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AZ v Sparta Prague : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 12th Mar, 17:45 BST, AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

AZ are in Europa Conference action on Thursday evening, as Maarten Martens attempts to outsmart Brian Priske Pedersen and his Sparta Prague side at the AFAS Stadion. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our 20+ year database and found the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither AZ Alkmaar or Sparta are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think AZ Alkmaar are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
AZ Alkmaar 45%	11/10	6/5
Draw 25%	12/5	12/5
Sparta 30%	21/10	23/10
Draw 1-1 12%	11/2	11/2
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 10%	7/1	7/1
AZ Alkmaar 2-1 9%	8/1	15/2
Sparta 1-0 8%	9/1	9/1
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 8%	9/1	9/1
Sparta 2-1 7%	10/1	10/1
Draw 0-0 6%	10/1	9/1
Draw 2-2 6%	14/1	11/1
Sparta 2-0 5%	16/1	14/1
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 5%	16/1	14/1
AZ Alkmaar 3-0 4%	18/1	16/1
Sparta 3-1 3%	25/1	20/1
AZ Alkmaar 3-2 3%	25/1	20/1
Sparta 3-2 2%	33/1	22/1
Sparta 3-0 2%	33/1	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 52%	17/20	17/20
Under 2.5 Goals 48%	19/20	17/20
Home 1st Goal 51%	4/5	3/4
Away 1st Goal 45%	6/5	5/4
No 1st Goal 4%	10/1	17/2
BTTS - Yes 55%	8/11	8/11
BTTS - No 45%	1/1	21/20
BTTS - Home Win 21%	10/3	3/1
BTTS - Draw 19%	7/2	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 15%	5/1	19/4
Home/draw 70%	4/11	1/3
Away/draw 55%	7/10	4/6
Home/away 75%	3/10	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 76%	1/4	2/7
Under 1.5 Goals 24%	11/4	5/2
Over 3.5 Goals 30%	9/4	21/10
Under 3.5 Goals 70%	1/3	1/3
Over 4.5 Goals 14%	5/1	19/4
Under 4.5 Goals 86%	1/8	1/9
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	12/1	10/1
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	1/25	1/33
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/20	1/25
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	10/1	17/2
Home DNB 62%	4/7	11/20
Away DNB 48%	5/4	13/10
AZ Alkmaar win to nil 23%	11/4	-
Sparta win to nil 15%	9/2	-
AZ Alkmaar / AZ Alkmaar 24%	5/2	9/4
AZ Alkmaar / Sparta 3%	28/1	22/1
AZ Alkmaar / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1
Draw / AZ Alkmaar 15%	9/2	17/4
Draw / Sparta 11%	13/2	6/1
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	4/1
Sparta / AZ Alkmaar 4%	22/1	18/1
Sparta / Sparta 15%	9/2	4/1
Sparta / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1

Win / draw / win Europa Conference table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	AZ Alkmaar Sparta
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Strasbourg	6	5	1	0	6	16	-	-	-	-
2	Rakow	6	4	2	0	7	14	-	-	d 0-00-0	-
3	AEK	6	4	1	1	7	13	-	-	-	-
4	Sparta	6	4	1	1	7	13	-	-	-	-
5	R.Vallecano	6	4	1	1	6	13	-	-	-	-
6	Shakhtar	6	4	1	1	5	13	-	-	-	-
7	Mainz	6	4	1	1	4	13	-	-	-	-
8	AEK Larnaca	6	3	3	0	6	12	-	l 4-0A	-	-
9	Lausanne	6	3	2	1	3	11	-	-	-	-
10	C Palace	6	3	1	2	5	10	-	l 3-1A	-	-
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	Rijeka	6	2	3	1	3	9	-	-	-	l 1-0A
17	Jagiellonia	6	2	3	1	1	9	d 0-00-0	-	-	-
18	Omnia Nicosia	6	2	2	2	1	8	-	-	-	-
19	Noah	6	2	2	2	-1	8	w 4-0F	l 1-0A	-	-
20	Drita	6	2	2	2	-4	8	-	w 0-3F	-	-
21	Kuopio PS	6	1	4	1	1	7	-	-	-	-
22	Skendija 79	6	2	1	3	-1	7	-	-	-	-
23	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar	6	2	1	3	-2	7	-	-	-	-
24	SK Sigma	6	2	1	3	-2	7	-	-	-	-
25	Universitatea Craiova	6	2	1	3	-2	7	-	-	-	w 1-2F
26	Lincoln Red Imps	6	2	1	3	-8	7	-	-	-	-
27	Dynamo Kyiv	6	2	0	4	0	6	-	-	-	-
28	L. Warsaw	6	2	0	4	0	6	-	-	-	w 0-1F
29	S. Bratislava	6	2	0	4	-4	6	w 1-0F	-	-	-
30	Breiðablik	6	1	2	3	-5	5	-	-	-	-
31	Shamrock	6	1	1	4	-6	4	-	-	w 4-1F	-
32	Häcken	6	0	3	3	-3	3	-	-	-	-
33	Hamrun Spartans	6	1	0	5	-7	3	-	-	-	-
34	Shelbourne	6	0	2	4	-7	2	w 2-0F	-	-	-
35	Aberdeen	6	0	2	4	-11	2	-	-	w 3-0F	-
36	Rapid Wien	6	0	1	5	-11	1	-	-	-	-
37	ILVES							w 5-0F	l 4-3A	-	-
38	FC Vaduz							w 3-0F	w 0-1F	-	-
39	Levski							w 4-1F	w 0-2F	-	-
40	Aktobe							-	-	w 4-0F	l 2-1A
41	Ararat-Armenia							-	-	w 4-1A	w 1-2F
42	Riga							-	-	w 2-0F	l 1-0A

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Win / draw / win form

AZ Alkmaar have not lost in 14 consecutive home european games

Sparta have won 3 consecutive european games

Sparta have not lost in 6 consecutive european games

AZ Alkmaar have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

8 / 20

Clean sheets

12 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AZ Alkmaar	4 - 0	Noah
AZ Alkmaar	0 - 0	Jagiellonia
AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Shelbourne
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	S. Bratislava
AZ Alkmaar	4 - 1	Levski
AZ Alkmaar	3 - 0	FC Vaduz
AZ Alkmaar	5 - 0	ILVES
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Spurs
AZ Alkmaar	4 - 1	Galatasaray
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Roma
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 1	Galatasaray
AZ Alkmaar	3 - 1	Fenerbahce
AZ Alkmaar	3 - 2	Elfsborg
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 4	A Villa
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	L. Warsaw
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 1	Brann
AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Santa Coloma
AZ Alkmaar	0 - 1	West Ham
AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Anderlecht

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	AZ Alkmaar	4 - 0	Noah
A	AZ Alkmaar	0 - 1	Noah
H	AZ Alkmaar	0 - 0	Jagiellonia
A	AZ Alkmaar	3 - 0	Drita
H	AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Shelbourne
A	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 3	C Palace
H	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	S. Bratislava
A	AZ Alkmaar	0 - 4	AEK Larnaca
H	AZ Alkmaar	4 - 1	Levski
A	AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Levski
A	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	FC Vaduz
H	AZ Alkmaar	3 - 0	FC Vaduz
H	AZ Alkmaar	5 - 0	ILVES
A	AZ Alkmaar	3 - 4	ILVES
A	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 3	Spurs
H	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Spurs
A	AZ Alkmaar	2 - 2	Galatasaray
H	AZ Alkmaar	4 - 1	Galatasaray
A	AZ Alkmaar	3 - 4	Ferencvaros
H	AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Roma

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Universitatea Craiova	1 - 2	Sparta
L. Warsaw	0 - 1	Sparta
Rijeka	0 - 0	Sparta
Riga	1 - 0	Sparta
Ararat-Armenia	1 - 2	Sparta
Aktobe	2 - 1	Sparta
Leverkusen	2 - 0	Sparta
Feyenoord	4 - 2	Sparta
Man City	5 - 0	Sparta
Stuttgart	1 - 1	Sparta
Malmö	0 - 2	Sparta
FCSB	2 - 3	Sparta
Shamrock	0 - 2	Sparta
Liverpool	6 - 1	Sparta
Galatasaray	3 - 2	Sparta
Aris	1 - 3	Sparta
Rangers	2 - 1	Sparta
Real Betis	2 - 1	Sparta
D. Zagreb	3 - 1	Sparta
Kobenhavn	0 - 0	Sparta

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Sparta	3 - 0	Aberdeen
A	Sparta	2 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
A	Sparta	1 - 0	L. Warsaw
H	Sparta	0 - 0	Rakow
A	Sparta	0 - 0	Rijeka
H	Sparta	4 - 1	Shamrock
A	Sparta	0 - 1	Riga
H	Sparta	2 - 0	Riga
A	Sparta	2 - 1	Ararat-Armenia
H	Sparta	4 - 1	Ararat-Armenia
H	Sparta	4 - 0	Aktobe
A	Sparta	1 - 2	Aktobe
A	Sparta	0 - 2	Leverkusen
H	Sparta	0 - 1	Inter
A	Sparta	2 - 4	Feyenoord
H	Sparta	0 - 6	A.Madrid
H	Sparta	1 - 2	Brest
A	Sparta	0 - 5	Man City
A	Sparta	1 - 1	Stuttgart
H	Sparta	3 - 0	Salzburg

Goal Statistics

AZ have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 10 consecutive Europa Conference games. Their PG of 1.5 against Sparta Prague on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

AZ's defensive record is very strong, M. Martens's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Europa Conference outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Sparta Prague makes sense in this context.

	AZ Alkmaar 14th	Sparta 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 22% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 78% probability that AZ Alkmaar will score 1 or more goals	0 30% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 66% probability that Sparta will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+10 AZ Alkmaar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 Sparta’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	2.0 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	0.6 conceded	1.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season

SPP

13%

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Games scored	16		16
Failed to score	4		4
Scored first	8		11
Goals scored	28		36
Avg. goals scored	1.4		1.8
Avg. shots per game	10		11
Avg. shots per goal	7		6
Conversion rate for	14		17
Avg. XG for	1.8		1.4
KickOff rating		+13%

SPP

35%

better

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Games conceded	14		10
Clean sheets	6		10
Conceded first	11		6
Goals conceded	31		17
Avg. goals conceded	1.6		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		8
Conversion rate against	19%		12%
Avg. XG against	1.3		0.6
KickOff rating		+35%

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AZ Alkmaar Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
13	7	5	6
P Koopmeiners	T Parrott	M Wit	W Goes

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Koopmeiners MID	14		2	1 -
I Jensen FWD	14	3	3	3 -
M Wit DEF	13	2	5	1 -
W Goes DEF	13			6 -
A Penetra DEF	13			1
S Mijnans MID	13	6	3	2 -
K. Smit MID	13		4	1 -
T Parrott FWD	12	7	1	3 -
R. Daal FWD	11	1	1	2 1
I Sadiq FWD	10	4		3 -
R Owusu-Oduro GLK	9			-
E. Dijkstra DEF	9			1 -
M Meerdink FWD	9	3	2	1 -
M. Chávez García DEF	8			3 -
D Kasius DEF	8	1	2	-
D. Kwakman MID	6			1 -
J Zoet GLK	5			-
Z Buurmeester MID	5			1 -
J Clasie MID	4			1 -
L Zeefuik FWD	4	1		-
M Dekker DEF	3			-
B Duijl DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	19	5	5
T Parrott	S Mijnans	M Wit	S Mijnans

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Parrott FWD	7	17	1	3
S Mijnans MID	6	19	3	5
I Sadiq FWD	4	7
I Jensen FWD	3	7	3	3
M Meerdink FWD	3	3	2	3
M Wit DEF	2	4	5	4
R. Daal FWD	1	4	1	3
D Kasius DEF	1	8	2	5
L Zeefuik FWD	1	1		1
P Koopmeiners MID		3	2	2
K. Smit MID		11	4	2
M. Chávez García DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
877	37	63
W Goes	P Koopmeiners	P Koopmeiners

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
W Goes DEF	877	13	42
A Penetra DEF	841	11	37
M Wit DEF	672	21	45
P Koopmeiners MID	661	37	63
K. Smit MID	613	26	60
S Mijnans MID	491	14	48
D Kasius DEF	290	17	30
R Owusu-Oduro GLK	236		6
R. Daal FWD	227	15	43
I Jensen FWD	226	7	29
M. Chávez García DEF	216	16	28
E. Dijkstra DEF	211	13	22
T Parrott FWD	208	7	24
J Clasie MID	184	4	6
I Sadiq FWD	138	11	33
J Zoet GLK	124		2
M Dekker DEF	117	5	7
D. Kwakman MID	112	2	15
M Meerdink FWD	93	3	22
B Duijl DEF	79	3	5
Z Buurmeester MID	47	2	2
L Zeefuik FWD	11	1	6

Sparta Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
12	4	4	3
P Jensen	A Rrahmani	A Preciado	A Rrahmani

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Jensen GLK	12			-
A Rrahmani FWD	12	4		3 -
S Eneme MID	11			1 -
J Kuchta FWD	11	3	3	1 -
V Birmancevic FWD	11	3	2	1 -
L Haraslin FWD	11	2	2	2 -
P Vydra MID	10	1		-
M Ryneš MID	10	2	2	3 -
A Sörensen DEF	9	1		2 -
A Preciado DEF	9	1	4	2 -
A. Ševínský DEF	9		1	3 -
K Kairinen MID	9	1		-
P Kaderabek DEF	8		2	-
J Zeleny DEF	8			1 -
E. Aririerisim DEF	8			2 -
J Mercado FWD	7	1		-
M Suchomel MID	5	1		1 -
K Milla FWD	5			-
L Sadilek MID	4	1	2	-
M Andersen MID	4			-
E Cobbaut DEF	3			-
E Krasniqi MID	1	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	4	4	2
A Rrahmani	L Haraslin	A Preciado	J Kuchta

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Rrahmani FWD	4	3
J Kuchta FWD	3		3	2
V Birmancevic FWD	3	3	2	1
L Haraslin FWD	2	4	2	1
M Ryneš MID	2	1	2
P Vydra MID	1	2
A Sörensen DEF	1	1
A Preciado DEF	1	1	4
K Kairinen MID	1			1
J Mercado FWD	1	1
M Suchomel MID	1	1
L Sadilek MID	1	1	2	1
E Krasniqi MID	1
S Eneme MID				1
A. Ševínský DEF		3	1	1
P Kaderabek DEF			2
K Milla FWD		3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
433	12	26
A. Ševínský	P Kaderabek	L Haraslin

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A. Ševínský DEF	433	6	21
J Zeleny DEF	359	3	18
A Sörensen DEF	286	3	12
P Jensen GLK	226		2
K Kairinen MID	211	10	12
P Vydra MID	199	6	12
P Kaderabek DEF	171	12	23
M Ryneš MID	144	5	17
E. Aririerisim DEF	128	4	6
V Birmancevic FWD	115	6	20
S Eneme MID	112	5	11
A Preciado DEF	106	4	20
A Rrahmani FWD	102	7	15
J Mercado FWD	100	7	16
L Haraslin FWD	96	4	26
L Sadilek MID	90	5	6
J Kuchta FWD	69	5	11
M Suchomel MID	69	3	8
K Milla FWD	16	1	5

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