Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, March 2, 2024
AZ Alkmaar LLDWW 1
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Sparta Rotterdam DLLWL 1
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Team Stats

18
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
55.3
Possession
44.7
15
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
299
461
Passes
371
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
7
22
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
58
34
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
3
17
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
3
27
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
18

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. 3Rick MeissenCD-R
  4. 5Djevencio van der KustLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 10Arno VerschuerenAM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 6Jonathan de GuzmánRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Koki SaitoAM-L
  11. 7Shunsuke MitoAM-R

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 18David Møller WolfeLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 10Dani de WitAM
  7. 8Jordy ClasieLM
  8. 14Kristijan BelicRM
  9. 9Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 15Ruben Van BommelAM-L
  11. 16Sven MijnansAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 1. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  2. 38' Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, AZ. Finn Stam replaces Yukinari Sugawara because of an injury.
  4. 73' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  5. 73' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  6. 74' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, AZ 1. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym with a cross.
  7. 76' Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Sven Mijnans.
  8. 76' Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  9. 77' Kristijan Belic (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, AZ. Lequincio Zeefuik replaces Kristijan Belic.
  11. 84' Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe because of an injury.
  12. 90' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tijs Velthuis replaces Koki Saito.

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