Sparta Rotterdam
- Sparta Rotterdam have won two, drawn one and lost two of their five Eredivisie games at home in 2025-2026, conceding 13 goals.
- The Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar betting tips suggest Sparta may be able to disrupt AZ Alkmaar’s rhythm enough to avoid defeat in Sunday’s Dutch derby.
- The bookmakers have AZ favourites at 1.81 with Sparta 3.85, but the home side could keep this one a lot closer than the odds imply if their structure remains intact.
- Maurice Steijn, who was reappointed as Sparta manager, is a pragmatic coach that always puts structure first.
- His team will sit deep, be compact and look to hit on the break or from set pieces.
- They won’t have much of the ball, which is not their forte, and will need to be patient to create the transitions that allow them to express their quality.
- They come into this game on the back of a two-game win streak with a 2-0 away win over FC Groningen followed by a 1-0 home victory against Telstar.
- So it is a mixed bag for Sparta, who are sixth with 16 points from their first ten games.
AZ Alkmaar
- AZ Alkmaar have won three, drawn one and lost one of their five Eredivisie road games in 2025-2026, conceding 5 goals.
- Maarten Martens, who has been at AZ since January 2024, has reinforced AZ’s possession-based game that usually creates overloads in the midfield and relies on technical players to unlock defences.
- Troy Parrott has been their main man up front lately, hitting six Eredivisie goals in his last five appearances.
- AZ have won four in a row in all competitions.
- This Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar prediction highlights that AZ should have too much quality and momentum to lose this.
- AZ are third with 21.
Head-to-Head
Sparta’s only win in the last five head-to-head games came away from home and they haven’t beaten AZ in two previous attempts in Rotterdam.
Key Players
- Troy Parrott - six Eredivisie goals in his last five appearances.
- Tobias Lauritsen - six in ten Eredivisie games, four of Sparta's last seven league goals.
Betting Insights
- The Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar betting tips are reinforced by the bookmakers having AZ favourites at 1.81 with Sparta 3.85.
- With both teams in good scoring form, the Over 2.5 goals line at 1.5 looks attractive given AZ’s firepower and Sparta’s leaky home defense.
Prediction
But with AZ in the better overall form and a superior away record, they should edge this battle.
