AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 8 April 2023

Result

AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Saturday 8 April 2023, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

AZ Alkmaar · Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie predictions

AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

AZ Alkmaar were beaten by Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 8 April 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam in the 45th minute.

Discipline: AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game AZ Alkmaar were 4th on 54 points from 27 and Sparta Rotterdam 6th on 46 points from 27. AZ Alkmaar went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 6th with 63.

AZ Alkmaar lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tijjani Reijnders of AZ Alkmaar (8.2), ahead of Mike Eerdhuijzen (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 AZ Alkmaar wins, 3 draws and 1 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Going into the match AZ Alkmaar's last five read D-L-W-W-W and Sparta Rotterdam's L-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam
  • 45+1'Goal · Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 45+4'Yellow card · M. MeerdinkAZ Alkmaar
  • 83'Yellow card · Dirk AbelsSparta Rotterdam
  • 87'Yellow card · Mayckel LahdoAZ Alkmaar

Head-to-head

10 meetings: AZ Alkmaar 6, draws 3, Sparta Rotterdam 1.

Team news

AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mathew Ryan, Yukinari Sugawara, Sam Beukema, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Milos Kerkez, Tijjani Reijnders, Jordy Clasie, Jens Odgaard, Sven Mijnans, Djordje Mihailovic, Mexx Meerdink

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nick Olij, Shurandy Sambo, Bart Vriends, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Mica Pinto, Arno Verschueren, Joshua Kitolano, Younes Namli, Vito van Crooij, Tobias Lauritsen, Koki Saito