Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 AZ Alkmaar: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 21 December 2019

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · Saturday 21 December 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 AZ Alkmaar: match report

Sparta Rotterdam beat AZ Alkmaar 3-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 21 December 2019. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Adil Auassar opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Adil Auassar (18'), B. Smeets (29') and Halil Dervisoglu (57', penalty). AZ Alkmaar did not score.

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards; AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 11th on 20 points from 17 and AZ Alkmaar 2nd on 41 points from 17. This fixture belongs to an earlier Eredivisie season and is kept for reference.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and AZ Alkmaar in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Bryan Smeets of Sparta Rotterdam (8.0), ahead of Abdou Harroui (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 2 draws and 3 for AZ Alkmaar.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Red card · Marco BizotAZ Alkmaar
  • 7'Yellow card · Oussama IdrissiAZ Alkmaar
  • 18'Goal · Adil AuassarSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 29'Goal · B. SmeetsSparta Rotterdam · 2-0
  • 33'Yellow card · B. SmeetsSparta Rotterdam
  • 36'Yellow card · Adil AuassarSparta Rotterdam
  • 55'Yellow card · Jordy ClasieAZ Alkmaar
  • 57'Penalty goal · Halil DervisogluSparta Rotterdam · 3-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Dante RigoSparta Rotterdam
  • 84'Yellow card · Bart VriendsSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 0, draws 2, AZ Alkmaar 3.

Team news

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

Ariel Harush, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Jurgen Matheij, Lassana Faye, Abdou Harroui, Dante Rigo, Adil Auassar, Bryan Smeets, Halil Dervişoğlu, Ragnar Ache

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

Marco Bizot, Jonas Svensson, Jordy Clasie, Stijn Wuytens, Owen Wijndal, Fredrik Midtsjø, Dani de Wit, Teun Koopmeiners, Calvin Stengs, Myron Boadu, Oussama Idrissi