8/7	1.4 7/4
Kayky n 8	21	2.1 3/1	1.6 2/1
C. Neghli n 8	64	1.9 6/3	1.2 4/1
C. Eiting n 8	30.3	1.9 3/2	1.1 3/0
M. Nassoh n 8	62	1.8 6/1	0.5 3/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Oufkir n 7	9.3	0 0/0	1.4 1/0
C. Eiting n 8	30.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
C. Neghli n 8	64	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
Teo Quintero n 8	65.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Mito n 8	50.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Oufkir n 7	9.3	4.2 2/1
M. Young n 8	81.9	4.1 7/6
C. Eiting n 8	30.3	4.1 4/4
B. Reith n 8	56.1	3.4 7/6
S. Mito n 8	50.1	3.1 8/4

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Olij n 8	93.8	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

AZ Alkmaar player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Owusu-Oduro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Maikuma	90	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	7.2
W. Goes	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	7.2
J. Clasie	90	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	7.9
Z. Buurmeester	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Mijnans	90	0	0	6	4	1	2	0	7.2
D. Møller Wolfe	76	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Alexandre Penetra	75	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
E. Poku	75	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
P. Koopmeiners	60	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
T. Parrott	60	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
Mayckel Lahdo sub	30	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
Mexx Meerdink sub	30	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
J. Addai sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Belić sub	15	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
M. de Wit sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6

Sparta Rotterdam player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Olij	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Bakari	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Young	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. Eerdhuijzen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.3
P. van Aanholt	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Verschueren	90	1	1	1	1	3	1	0	8.2
T. Lauritsen	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	Y	7.2
C. Neghli	89	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	6.6
S. Mito	89	1	0	3	2	2	2	0	7.9
C. Eiting	85	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.9
J. Kitolano	52	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Baas sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
P. Clement sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Meissen sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Teo Quintero sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind AZ Alkmaar v Sparta Rotterdam — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AZ AlkmaarWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Sparta RotterdamDDLDD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

AZ Alkmaar 3 · 2 draws · Sparta Rotterdam 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2024-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 AZ Alkmaar
2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ Alkmaar
2023-09-17 AZ Alkmaar 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam
2023-04-08 AZ Alkmaar 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2022-08-14 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 AZ Alkmaar
2022-04-30 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ Alkmaar

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

AZ Alkmaar#5 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Sparta Rotterdam#12 pos39 pts34 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

AZ Alkmaar scored1.71

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.15

AZ Alkmaar conceded1.09

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.26

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam?: In their last 6 meetings, AZ Alkmaar won 3, Sparta Rotterdam won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam?: Recent form — AZ Alkmaar 3W 2D 0L; Sparta Rotterdam 0W 4D 1L.

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