ROTTERDAM. AZ prevailed over Sparta Rotterdam. AZ was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan with the collaboration of Jan Derk Kleinjan and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Robin Gansner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.9 degrees Celsius or 87.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Sparta Rotterdam

2 - 3

AZ

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 8 Total 26
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 20
  • 1 Shots blocked 9
  • 75 Attack 141
  • 28 Dangerous attack 80
  • 79 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AZ had a superior ball possession 62% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the contest.​

Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, AZ shot 26 times, 6 on target, 20 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards (A. Verschueren, V. van Crooij and M. Steijn). On the opposite side, AZ received 2 yellow cards (B. Martins Indi and D. de Wit).

Match Timeline

1'
Arno Verschueren- Yellow
36'
38'
Bruno Martins Indi - Yellow
38'
D. de Wit- Yellow
38'
45'
Vangelis Pavlidis(penalty)
Joshua Kitolano - sub ->J. Eyenga-Lokilo
46'
46'
57'
D. de Wit(goal)V. Pavlidis
59'
65'
67'
Mayckel Lahdo- sub ->P. Chatzidiakos
67'
Mees de Wit- sub ->M. Kerkez
67'
75'
75'
Sven Mijnans- sub ->D. Abels
75'
82'
C. Brym- sub ->Y. Namli
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this encounter, Sparta Rotterdam stays with 1 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, AZ has 0 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will host Ajax on the 21st of August with a 16-2 head to head in favor of Ajax (2 draws).

AZ will host NEC on the 21st of August with a 14-6 head to head in favor of AZ (7 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
6.6
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.6
D
Dirk Abels 2.Netherlands
7.2
75'
D
Adil Auassar 4.Netherlands
7.1
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.1
75'
M
Younes Namli 10.Denmark
6.7
83'
M
Arno Verschueren 8.Belgium
6.6
46' 36'
M
Jason Lokilo 7.DR Congo
6.6
46'
M
V. van Crooij 11.Netherlands
8.0
38' 1', 59'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
6.9
Substitutes
G
Tim Coremans 20.Netherlands
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 30.Netherlands
D
Jeremy van Mullem 22.Netherlands
6.8
46'
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
D
S. Sambo 12.Netherlands
7.0
75'
D
Omar Rekik 13.Tunisia
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
6.6
75'
M
Joshua Kitolano 17.Norway
6.8
46'
M
K. Saito 21.Japan
F
Mario Engels 19.Germany
F
C. Brym 18.Canada
6.1
83'

Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij (6.4), Dirk Abels (7.2), Bart Vriends (6.6), Adil Auassar (7.1), Mica Pinto (6.6), Arno Verschueren (6.6), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.1), Jason Lokilo (6.6), Younes Namli (6.7), Vito van Crooij (8.0) and Tobias Lauritsen (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Mario Engels, Jeremy Van Mullem (6.8), Sven Mijnans (6.6), Mike Eerdhuijzen, Charles-Andreas Brym (6.1), Aaron Meijers, Joshua Kitolano (6.8), Shurandy Sambo (7.0), Tim Coremans, Omar Rekik, Youri Schoonderwaldt and Koki Saito.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: J. Eyenga-Lokilo for J. Kitolano (46′), A. Verschueren for J. Van Mullem (46′), D. Abels for S. Mijnans (75′), J. de Guzman for S. Sambo (75′) and Y. Namli for C. Brym (83′).

Best player: Vito van Crooij​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 14 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Hobie Verhulst 12.Netherlands
6.3
D
Bruno Martins Indi 4.Netherlands
6.8
38'
D
Pantelis Hatzidiakos 3.Greece
7.0
67'
D
Sam Beukema 31.Netherlands
7.3
D
Milos Kerkez 5.Hungary
7.3
67' 65'
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
6.7
82'
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
7.8
38' 57'
M
Håkon Evjen 18.Norway
6.7
M
Tijjani Reijnders 6.Netherlands
7.5
M
M. van Brederode 33.Netherlands
6.5
67'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
8.1
75' 45'
Substitutes
G
Sem Westerveld 13.Netherlands
G
Peter Vindahl 1.Denmark
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
D
Maxim Dekker 22.Netherlands
D
Aslak Witry 15.Norway
6.8
67'
D
Mees de Wit 34.Netherlands
7.1
67'
M
Fedde de Jong 32.Netherlands
M
Peer Koopmeiners 14.Netherlands
7.0
82'
M
Zico Buurmeester 28.Netherlands
F
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
6.2
67'
F
J. Duin 19.Netherlands
F
Yusuf Barası 17.Netherlands
6.3
75'

Also AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pascal Jansen played with: Hobie Verhulst (6.3), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (7.0), Sam Beukema (7.3), Bruno Martins Indi (6.8), Miloš Kerkez (7.3), Jordy Clasie (6.7), Tijjani Reijnders (7.5), Håkon Evjen (6.7), Dani De Wit (7.8), Myron Van Brederode (6.5) and Vangelis Pavlidis (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mayckel Lahdo (6.2), Sem Westerveld, Yukinari Sugawara, Fedde De Jong, Maxim Dekker, Jelle Duin, Aslak Fonn Witry (6.8), Peer Koopmeiners (7.0), Zico Buurmeester, Yusuf Barasi (6.3), Mees de Wit (7.1) and Peter Vindahl Jensen.

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: P. Chatzidiakos for M. Lahdo (67′), M. Kerkez for M. De Wit (67′), M. van Brederode for A. F. Witry (67′), V. Pavlidis for Y. Barasi (75′) and J. Clasie for P. Koopmeiners (82′).

Best player: Vangelis Pavlidis​

The most impressive player for AZ was Vangelis Pavlidis.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​