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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 14
Dec 5, 2021 at 1.30pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
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AZ
3 - 1
Sparta

Karlsson (27' pen., 31'), Pavlidis (58')
Pavlidis (45')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Auassar (19')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Sparta Rotterdam

The onus is more on AZ Alkmaar to take control of proceedings and secure all three points in this one. We fancy them to get the job done in a relatively comfortable manner. 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 70.02%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 11.14%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.77%) and 3-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.91%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 0-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
70.02%18.84%11.14%
Both teams to score 44.1%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.09%46.91%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.83%69.17%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.8%12.2%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.13%37.87%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.23%49.77%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.5%84.5%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 70.01%
    Sparta Rotterdam 11.14%
    Draw 18.84%
AZ AlkmaarDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-0 @ 13.43%
1-0 @ 12.77%
3-0 @ 9.42%
2-1 @ 9.38%
3-1 @ 6.58%
4-0 @ 4.96%
4-1 @ 3.46%
3-2 @ 2.29%
5-0 @ 2.09%
5-1 @ 1.46%
4-2 @ 1.21%
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 70.01%
1-1 @ 8.91%
0-0 @ 6.07%
2-2 @ 3.27%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 18.84%
0-1 @ 4.24%
1-2 @ 3.11%
0-2 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 11.14%

How you voted: AZ vs Sparta

AZ Alkmaar
100%
Draw
0.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
0.0%
12
Head to Head
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AZ
2-0
Sparta
Clasie (13'), De Wit (66')

Pinto (71')
Oct 4, 2020 1.30pm
Gameweek 4
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
Gameweek 18
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
Gameweek 6
AZ
5-1
Sparta
Idrissi (4', 45'), Boadu (16', 33'), Koopmeiners (81' pen.)
Harroui (2')
Karami (44')
Feb 24, 2018 5.30pm
rhs 2.0
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3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ31177762352758
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen311211859471247
7FC UtrechtUtrecht31121094543246
8Sparta RotterdamSparta31127124643343
9Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3198144359-1635
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3195174165-2432
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3167183152-2125
17FC VolendamVolendam3147203075-4519
RVitesse3155212570-452


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