Sunday, November 22, 2026: Sparta take on AZ in a Eredivisie fixture (Round 13). If you are planning to follow it live, the sections below cover the start times, where each team stands and how past games between them have gone.
Kick-off times around the world
For fans following from different parts of the world, kick-off falls at 10:30 AM in Brazil (Brasília), 1:30 PM in London, 7:00 PM in New Delhi, 12:30 AM on Monday in Australia (Sydney), 8:30 PM in Indonesia (Jakarta), 10:30 PM in Japan and 10:30 PM in South Korea. Fans in Australia will be watching in the early hours of the morning. These times are worked out from the scheduled kick-off, so they may shift if the fixture is moved.
Recent meetings
In the last 4 meetings, Sparta won one of them, AZ won three and none were drawn. Last time the two sides met in 2026, the result was Sparta 1-3 AZ (Eredivisie). Taken together, those 4 games brought 11 goals, or 2.8 a game.
Where the two sides stand
Sparta come into this one 14th in Matchday, with 9 points to their name after 10 games. AZ sit 5th in Matchday, on 20 points from 10 games (6 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost). On the table, AZ hold the edge: 9 places higher than Sparta and 11 points better off.
What to expect
Sparta will want the home crowd involved early, while AZ will aim to stay organised and make the first hour uncomfortable. Neither Sparta nor AZ will want to fall behind early, and the opening twenty minutes may say a lot about how the game goes. Games like this tend to turn on small details, whether that is a set piece, a single mistake or one moment of quality. Every point counts in this Eredivisie season, and neither side will give any away easily. Form can count for a lot, but it rarely settles a game on its own. A good atmosphere in the stadium can make a real difference, and both sets of supporters will have made their plans. However the match unfolds, it will add another chapter to the season for both clubs. As ever with fixtures like this, the pre-match talk counts for little once the first whistle goes. Home form and away form can look very different over a season, and this game is a fair test of both. A clean start and a solid shape at the back are usually the first things coaches ask for in games like this. It is worth checking this page again closer to kick-off for any change to the details.