Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, April 8, 2023
Sparta Rotterdam LWWWL 1
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AZ Alkmaar WWWLD 0
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Team Stats

5
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
39.4
Possession
60.6
11
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
487
369
Passes
562
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.1
71
Long Balls
47
31
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
14
37
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-L
  3. 31Sam BeukemaCD-R
  4. 5Milos KerkezLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 16Sven MijnansAM
  7. 8Jordy ClasieLM
  8. 6Tijjani ReijndersRM
  9. 35Mexx MeerdinkF
  10. 14Djordje MihailovicAM-L
  11. 7Jens OdgaardAM-R

SPA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. 3Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. 5Mica PintoLB
  5. 2Shurandy SamboRB
  6. 6Joshua KitolanoCM
  7. 8Younes NamliLM
  8. 10Arno VerschuerenRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Koki SaitoLF
  11. 7Vito van CrooijRF

Timeline

  1. 22' Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross.
  3. 45'+4' Mexx Meerdink (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Dirk Abels replaces Bart Vriends.
  5. 59' Substitution, AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Mexx Meerdink.
  6. 59' Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  7. 69' Substitution, AZ. Riechedly Bazoer replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy van Mullem replaces Younes Namli.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Shurandy Sambo.
  10. 83' Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adil Auassar replaces Rick Meissen because of an injury.
  12. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Aaron Meijers replaces Michael Pinto because of an injury.
  13. 87' Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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