Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
Sparta Rotterdam WWWDD 1
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AZ Alkmaar LWDWL 3
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
54.6
Possession
45.4
12
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
279
437
Passes
372
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
0
20
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.0
62
Long Balls
73
33
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
39
28
Clearances
39

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AZ · 5-3-2

  1. 41Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD
  3. 23Billy Van DuijlCD-L
  4. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  5. 15Mateo ChávezLB
  6. 17Isak JensenRB
  7. 20Kasper BoogaardCM
  8. 6Peer KoopmeinersCM-L
  9. 33Matej SinCM-R
  10. 9Troy ParrottCF-L
  11. 19Jizz HornkampCF-R

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel DrommelG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Teo QuinteroLB
  5. 2Lushendry MartesRB
  6. 10Ayoni SantosAM
  7. 6Pelle ClementLM
  8. 8Joshua KitolanoRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. 7Mitchell van BergenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Wouter Goes (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Substitution, AZ. Elijah Dijkstra replaces Wouter Goes because of an injury.
  3. 34' Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  5. 45' Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Matej Sín.
  6. 60' Substitution, AZ. Sven Mijnans replaces Jizz Hornkamp.
  7. 65' Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Joshua Kitolano.
  10. 78' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Lushendry Martes.
  11. 78' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Pelle Clement.
  12. 78' Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Mateo Chávez.
  13. 79' Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Goal! AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
  15. 87' Goal! AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Casper Terho with a cross.
  16. 90' Goal! AZ 3, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeroen Zoet.
  17. 90'+1' Troy Parrott (AZ) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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