AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023
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AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ - Sparta Rotterdam

Netherlands Eredivisie - AFAS Stadion

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Top Predictions and Best Odds

AZ lost a bit of a footing after only managing to draw last weekend, but this time around they won't be able to find another excuse if they fail to get a win against Sparta in their efforts to secure Champions League football next season.

Over 2.5 Goals

AZ has been one of the best over 2.5 goals teams in the Eredivisie this season playing in 16 games that had more than two goals in the back of the net. They did slow down a little bit lately playing only two ‘over' matches from their last five outings. However, the average of goals scored in their games is still high at 3.1 per match. Sparta has the same number of ‘over' matches for the season, but they also had four of them out of their past five outings. Looking at the h2h record for this AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam prediction, six out of their last ten games went over the mark.

Half-Time AZ Alkmaar

The odds for a clear-cut win for AZ Alkmaar are not all that enticing, so for the sake of the second prediction for this AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam tie, the home team's lead after the first 45 minutes of play should be considered as a viable option. AZ took the lead after the first part of the game in three of their last five matches. Interestingly, the same stat line is applied when it comes to the games that these teams played against each other, counting the last five encounters.

Stats and Market Odds for AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam prediction

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

Head to Head

14/08/22

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ

2

3

30/04/22

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ

1

1

05/12/21

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ

Sparta Rotterdam

3

1

10/04/21

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ

Sparta Rotterdam

2

0

04/10/20

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ

4

4

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28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

PSV

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ

2

1

L

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

NEC

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ

0

3

W

18/05/23

UEFA Europa Conference League CON

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

West Ham

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ

1

0

L

14/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

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FC Emmen

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ

1

5

W

11/05/23

UEFA Europa Conference League CON

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

West Ham

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

AZ

2

1

L

Last Five - Sparta RotterdamAZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

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FC Groningen

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Sparta Rotterdam

0

5

W

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

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Cambuur Leeuwarden

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Sparta Rotterdam

1

4

W

13/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

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FC Volendam

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

Sparta Rotterdam

2

1

L

06/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

PSV

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

Sparta Rotterdam

1

0

L

23/04/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

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FC Twente

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Sparta Rotterdam

3

3

D

These are the odds set by the bookmakers for the upcoming match:

AZ Alkmaar odds: 4/9 (1.44) – 69.2%

Draw odds: 5/1 (5.00) – 20%

Sparta Rotterdam odds: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.4%

Looking at the AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam odds, we can see that the bookmakers believe that the expected winner is AZ which is not at all surprising. The win probability percentage is close to 70 percent, and as far as the bookies are concerned, Sparta has only the slightest of chances to come out of this tie with a victory. Visit our football betting tips page for some suggestions that might ease your decision about a potential pick. Here are some of the options: Over 1.5 First-Half Goals will give you odds of 6/4 (2.50) – 40% and aiming for Vangelis Pavlidis to score the Opening Goal will award you with the price of 9/2 (5.50) – 18.2%.

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Lineups, Team News, and Preview

AZ Alkmaar

The home team suffered a big setback last week by drawing to Heerenveen at home and now are looking to catch up with Ajax and PSV in a fight for the final Champions League spot. Fortunately for AZ, they are only two points away from that position so that fight is still very much open between these three teams. Alkmaar doesn't have serious injury issues, but there is a doubt whether Maxim Dekker, Dani de Wit, Sem Westerveld, and Bruno Martins Indi will be ready for this weekend's match.

Possible lineup: Ryan, Kerkez, Beukema, Chatzidiakos, Sugawara, Clasie, Reijnders, Karlsson, Mijnans, Odgaard, Pavlidis.

Sparta Rotterdam

They lost a big local derby against Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord, but the season is still very much satisfactory for Sparta. The team has a significant advantage over teams vying for a European placement playoff spot and that is something that the club brass was hoping this squad would achieve. Jonathan De Guzman is potentially the only player missing from the team ahead of the trip to Alkmaar.

Possible lineup: Olij, Pinto, Eerdhuijzen, Vriends, Sambo, Kitolano, Van Mullem, Saito, Verschueren, van Crooij, Lauritsen.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.

AZ

4-2-3-1
1
Mathew Ryan
au
2
Yukinari Sugawara
jp
3
Pantelis Chatzidiakos
gr
31
Sam Beukema
nl
5
Milos Kerkez
hu
6
Tijani Reijnders
nl
8
Jordy Clasie
nl
7
Jens Odgaard
dk
16
Sven Mijnans
nl
14
Djordje Mihailovic
us
35
Mexx Meerdink
nl
Substitutes
28
Zico Buurmeester
nl
27
Zinho Vanheusden
be
34
Mees De Wit
nl
19
Myron Van Brederode
nl
9
Vangelis Pavlidis
gr
46
Wouter Goes
nl
23
Mayckel Lahdo
se
12
Hobie Verhulst
nl
45
Rome Jayden Owusu Oduro
gh
25
Riechedly Bazoer
nl

Sparta Rotterdam

4-2-3-1
1
Nick Olij
nl
2
Shurandy Sambo
nl
3
Bart Vriends
nl
4
Mike Eerdhuijzen
nl
5
Mica Pinto
lu
6
Joshua Kitolano
no
8
Younes Namli
dk
7
Vito Van Crooij
nl
10
Arno Verschueren
be
11
Koki Saito
jp
9
Tobias Lauritsen
no
Substitutes
13
Rick Meissen
nl
17
Mohammed Tahiri
nl
13
Patrick Brouwer
nl
18
Pedro Aleman Serna
es
19
Elias Hoff Melkersen
no
13
Jeremy Van Mullem
nl
30
Delano Van Crooij
nl
2
Dirk Abels
nl
14
Adil Auassar
nl
30
Tim Coremans
nl
15
Aaron Meijers
nl

Player to Watch: Jens Odgaard

Denmark center-forward proved to be a valuable reinforcement for AZ Alkmaar this term coming over from Serie A side Sassuolo. He has appeared in 24 league matches this season scoring eight goals and delivering four assists. Odgaard played in almost 90 percent of games as a starting striker.

Netherlands Eredivisie

Eredivisie 22/23
# Team P W D L +/- Points
1

Feyenoord

34 25 7 2 51 82
2

PSV

34 23 6 5 49 75
3

Ajax

34 20 9 5 48 69
4

AZ

34 20 7 7 33 67
5

FC Twente

34 18 10 6 39 64
6

Sparta Rotterdam

34 17 8 9 23 59
7

FC Utrecht

34 15 9 10 5 54
8

Heerenveen

34 12 10 12 -6 46
9

RKC

34 11 8 15 -14 41
10

Vitesse

34 10 10 14 -5 40
11

Go Ahead Eagles

34 10 10 14 -10 40
12

NEC

34 8 15 11 -3 39
13

Fortuna Sittard

34 10 6 18 -23 36
14

FC Volendam

34 10 6 18 -29 36
15

Excelsior

34 9 5 20 -39 32
16

FC Emmen

34 6 10 18 -32 28
17

Cambuur Leeuwarden

34 5 4 25 -43 19
18

FC Groningen

34 4 6 24 -44 18

Q&A about AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam prediction

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 08/04/2023

  • When is the match taking place? – Saturday, April 8th at 19:00 BST, 20:00 CET
  • How many goals did these teams concede this season? – Alkmaar allowed 31 goals while Sparta conceded 30
  • Who won the first match of the current season? – AZ won by the 3-2 result