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	51	33	14	9	10
	10	Sparta	43	33	12	7	14

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	16
7	T. Lauritsen	12
13	S. Mijnans	10
-	J. Hornkamp	10

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

Ayoni 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

2.6

0.1

Average card count per match for 21 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: 11235
Maximum attendance: 19500
% 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, Ayoni 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 Ayoni 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)
Ayoni 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	81	33	26	3	4	96	44	52
2	Feyenoord	62	33	18	8	7	68	44	24
3	Twente	58	33	15	13	5	58	35	23
4	NEC	56	33	15	11	7	75	52	23
5	Ajax	55	33	14	13	6	62	41	21
6	AZ	51	33	14	9	10	55	48	7
7	Utrecht	50	33	14	8	11	53	42	11
8	Heerenveen	50	33	14	8	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	45	33	13	6	14	47	44	3
10	Sparta	43	33	12	7	14	38	59	-21
11	Fortuna	39	33	11	6	16	49	61	-12
12	Go Ahead	38	33	8	14	11	53	51	2
13	Zwolle	37	33	9	10	14	44	69	-25
14	Excelsior	35	33	9	8	16	40	54	-14
15	Telstar	34	33	8	10	15	47	54	-7
16	Volendam	32	33	8	8	17	34	53	-19
17	NAC	28	33	6	10	17	32	55	-23
18	Heracles	19	33	5	4	24	34	83	-49

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	38	16	12	2	2	53	25	28
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
4	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
5	Utrecht	30	16	9	3	4	29	13	16
6	AZ	30	16	8	6	2	36	23	13
7	NEC	29	16	8	5	3	39	24	15
8	Heerenveen	29	16	8	5	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	16	8	4	4	21	19	2
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	16	6	5	5	23	21	2
14	Sparta	23	16	6	5	5	19	24	-5
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	16	4	3	9	22	34	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
3	Twente	26	16	6	8	2	29	19	10
4	Feyenoord	26	16	7	5	4	29	21	8
5	Ajax	24	16	5	9	2	30	24	6
6	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
7	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
8	Groningen	20	16	6	2	8	20	26	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
11	Excelsior	17	16	4	5	7	20	32	-12
12	Telstar	14	16	3	5	8	16	26	-10
13	Fortuna	14	16	4	2	10	21	32	-11
14	Go Ahead	13	16	2	7	7	19	27	-8
15	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
16	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
17	NAC	8	16	1	5	10	12	32	-20
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	62	33	18	8	7	48	22	26
2	Ajax	60	33	16	12	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	55	33	16	7	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	51	33	14	9	10	22	16	6
5	Heerenveen	48	33	13	9	11	25	25	0
6	Twente	48	33	11	15	7	21	13	8
7	AZ	47	33	11	14	8	30	24	6
8	Sparta	45	33	11	12	10	15	17	-2
9	Groningen	45	33	9	18	6	20	17	3
10	NEC	43	33	11	10	12	28	30	-2
11	Excelsior	43	33	10	13	10	20	22	-2
12	Fortuna	41	33	10	11	12	25	30	-5
13	Zwolle	41	33	10	11	12	23	33	-10
14	Telstar	38	33	9	11	13	18	23	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	33	8	13	12	23	25	-2
16	NAC	32	33	7	11	15	14	27	-13
17	Volendam	27	33	5	12	16	12	31	-19
18	Heracles	26	33	6	8	19	17	37	-20