AZ Alkmaar VS Sparta Rotterdam

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AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam has a clear AZ lean, but Sparta have shown that the margin can disappear. AZ won 3–1 at home on 22 February 2026 and 1–0 in Rotterdam on 2 November 2025; Sparta had won 2–1 in Alkmaar on 26 January 2025. Another AZ away win, 2–1 on 24 November 2024, underlines the broader direction while preserving the fixture’s competitive edge.

Past matches, AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam

  • League Regular Season - 24
    Home AZ Alkmaar
    3 - 1
    Sparta Rotterdam Away
    AFAS Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 11
    Home Sparta Rotterdam
    0 - 1
    AZ Alkmaar Away
    Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
  • League Regular Season - 20
    Home AZ Alkmaar
    1 - 2
    Sparta Rotterdam Away
    AFAS Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 13
    Home Sparta Rotterdam
    1 - 2
    AZ Alkmaar Away
    Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
  • League Regular Season - 24
    Home Sparta Rotterdam
    1 - 1
    AZ Alkmaar Away
    Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
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Matchup AZ Alkmaar VS Sparta Rotterdam

AZ establish the main direction

AZ Alkmaar’s stronger platform is visible in victories at both venues. They beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 at home on 22 February 2026 and 1–0 away on 2 November 2025. AZ had also won 2–1 in Rotterdam on 24 November 2024, reinforcing a pattern in which the advantage travels rather than relying only on home ground. The hierarchy is clear, but the margins do not always make it comfortable.

Sparta’s win keeps the contest alive

Sparta Rotterdam’s 2–1 victory in Alkmaar on 26 January 2025 is an important counterweight to AZ’s broader edge. It demonstrates that the stronger historical position can still be interrupted in the very setting where AZ might expect the most control. Future meetings will ask whether Sparta can reproduce that kind of disruption and whether AZ can keep converting its advantage into another decisive outcome. The matchup remains competitive because one reversal can challenge a settled reading.

Past head to head stats
AZ Alkmaar VS Sparta Rotterdam

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

AZ Alkmaar
Sparta Rotterdam

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 18 games

AZ Alkmaar VS Sparta Rotterdam
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 24
AZ Alkmaar
3 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 11
Sparta Rotterdam
0 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 20
AZ Alkmaar
1 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 13
Sparta Rotterdam
1 - 2
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 24
Sparta Rotterdam
1 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 5
AZ Alkmaar
2 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 28
AZ Alkmaar
0 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
2 - 3
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 31
Sparta Rotterdam
1 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 15
AZ Alkmaar
3 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 29
AZ Alkmaar
2 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 4
Sparta Rotterdam
4 - 4
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 18
Sparta Rotterdam
3 - 0
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel StadionVeld
Regular Season - 6
AZ Alkmaar
5 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
Cars Jeans Stadion
Regular Season - 25
AZ Alkmaar
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 5
Sparta Rotterdam
0 - 2
AZ Alkmaar
 
Regular Season - 19
AZ Alkmaar
1 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 8
Sparta Rotterdam
1 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
 

Previous games AZ Alkmaar

Regular Season - 12
AZ Alkmaar
Groningen
AFAS Stadion
League Stage - 4
AZ Alkmaar
Juventus
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 11
Ajax
AZ Alkmaar
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 10
AZ Alkmaar
Twente
AFAS Stadion
League Stage - 3
Ararat-Armenia
AZ Alkmaar
Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht

Previous games Sparta Rotterdam

Regular Season - 12
ADO Den Haag
Sparta Rotterdam
WerkTalent Stadion
Regular Season - 11
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam
Euroborg
Round of 64
Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 10
Sparta Rotterdam
Ajax
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 9
Sparta Rotterdam
Willem II
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel

Upcoming games AZ Alkmaar

- Regular Season - 13
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Group Stage
Sparta Praha
AZ Alkmaar
 
- Regular Season - 14
PEC Zwolle
AZ Alkmaar
 
- Regular Season - 15
AZ Alkmaar
PSV Eindhoven
AFAS Stadion
- Group Stage
AZ Alkmaar
Sturm Graz
 

Upcoming games Sparta Rotterdam

- Regular Season - 13
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Regular Season - 14
Cambuur
Sparta Rotterdam
Kooi Stadion
- Regular Season - 15
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Regular Season - 16
Twente
Sparta Rotterdam
De Grolsch Veste
- Regular Season - 17
Fortuna Sittard
Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard Stadion