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
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6Peer KoopmeinersM
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 17Isak Steiner JensenD
- 19Jizz HornkampF
- 20Kasper BoogaardM
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Substitutes
- 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 18Rion IchiharaD
- 22Elijah DijkstraD
- 24Ayoub OufkirF
- 26Kees SmitM
- 27Ro-Zangelo DaalF
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Pelle ClementM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13Max de LigtD
- 14Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Alwande Benedict RoaldsøyM
- 17Casper Mikael TerhoF
- 18Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 19Milan ZonneveldF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Jens ToornstraM
- 22Julian BaasM
- 30Pascal 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 |