Highlights

90+1'

T. Parrott (Excessive celebration)

90'

T. Parrott (assist J. Zoet)

87'

M. Zonneveld (assist C. Terho)

83'

K. Smit (assist M. de Wit)

79'

M. Young (Foul)

65'

S. Mijnans (assist M. Chávez)

HT 0 - 0

34'

P. Clement (Foul)

31'

W. Goes (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

78'

J. Baas (P. Clement - tactical)

78'

M. Zonneveld (L. Martes - tactical)

78'

M. de Wit (M. Chávez - tactical)

70'

C. Terho (S. Mito - tactical)

70'

A. Roaldsøy (J. Kitolano - tactical)

60'

S. Mijnans (J. Hornkamp - tactical)

46'

K. Smit (M. Šín - tactical)

46'

A. Oufkir (K. Boogaard - tactical)

33'

E. Dijkstra (W. Goes - injury)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Troy Parrott # 9 - Striker

Shots on target 2/3 (66.67%)
Successful contests 1
Duel won 3/6 (50%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	6	AZ	42	28	12	6	10
	9	Sparta	41	28	12	5	11

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	T. Parrott	14
6	T. Lauritsen	11
9	J. Hornkamp	10
23	S. Mijnans	7

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

5-3-2

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Parrott

M. Zonneveld 2
S. Mito 1

Shots off target

M. van Bergen

S. Mito 1
T. Parrott 1

Big chance created

M. van Bergen

P. Clement 1
M. Chávez 1

Successful contests

I. Jensen

L. Martes 2
T. Quintero 2

Fouls suffered

Alexandre Penetra

J. Kitolano 3
I. Jensen 2

Dispossessed

M. van Bergen

K. Boogaard 2
J. Hornkamp 2

Touches

T. Quintero

B. Martins Indi 82
M. Young 69

Duel won

I. Jensen

T. Quintero 8
T. Lauritsen 8

Duel lost

T. Lauritsen

L. Martes 9
I. Jensen 8

Interceptions

M. Chávez

K. Boogaard 1
B. Martins Indi 1

Challenge lost

M. Chávez

T. Parrott 2
L. Martes 2

Tackles

M. Chávez

A. Santos 6
B. van Duijl 5

Aerial duels won

T. Lauritsen

P. Koopmeiners 5
K. Boogaard 3

Aerial duels lost

T. Lauritsen

I. Jensen 4
B. van Duijl 3

Fouls

T. Lauritsen

A. Oufkir 2
J. Hornkamp 2

Saves

J. Zoet

J. Drommel 2

Passes

B. Martins Indi

T. Quintero 54
M. Young 51

Accurate passes

B. Martins Indi

M. Young 49
T. Quintero 45

Accurate crosses

S. Mito

M. van Bergen 2
L. Martes 2

Current form

Stats

L W D L W

D D W W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

02/11/25

26/01/25

24/11/24

02/03/24

17/09/23

Referees

Allard Lindhout main referee

2.7

0.2

Average card count per match for 18 matches arbitrated
Thomas Hardeman fourth referee
Stan Teuben VAR assistant referee
Yorick Weterings assistant referee
Erik Koopman VAR referee
Johan Balder assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Seiya Maikuma Unknown

Jordy Clasie Ankle Injury

Mexx Meerdink Groin Injury

Weslley Patati Unknown

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Unknown

Denso Kasius Ankle Injury

Mateo Chávez García Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Rio Robbemond Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Sparta Rotterdam

Giannino Felicio Vianello Unknown

Tobias Lauritsen Unknown

Vito van Crooij Knee injury

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Groin Injury

Match venue

AFAS Stadion - Alkmaar

Year of construction: 2006
Surface: grass
Capacity: 19500
Average attendance: 11230
Maximum attendance: 19478
% sold: 62

Match result AZ Sparta

Date 22 February 2026 15:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 24
Match attendance 17776
Code AZ-SPA
Area Netherlands
Home team AZ
Away team Sparta Rotterdam

FAQ

What is the result between AZ Sparta?

AZ won the match with a 3-1 score

What are the official lineups for AZ Sparta?

AZ : Coached by L. Echteld, the lineup starts off in a 5-3-2 formation: J. Zoet, B. van Duijl, Alexandre Penetra, W. Goes, M. Chávez, I. Jensen, P. Koopmeiners (C), K. Boogaard, M. Šín, T. Parrott, J. Hornkamp

Sparta Rotterdam : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Steijn, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. Drommel, T. Quintero, B. Martins Indi (C), M. Young, L. Martes, P. Clement, J. Kitolano, S. Mito, A. Santos, M. van Bergen, T. Lauritsen

Who is the referee of the match AZ Sparta ?

Allard Lindhout is the referee for this match

Where is the match AZ Sparta?

The venue AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar is hosting the match

At what time is AZ Sparta?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 22 February 2026. Kick-off at 15:45

Who is the man of the match AZ - Sparta ?

Troy Parrott is the outstanding player of the match AZ - Sparta. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2/3 Shots on target (66.67%)
1 Successful contests
3/6 Duel won (50%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

AZ 5-3-2

- 7.4 41 J. Zoet
- 6.8 23 B. van Duijl
- 7.4 5 Alexandre Penetra
- 5.2 3 W. Goes
- 7.1 15 M. Chávez
- 7.0 17 I. Jensen
- 6.3 6 (C) P. Koopmeiners
- 4.9 20 K. Boogaard
- 4.9 33 M. Šín
- 7.5 9 T. Parrott
- 4.7 19 J. Hornkamp
- 5.3 1 J. Drommel
- 5.7 5 T. Quintero
- 5.8 4 (C) B. Martins Indi
- 4.0 3 M. Young
- 5.0 2 L. Martes
- 4.8 6 P. Clement
- 5.8 8 J. Kitolano
- 5.2 11 S. Mito
- 5.1 10 A. Santos
- 4.4 7 M. van Bergen
- 4.8 9 T. Lauritsen

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- L. Echteld Coach
Substitutes
- 60'
  
  S. Mijnans #10 - Midfielder
- R. Ichihara #18 - Defender
- R. Owusu-Oduro #1 - Goalkeeper
- 33'
  
  E. Dijkstra #22 - Defender
- M. Meerdink #35 - Striker
- 46'
  
  K. Smit #26 - Midfielder
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- 78'
  
  M. de Wit #34 - Defender
- 46'
  
  A. Oufkir #24 - Striker
- R. Daal #27 - Striker
- I. Sadiq #11 - Striker
- M. Steijn Coach
Substitutes
- S. Bakari #12 - Defender
- P. van Aanholt #14 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #30 - Goalkeeper
- 70'
  
  A. Roaldsøy #16 - Midfielder
- M. de Ligt #13 - Defender
- 78'
  
  M. Zonneveld #19 - Striker
- M. Kleijn #15 - Defender
- F. Bednarek #20 - Goalkeeper
- J. de Guzmán #18 - Midfielder
- J. Toornstra #21 - Midfielder
- 78'
  
  J. Baas #22 - Midfielder
- 70'
  
  C. Terho #17 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Duel won

56%

44%

Accurate passes

75%

81%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

372

Passes

437

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. van Bergen

P. Clement 1
M. Chávez 1
J. Zoet 1
C. Terho 1

Shots (%)

M. Zonneveld

100% 2/2

T. Parrott 67% (2/3)
A. Oufkir 50% (1/2)
T. Lauritsen 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

I. Jensen

L. Martes 2
T. Quintero 2

Fouls suffered

Alexandre Penetra

J. Kitolano 3
I. Jensen 2
B. Martins Indi 2
T. Parrott 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

I. Jensen

0% 0/2

Dispossessed

M. van Bergen

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

T. Quintero

89% 8/9

Alexandre Penetra 80% (8/10)
M. Chávez 70% (7/10)
B. van Duijl 60% (6/10)
A. Santos 60% (6/10)

Interceptions

M. Chávez

Aerial duels won (%)

K. Boogaard

100% 3/3

T. Quintero 100% (2/2)
P. Koopmeiners 83% (5/6)
J. Hornkamp 60% (3/5)
T. Lauritsen 50% (6/12)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

C. Terho

0% 0/7

M. van Bergen 0% (0/6)
M. Young 0% (0/6)
S. Mito 0% (0/5)
B. Martins Indi 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

S. Mito

0% 0/3

B. van Duijl 0% (0/3)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

M. Young

96% 49/51

B. Martins Indi 93% (57/61)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

J. Drommel

54% 25/46

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	68	28	22	2	4	78	37	41
2	Feyenoord	53	28	16	5	7	61	40	21
3	NEC	50	28	14	8	6	69	47	22
4	Ajax	48	28	12	12	4	53	35	18
5	Twente	47	28	12	11	5	47	30	17
6	AZ	42	28	12	6	10	47	45	2
7	Utrecht	41	28	11	8	9	42	31	11
8	Heerenveen	41	28	11	8	9	49	46	3
9	Sparta	41	28	12	5	11	35	47	-12
10	Groningen	38	28	11	5	12	40	37	3
11	Fortuna	35	28	10	5	13	43	52	-9
12	Zwolle	33	28	8	9	11	38	53	-15
13	Go Ahead	32	28	7	11	10	45	45	0
14	Telstar	27	28	6	9	13	38	46	-8
15	Volendam	27	28	7	6	15	30	48	-18
16	Excelsior	27	28	7	6	15	29	47	-18
17	NAC	23	28	5	8	15	29	50	-21
18	Heracles	19	28	5	4	19	33	70	-37

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	32	14	10	2	2	43	21	22
2	Feyenoord	32	15	10	2	3	35	21	14
3	Ajax	30	14	9	3	2	28	11	17
4	NEC	27	14	8	3	3	37	22	15
5	Twente	25	14	7	4	3	22	14	8
6	Utrecht	24	14	7	3	4	23	12	11
7	Zwolle	24	14	7	3	4	18	17	1
8	AZ	23	13	6	5	2	29	21	8
9	Heerenveen	23	14	6	5	3	27	22	5
10	Volendam	22	14	6	4	4	23	19	4
11	Sparta	22	14	6	4	4	17	20	-3
12	Groningen	21	14	6	3	5	23	14	9
13	Go Ahead	21	14	5	6	3	28	20	8
14	Fortuna	21	14	6	3	5	23	24	-1
15	NAC	16	14	4	4	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	15	14	4	3	7	22	29	-7
17	Telstar	14	14	3	5	6	24	25	-1
18	Excelsior	14	14	4	2	8	14	19	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	36	14	12	0	2	35	16	19
2	NEC	23	14	6	5	3	32	25	7
3	Twente	22	14	5	7	2	25	16	9
4	Feyenoord	21	13	6	3	4	26	19	7
5	Sparta	19	14	6	1	7	18	27	-9
6	AZ	19	15	6	1	8	18	24	-6
7	Ajax	18	14	3	9	2	25	24	1
8	Heerenveen	18	14	5	3	6	22	24	-2
9	Utrecht	17	14	4	5	5	19	19	0
10	Groningen	17	14	5	2	7	17	23	-6
11	Fortuna	14	14	4	2	8	20	28	-8
12	Telstar	13	14	3	4	7	14	21	-7
13	Excelsior	13	14	3	4	7	15	28	-13
14	Go Ahead	11	14	2	5	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	14	1	6	7	20	36	-16
16	NAC	7	14	1	4	9	11	29	-18
17	Volendam	5	14	1	2	11	7	29	-22
18	Heracles	4	14	1	1	12	11	41	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	28	15	7	6	42	18	24
2	Ajax	51	28	14	9	5	30	15	15
3	Feyenoord	47	28	14	5	9	29	19	10
4	Utrecht	43	28	12	7	9	19	13	6
5	Heerenveen	41	28	11	8	9	21	20	1
6	Twente	41	28	10	11	7	16	10	6
7	NEC	39	28	10	9	9	26	26	0
8	Sparta	39	28	10	9	9	13	15	-2
9	Zwolle	37	28	9	10	9	21	27	-6
10	Excelsior	37	28	9	10	9	15	18	-3
11	Groningen	37	28	7	16	5	17	14	3
12	AZ	36	28	8	12	8	24	23	1
13	Fortuna	35	28	9	8	11	23	27	-4
14	Telstar	33	28	8	9	11	16	20	-4
15	Go Ahead	32	28	7	11	10	19	22	-3
16	NAC	26	28	6	8	14	13	25	-12
17	Heracles	24	28	6	6	16	16	32	-16
18	Volendam	24	28	5	9	14	11	27	-16