Match summary
AZ Alkmaar beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-0. AZ Alkmaar led 2-0 at half-time.
Dani De Wit put AZ Alkmaar ahead in the 18th minute and Vangelis Pavlidis made it 2-0 in the 19th minute.
The chances backed that up: AZ Alkmaar created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sparta Rotterdam's 0.66 from 10.
Before kick-off
AZ Alkmaar win
64%
Avg odds 1.49
Draw
22%
Avg odds 4.36
Sparta Rotterdam win
14%
Avg odds 6.70
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.