Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 AZ Alkmaar: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 2 November 2025
Result
Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie · Sunday 2 November 2025, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 AZ Alkmaar: match report
Sparta Rotterdam were beaten by AZ Alkmaar 0-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 2 November 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Kees Smit of AZ Alkmaar in the 69th minute.
Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; AZ Alkmaar received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 6th on 16 points from 10 and AZ Alkmaar 3rd on 21 points from 10. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and AZ Alkmaar 7th with 52.
Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AZ Alkmaar in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joël Drommel of Sparta Rotterdam (9.4), ahead of Sven Mijnans (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 3 for AZ Alkmaar.
Going into the match Sparta Rotterdam's last five read W-W-D-L-L and AZ Alkmaar's W-W-W-L-D.
Key events
- 28'Missed penalty · Troy Parrott
- 69'Goal · Kees Smit
- 79'Yellow card · Wouter Goes
- 79'Yellow card · Tobias Lauritsen
Head-to-head
Team news
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joël Drommel, Shurandy Sambo, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Teo Quintero, Jens Toornstra, Pelle Clement, Mitchell van Bergen, Lance Duijvestijn, Ayoub Oufkir, Tobias Lauritsen
AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-3-3)
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Denso Kasius, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, Mees de Wit, Peer Koopmeiners, Sven Mijnans, Kees Smit, Weslley Patati, Troy Parrott, Isak Jensen