VenueAFAS Stadion
RefereeS. Gishamer
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
AZ Alkmaar0′—95′Match timelineSparta Praha
29'
50'
87'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+5'Pavel KadeřábekYellow
- 87'T. Parrottassist R. Daal
- 79'Jaroslav ZelenýYellow
- 76'
- 76'
- 69'
- 59'
- 50'
- 49'Denso KasiusYellow
- 48'Kaan KairinenYellow
- 46'
- 46'
- 32'
- 29'T. Parrottassist R. Daal
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats56%
Possession
AZ Alkmaar56|44Sparta Praha
Shots on goal
7goals
AZ Alkmaar
3goals
Sparta Praha
Total shots
27shots
AZ Alkmaar
6shots
Sparta Praha
- 27Total shots6
- 7Shots on goal3
- 10Shots off goal1
- 18Shots inside box4
- 445Total passes350
- 81%Pass accuracy80%
- 8Corners2
- 11Fouls15
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Offsides1
- 10Blocked shots2
- 9Shots outside box2
- 1Goalkeeper saves5
- 362Passes accurate280
- 4.04Expected goals (xG)0.97
- 0.69Goals prevented0.69
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Combo Double chance : AZ Alkmaar or draw and -3.5 goals
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
AZ Alkmaar45%
Draw45%
Sparta Praha10%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
50%
50%
Attack
60%
40%
Defense
67%
33%
Goals model
93%
7%
AZ Alkmaar · league form
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Sparta Praha · league form
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Lineups
4-3-3 vs 3-4-3
AZ Alkmaar4-3-3Leeroy Echteld
vs
Sparta Praha3-4-3Brian Priske
AZ Alkmaar bench
12
H. VerhulstGoalkeeper12
D. DeenGoalkeeper31
R. IchiharaDefender18
B. van DuijlDefender23
A. OufkirForward24
J. HornkampForward19
I. SadiqForward11
M. SinMidfielder33
Weslley PatatiForward7
M. MeerdinkForward35
E. DijkstraDefender22
K. BoogaardMidfielder74
Sparta Praha bench
8
D. KerlGoalkeeper61
P. RodriguezGoalkeeper60
P. KaderabekDefenderyel 95′3
J. KuchtaForward10
S. MannsverkMidfielder20
E. UchennaDefender16
J. MercadoForward7
H. SochurekMidfielder38
Recent form
Last 5 matches
AZ AlkmaarL0-3
W3-0
D2-2
W5-1
D0-0
Sparta PrahaNo recent matches on file
Head-to-head
2 previous meetings2 previous meetingsAZ Alkmaar leads 2-0
AZ Alkmaar2wins
Drawn
0draws
Sparta Praha0wins
100%0%0%
Aggregate goals2 matches
6
1
Recent meetings
2- 19 Mar 26Sparta Praha0–4AZ AlkmaarUEFA Europa Conference League
- 12 Mar 26AZ Alkmaar2–1Sparta PrahaUEFA Europa Conference League
Injuries & suspensions
0 reportedNo injuries or suspensions reported.
Both squads at full availability.
Standings
UEFA Europa Conference League 2025Conference League
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 4-2-0 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 |  AEK Athens FC | 6 | 4-1-1 | +7 | 13 |
| 4 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 4-1-1 | +7 | 13 |
| 5 |  Rayo Vallecano | 6 | 4-1-1 | +6 | 13 |
| 6 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 4-1-1 | +5 | 13 |
| 7 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 4-1-1 | +4 | 13 |
| 8 |  AEK Larnaca | 6 | 3-3-0 | +6 | 12 |
| 9 |  Lausanne | 6 | 3-2-1 | +3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Crystal Palace | 6 | 3-1-2 | +5 | 10 |
| 11 |  Lech Poznan | 6 | 3-1-2 | +4 | 10 |
| 12 |  Samsunspor | 6 | 3-1-2 | +4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Celje | 6 | 3-1-2 | +1 | 10 |
| 14 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 3-1-2 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 |  Fiorentina | 6 | 3-0-3 | +3 | 9 |
| 16 |  HNK Rijeka | 6 | 2-3-1 | +3 | 9 |