Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
    FT
    0 - 1
    AZ Alkmaar
    • 69': Kees Smit

    About

    Sparta Rotterdam are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Kees Smit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Kees Smit.
    • 7': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joël Drommel.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ). Assisted by Teo Quintero.
    • 11': Foul by Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 11': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 13': Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
    • 14': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
    • 14': Lance Duijvestijn (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 16': Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
    • 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra with a headed pass.
    • 18': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Pelle Clement.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Isak Jensen.
    • 21': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joël Drommel.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 24': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
    • 25': Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
    • 27': Penalty AZ. Weslley Patati draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 27': Penalty conceded by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 28': Penalty saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 29': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 29': Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
    • 36': Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 36': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Denso Kasius with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
    • 37': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 38': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Kees Smit.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Weslley Patati (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a through ball.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, AZ. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joshua Kitolano replaces Jens Toornstra.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Denso Kasius.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 48': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
    • 48': Lance Duijvestijn (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Weslley Patati.
    • 50': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joël Drommel.
    • 51': Foul by Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 51': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ). Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Marvin Young.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Kees Smit.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 62': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
    • 62': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Offside, AZ. Weslley Patati is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
    • 63': Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 65': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 66': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 66': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Troy Parrott.
    • 67': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Peer Koopmeiners.
    • 69': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 1. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isak Jensen following a fast break.
    • 70': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 70': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
    • 72': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
    • 73': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 73': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Ayoni Santos replaces Pelle Clement.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ). Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a through ball.
    • 77': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
    • 78': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kees Smit.
    • 79': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Wouter Goes (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Substitution, AZ. Dave Kwakman replaces Kees Smit.
    • 80': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Weslley Patati.
    • 81': Substitution, AZ. Lequincio Zeefuik replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 83': Handball by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Teo Quintero.
    • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Ayoub Oufkir.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Handball by Dave Kwakman (AZ).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nökkvi Thórisson.
    • 88': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 88': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jelani Seedorf replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
    • 89': Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (AZ).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Lance Duijvestijn (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Young following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 13
    58 Possession 42
    20 SHOTS 10
    14 ON GOAL 3
    0.7 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    409 Accurate Passes 270
    492 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 55
    27 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 6
    23 Effective Clearances 23
    23 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 10,290

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 11 +20 28
    2 PSV Eindhoven 11 +19 28
    3 AZ Alkmaar 11 +11 24
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +6 20
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joel Drommel (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    3 Marvin Young
    5 Teo Quintero
    2 Shurandy Sambo
    10 Lance Duijvestijn
    6 Pelle Clement
    8 Jens Toornstra
    9 Tobias Lauritsen Yellow Card
    11 Ayoub Oufkir
    7 Mitchell van Bergen
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Saïd Bakari, Ayoni Santos, Jelani Seedorf, Nökkvi Thórisson, Sayfallah Ltaief, Mike Kleijn, Pascal Kuiper, Tijs Velthuis, Jonathan de Guzmán, Patrick van Aanholt, Joshua Kitolano, Filip Bednarek.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
    5 Alexandre Penetra
    3 Wouter Goes Yellow Card
    34 Mees De Wit
    30 Denso Kasius
    10 Sven Mijnans
    26 Kees Smit
    6 Peer Koopmeiners
    9 Troy Parrott
    17 Isak Jensen
    7 Weslley Patati
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Dave Kwakman, Andrea Natali, Elijah Dijkstra, Maxim Dekker, Hobie Verhulst, Lequincio Zeefuik, Jeroen Zoet, Mateo Chávez, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Ibrahim Sadiq.

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