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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
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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.