Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 AZ Alkmaar: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 14 August 2022

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · Sunday 14 August 2022, 14:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sparta Rotterdam · AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie predictions

Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 AZ Alkmaar: match report

Sparta Rotterdam lost to AZ Alkmaar 2-3 in Eredivisie on Sunday 14 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-1.

Vito van Crooij opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Vito van Crooij (1') and Vito van Crooij (59'). AZ Alkmaar scored through Vangelis Pavlidis (45+1', penalty), D. de Wit (57') and M. Kerkez (65').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards; AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards.

Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and AZ Alkmaar 5th with 67.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AZ Alkmaar in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Vangelis Pavlidis of AZ Alkmaar (8.3), ahead of Vito van Crooij (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sparta Rotterdam win, 4 draws and 5 for AZ Alkmaar.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

1'Goal · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
36'Yellow card · Arno VerschuerenSparta Rotterdam
37'Yellow card · Sem SteijnSparta Rotterdam
38'Yellow card · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam
38'Yellow card · Bruno Martins IndiAZ Alkmaar
38'Yellow card · D. de WitAZ Alkmaar
45+1'Penalty goal · Vangelis PavlidisAZ Alkmaar · 1-1
57'Goal · D. de WitAZ Alkmaar · 1-2
59'Goal · Vito van CrooijSparta Rotterdam · 2-2
65'Goal · M. KerkezAZ Alkmaar · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 1, draws 4, AZ Alkmaar 5.

Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 AZ AlkmaarEredivisie · 30 Apr 2022
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Sparta RotterdamEredivisie · 5 Dec 2021
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Sparta RotterdamEredivisie · 10 Apr 2021
Sparta Rotterdam 4-4 AZ AlkmaarEredivisie · 4 Oct 2020
Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 AZ AlkmaarEredivisie · 21 Dec 2019
AZ Alkmaar 5-1 Sparta RotterdamEredivisie · 14 Sep 2019

Team news

Unavailable

Jesper KarlssonAZ Alkmaar · injury (Muscle Injury)
Jens OdgaardAZ Alkmaar · injury (Groin Injury)
Zinho VanheusdenAZ Alkmaar · injury (Fitness)
Riechedly BazoerAZ Alkmaar · injury (Unknown Injury)
Mathew RyanAZ Alkmaar · injury (Knee Problems)

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

Nick Olij, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Adil Auassar, Mica Pinto, Arno Verschueren, Jonathan de Guzmán, Jason Lokilo, Younes Namli, Vito van Crooij, Tobias Lauritsen

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

Hobie Verhulst, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Sam Beukema, Bruno Martins Indi, Milos Kerkez, Jordy Clasie, Tijjani Reijnders, Håkon Evjen, Dani de Wit, Myron van Brederode, Vangelis Pavlidis