Sparta Rotterdam will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind AZ Alkmaar.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not AZ Alkmaar's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf AZ Alkmaar have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 26-13 (scored/conceded).
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
The Sparta Rotterdam supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie and win 3-0. Heartbreak before that as Sparta Rotterdam lost 0-3 at Willem II's place.
Goals decide football matches and Sparta Rotterdam are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 10 goals.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AZ Alkmaar, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Eredivisie, collect 19 points from their 9 away matches in the Eredivisie. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
It might be tough going out on the road again for AZ Alkmaar, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Sparta Rotterdam (placed 10th). Before that, AZ Alkmaar secured a home win against Groene Ster with the score 3-0.
AZ Alkmaar have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 9 away matches. It's not easy to score on AZ Alkmaar as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sparta Rotterdam - AZ Alkmaar 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sparta Rotterdam won 1, AZ Alkmaar won 7 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Boadu 11 goals |  O. Idrissi 9 goals |  T. Koopmeiners 7 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
AZ Alkmaar missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 30 | 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 61% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 28% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 67% | 72% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
| 6.7 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 220 | 111 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 104 | 258 |
| 73 | 44 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 47 | 96 |
| 37% | 43% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 41% |
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- AZ Alkmaar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (13)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most clean sheets (6) away
- AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- AZ Alkmaar is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Sparta Rotterdam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 37 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 | PSV | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Willem II | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Vitesse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Heracles | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | FC Groningen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -19 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Emmen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 16 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 11 |