AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie 22 Feb 2026, 15:45
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
3–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
🏟 AFAS Stadion 👤 A. Lindhout Round 24

Match report

AZ Alkmaar beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 22 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

AZ Alkmaar dominated possession with 64% of the ball, while Sparta Rotterdam had 12 shots to AZ Alkmaar's 11.

The match was played at AFAS Stadion, with A. Lindhout in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 11 - 12 On target 5 - 4 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Troy Parrott
AZ Alkmaar · 1 goal
8 Kees Smit 1 goal
8 Jeroen Zoet 1 assist, 3 saves
8 Alexandre Penetra captained the side
8 Mateo Chávez 1 assist
First half vs second half
AZ Alkmaar stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 9–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 4–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–6 1–1
Attacks 53–66 49–60
Match statistics
2 Corners 7
5 Substitution 4
102 Attacks 126
42 Dangerous Attacks 52
6 On Target 5
6 Off Target 7
64% Ball Possession 36%
11 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 10
5 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 12
2 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 2
374 Passes Total 435
281 Passes Accurate 351
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
AZ Alkmaar · 5-3-2
41 J. Zoet
17 I. Jensen 3 W. Goes 5 A. Penetra 23 B. Duijl 15 M. Chávez
33 M. Šín 20 K. Boogaard 6 P. Koopmeiners
19 J. Hornkamp 9 T. Parrott
Sparta Rotterdam · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Drommel
2 L. Martes 3 M. Young 4 B. Indi 5 T. Quintero
8 J. Kitolano 6 P. Clement
7 M. Bergen 10 A. Santos 11 S. Mito
9 T. Lauritsen
AZ Alkmaar
Coach
Leeroy Echteld
Substitutes
  • 22 Elijah Dijkstra
  • 26 Kees Smit
  • 24 Ayoub Oufkir
  • 10 Sven Mijnans
  • 34 Mees de Wit
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 1 Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro
  • 18 Rion Ichihara
  • 11 Ibrahim Sadiq
  • 27 Ro-Zangelo Daal
  • 35 Mexx Meerdink
Sparta Rotterdam
Coach
Maurice Steijn
Substitutes
  • 16 Alwande Roaldsoy
  • 17 Casper Terho
  • 22 Julian Baas
  • 19 Milan Zonneveld
  • 20 Filip Bednarek
  • 30 Pascal Kuiper
  • 14 Patrick van Aanholt
  • 12 Saïd Bakari
  • 13 Max De Ligt
  • 15 Mike Kleijn
  • 21 Jens Toornstra
  • 18 Jonathan de Guzmán
Substitutions
  • 33' ↑ E. Dijkstra ↓ W. Goes AZ Alkmaar
  • 46' ↑ A. Oufkir ↓ K. Boogaard AZ Alkmaar
  • 46' ↑ K. Smit ↓ M. Sin AZ Alkmaar
  • 60' ↑ S. Mijnans ↓ J. Hornkamp AZ Alkmaar
  • 70' ↑ C. Terho ↓ S. Mito Sparta Rotterdam
  • 70' ↑ A. Roaldsoy ↓ J. Kitolano Sparta Rotterdam
  • 78' ↑ M. de Wit ↓ M. Chavez Garcia AZ Alkmaar
  • 79' ↑ J. Baas ↓ P. Clement Sparta Rotterdam
  • 79' ↑ M. Zonneveld ↓ L. Martes Sparta Rotterdam
Cards
  • 31' W. Goes AZ Alkmaar
  • 34' P. Clement Sparta Rotterdam
  • 79' M. Young Sparta Rotterdam
  • 90+1' T. Parrott AZ Alkmaar
Head-to-head
AZ Alkmaar 7 3 draws 1 Sparta Rotterdam
2026-02-22 AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 1
2025-11-02 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 1
2025-01-26 AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 2
2024-11-24 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ 1 - 2
2024-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ 1 - 1
2023-09-17 AZ vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0
Recent form
AZ Alkmaar D D D D D
Sparta Rotterdam D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam?
AZ Alkmaar won 3-1 against Sparta Rotterdam on 22 February 2026.
Who won AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam?
AZ Alkmaar won the match 3-1.
Where was AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam played?
The match was played at AFAS Stadion.
Who had more possession in AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam?
AZ Alkmaar had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.