GolVolt — AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Sparta Rotterdam concede 3.0 goals per match

AZ Alkmaar1.4 Sparta Rotterdam3.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. AZ Alkmaar concede 1.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 February 2026: AZ – Sparta Rotterdam 3:1

WLWW

Player in form

Milan Zonneveld: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.45

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.5).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Mexx Meerdink

AZ Alkmaar · forward

4goals 2assists 7.00avg rating

Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.2.

Milan Zonneveld

Sparta Rotterdam · forward

6goals 2assists 7.29avg rating

Last match, Ajax: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is AZ Alkmaar at home and Sparta Rotterdam away, as in this match.

AZ Alkmaar

at home · 10

5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match

Sparta Rotterdam

away · 10

1W2D7L1.1scored per match2.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 22 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie AZ 3:1 Sparta Rotterdam Mijnans 65' · Smit 83' · Parrott 90' · Zonneveld 87'. AZ Alkmaar: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

3wins

0 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1, last: FC Twente) · Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1, last: Ajax).

JBDe Busser EDDijkstra LSSchouten WHHoedt MCChávez DKKwakman PKKoopmeiners WPPatati VAAndreasen RDDaal MMMeerdink MBBrouwer LMMartes MYYoung NVVerschuren BIIndi BKKuipers RCvan Cruijsen JTToornstra CHHatenboer IBBabadi MZZonneveld

AZ AlkmaarSparta Rotterdam

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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