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AZ Alkmaar v Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie, Sat, 24 Feb 2018: statistics and head to head

2017-18. Sat, 24 Feb 2018

AZ AlkmaarHome
21Full time, half-time 1–1
Sparta RotterdamAway

AZ Alkmaar won by 1 goal.

LWWLWLeague form, oldest to newestWLWLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

AFAS Stadion. Photo: Jesperverbruggen, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, AZ Alkmaar have 12 scored home results and Sparta Rotterdam 12 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: AZ Alkmaar at home: 1.92 points per match (12 measured matches); Sparta Rotterdam away: 0.33 points per match (12 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. AZ Alkmaar scored 1.92 per home match (12 measured matches); Sparta Rotterdam scored 0.75 away (12). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.50 per club appearance across 434 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 11 of 24 pooled club appearances (45.8%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. AZ Alkmaar: 1 wins; Sparta Rotterdam: 0 wins; draws: 0.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half11
Second half10

The match in numbers

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 33Shots4
  • 16Shots on target2
  • 14Corners2
  • 6Fouls10
  • 0Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

AZ Alkmaar

  • Shots33
  • On target16
  • Goals2

48% of shots on target, 13% of those scored.

Sparta Rotterdam

  • Shots4
  • On target2
  • Goals1

50% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
AZ Alkmaar wins
0
Draws
0
Sparta Rotterdam wins
Goals / meeting
2.00
2 goals in 1 meeting · small sample
Both scored
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 1.5
100%
1 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 2.5
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
AZ Alkmaar clean sheets
100%
1 of 1 meeting · small sample
Sparta Rotterdam clean sheets
0%
0 of 1 meeting · small sample
Corners / meeting
16.00
1 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
1.00
1 with card data · small sample
  1. Sparta Rotterdam v AZ AlkmaarFri, 15 Sept 2017 · Eredivisie 2017-180–2HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
AZ Alkmaar at homeWWDWWL
Sparta Rotterdam awayLLWLLD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
AZ Alkmaar at home, Sparta Rotterdam away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 60%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 97%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 96%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 88%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 84%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 68%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 63%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 47%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 38%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 24%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 20%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 3.4
    Avg total goals
    League 3.14
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 75%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 35%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 44%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 12.0
    Corners per match
    League 10.72
    17 + 17 matches
  • 82%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 73%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 68%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 61%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 53%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.5
    Cards per match
    League 3.31
    17 + 17 matches
  • 26%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 42%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 18%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 27%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and awayOverall
AZ Alkmaar at home, Sparta Rotterdam away
AZ Alkmaar (home)Sparta Rotterdam (away)
3Position17
WWLWWLast 5, oldest to newestLWLLL
17Played17
2.06Points per match0.41
65%Win %6%
2.35Scored / match0.76
1.35Conceded / match2.29
3.71Avg total goals3.06
53%Both scored47%
35%Clean sheets6%
18%Failed to score47%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 0.651st half scored / match0.35
  • 0.651st half conceded / match0.65
  • 1.712nd half scored / match0.41
  • 0.712nd half conceded / match1.65
  • 29%Leading at half-time12%
  • 59%1st half over 0.565%
  • 41%1st half over 1.529%
  • 88%2nd half over 0.5100%
  • 59%2nd half over 1.559%
  • 35%Scored in both halves6%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

AZ Alkmaar at home, Sparta Rotterdam away, this season.

Goals

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 2.35Scored / match0.76
  • 1.35Conceded / match2.29
  • 3.71Match total / match3.06
  • 82%Scored 1+53%
  • 77%Scored 2+24%
  • 65%Conceded 1+94%
  • 47%Conceded 2+65%
  • 94%Match over 1.582%
  • 77%Match over 2.559%
  • 53%Match over 3.541%

Shots and xG

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 18.76Shots for9.65
  • 10.82Shots against17.47
  • 7.71On target for3.88
  • 3.82On target against7.06
  • 13%Shot conversion8%

Corners

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 8.18Corners for4.59
  • 4.18Corners against7.12
  • 12.35Match total11.71
  • 94%Over 7.594%
  • 77%Over 8.588%
  • 65%Over 9.571%
  • 53%Over 10.559%
  • 41%Over 11.553%

Cards

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam
  • 1.24Cards for1.35
  • 1.29Cards against1.12
  • 2.53Match total2.47
  • 47%Over 2.541%
  • 35%Over 3.518%
  • 24%Over 4.512%
  • 12%Over 5.512%
  • 11.47Fouls committed12.76

The table, 2017-18

#ClubPGDPts
1PSV Eindhoven344883
2Ajax345679
3AZ Alkmaar343471
4Feyenoord343766
5Utrecht34554
15VVV Venlo34-1934
16Roda34-2730
17Sparta Rotterdam34-4127
18Twente34-2624
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