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

08/04/23 - 19:00

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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

Last Five - AZ

28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PSV

AZ

2

1

L

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

NEC

AZ

0

3

W

18/05/23

UEFA Europa Conference League CON

West Ham

AZ

1

0

L

14/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Emmen

AZ

1

5

W

11/05/23

UEFA Europa Conference League CON

West Ham

AZ

2

1

L

Last Five - Sparta Rotterdam

28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Groningen

Sparta Rotterdam

0

5

W

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Cambuur Leeuwarden

Sparta Rotterdam

1

4

W

13/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Volendam

Sparta Rotterdam

2

1

L

06/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PSV

Sparta Rotterdam

1

0

L

23/04/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Twente

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

2

Yukinari Sugawara

3

Pantelis Chatzidiakos

31

Sam Beukema

5

Milos Kerkez

6

Tijani Reijnders

8

Jordy Clasie

7

Jens Odgaard

16

Sven Mijnans

14

Djordje Mihailovic

35

Mexx Meerdink

Substitutes

28

Zico Buurmeester

27

Zinho Vanheusden

34

Mees De Wit

19

Myron Van Brederode

9

Vangelis Pavlidis

46

Wouter Goes

23

Mayckel Lahdo

12

Hobie Verhulst

45

Rome Jayden Owusu Oduro

25

Riechedly Bazoer

Sparta Rotterdam

4-2-3-1

1

Nick Olij

2

Shurandy Sambo

3

Bart Vriends

4

Mike Eerdhuijzen

5

Mica Pinto

6

Joshua Kitolano

8

Younes Namli

7

Vito Van Crooij

10

Arno Verschueren

11

Koki Saito

9

Tobias Lauritsen

Substitutes

13

Rick Meissen

17

Mohammed Tahiri

13

Patrick Brouwer

18

Pedro Aleman Serna

19

Elias Hoff Melkersen

13

Jeremy Van Mullem

30

Delano Van Crooij

2

Dirk Abels

14

Adil Auassar

30

Tim Coremans

15

Aaron Meijers

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

• 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