AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: A. LindhoutAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Mijnans, Smit, and Parrott scored for AZ Alkmaar; Zonneveld replied for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.39 for AZ Alkmaar versus 0.91 for Sparta Rotterdam. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
Goes
Yellow Card
⇄
Goes
34'
Clement
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Boogaard
⇄
Šín
⇄
Hornkamp
⚽
Mijnans
Assist: Chávez
70'
⇄
Mito
70'
⇄
Kitolano
⇄
Chávez
79'
⇄
Martes
79'
⇄
Clement
79'
Young
Yellow Card
⚽
Smit
Assist: de Wit
87'
⚽
Zonneveld
Assist: Terho
Parrott
Yellow Card
⚽
Parrott
Assist: Zoet
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.39VS0.91
Attack2 · 4 won
11
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
374
Total passes
438
281
Accurate passes
353
75%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 0 won
9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
-1.39
Goals prevented
-1.39
AZ Alkmaar
5-3-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
5-3-2Starting XI
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6P. KoopmeinersM
- 9T. ParrottF
- 15M. ChávezD
- 17I. JensenD
- 19J. HornkampF
- 20K. BoogaardM
- 23B. van DuijlD
- 33M. ŠínM
- 41J. ZoetG
Substitutes
- 1R. Owusu-OduroG
- 10S. MijnansM
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 18R. IchiharaD
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 24A. OufkirF
- 26K. SmitM
- 27R. DaalF
- 34M. de WitD
- 35M. MeerdinkF
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6P. ClementM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. KitolanoM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10A. SantosM
- 11S. MitoM
Substitutes
- 12S. BakariD
- 13M. de LigtD
- 14P. van AanholtD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16A. RoaldsøyM
- 17C. TerhoF
- 18J. de GuzmánM
- 19M. ZonneveldF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21J. ToornstraM
- 22J. BaasM
- 30P. KuiperG
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Parrott | F | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Mateo Chávez | D | 78 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Billy van Duijl | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peer Koopmeiners(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Wouter Goes | D | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matěj Šín | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rion Ichihara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Mijnans | M | 30 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kees Smit | M | 45 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | 57 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/5 |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Pelle Clement | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max De Ligt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saïd Bakari | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | 11 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Casper Terho | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |