Week 2 brings us a match on Aug 14th, where Sparta Rotterdam will play host to AZ Alkmaar in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 12th placed Sparta Rotterdam, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Heerenveen. SC Heerenveen had 10 on net, and Sparta Rotterdam had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while aZ Alkmaar sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Go Ahead Eagles. Vangelis Pavlidis struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 70th minute on a feed from Aslak Fonn Witry, then added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Yusuf Barasi In the end, Go Ahead Eagles was frustrated by AZ Alkmaar’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AZ Alkmaar ended the match with the shutout victory. AZ Alkmaar is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season AZ Alkmaar won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Vangelis Pavlidis has been the most prolific scorer on AZ Alkmaar in his last 5 matches with two goals. For Sparta Rotterdam, their top scorers are Tahiri and Patrick Brouwer, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.