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UEFA Conference League 25/26, Round of 16 · 19 Mar 2026

AC Sparta Praha 0–4 AZ Alkmaar

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.7 – 2.5
Goals
0 – 4

Footybot made AC Sparta Praha favourites at 50%.

AZ Alkmaar won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Troy Parrott, 65.8 in 76′.

Well above their usual level: Ro-Zangelo Daal +15.5, Troy Parrott +14.4.

Well below it: Andy Irving −15.6, Uchenna Aririerisim −12.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AC Sparta Praha

12 Mar 2026L 1–2at AZ Alkmaar Conference League
18 Dec 2025W 3–0v Aberdeen Conference League
11 Dec 2025W 2–1at Universitatea Craiova Conference League
27 Nov 2025W 1–0at Legia Warszawa Conference League
6 Nov 2025D 0–0v Raków Częstochowa Conference League

AZ Alkmaar

15 Mar 2026W 4–0v Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
12 Mar 2026W 2–1v AC Sparta Praha Conference League
7 Mar 2026L 1–2at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
1 Mar 2026L 0–2at FC Utrecht Eredivisie
26 Feb 2026W 4–0v FC Noah Conference League

Head to head

12 Mar 2026AZ Alkmaar 2–1 AC Sparta Praha Conference League

AC Sparta Praha

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jaroslav Zelený Defender90000.2654.9+4.2
Uchenna Aririerisim Defender90000.2151.9−12.1
Kaan Kairinen Midfielder8100–51.2−1.6
John Mercado Forward90000.0949.0+2.9
Oliver Sonne Defender90000.0947.7−0.4
Lukáš Haraslín Forward3600–46.9–
Santiago Eneme Midfielder900–46.5–
Hugo Sochurek Midfielder9000–41.0–
Pavel Kadeřábek Midfielder6800–39.6−3.7
Matyáš Vojta Forward6700–38.1–
Jakub Surovčík Goalkeeper9000–38.0–
Andy Irving Midfielder5400–35.4−15.6
Garang Kuol Forward900–32.7–
Albion Rrahmani Forward2300–31.7–

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Matěj Šín Midfielder1400–79.3–
Elijah Dijkstra Defender24000.0275.9–
Troy Parrott Forward76110.6765.8+14.4
Ro-Zangelo Daal Midfielder81100.9963.4+15.5
Weslley Patati Forward9000.0361.2–
Mexx Meerdink Forward14000.0456.4–
Jeroen Zoet Goalkeeper9000–54.1+1.9
Sven Mijnans Midfielder90100.4853.9+7.6
Ibrahim Sadiq Forward9000.0353.7–
Wouter Goes Defender9000–52.4+5.7
Alexandre Penetra Defender90000.0551.0+3.3
Isak Jensen Forward81100.0350.0+3.1
Kees Smit Midfielder7602–48.3+1.3
Mees De Wit Defender90000.1747.2+3.7
Denso Kasius Defender66010.0245.4+0.4
Peer Koopmeiners Midfielder9000–43.5−2.2