About Match
In the standings it is Sparta Rotterdam 12th on 5 points, AZ Alkmaar 2nd on 16 — separated by 11. Against a league average of 1.95 goals per team per game, Sparta Rotterdam run at 1.67 scored and 2.17 conceded, AZ Alkmaar at 2.83 and 1. If Sparta Rotterdam win, their total rises to 8 and up to 9th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
AZ Alkmaar are unbeaten in 15, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 5/15 points for Sparta Rotterdam against 13/15 for AZ Alkmaar.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sparta Rotterdam 3, draws 5, AZ Alkmaar 12, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam stages the fixture, a ground that holds 11,026.