Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax — Eredivisie
2-2
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Sparta Rotterdam had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Ajax had won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Ajax 2 wins, 2 drawn. Sparta Rotterdam are 13th in the Eredivisie on 9 points; Ajax are 4th on 18.
Match report
Home form going in: Sparta Rotterdam
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L D L W L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Twente · 9 Mar 2024
- D 1-1 vs AZ Alkmaar · 2 Mar 2024
- L 2-0 at NEC Nijmegen · 24 Feb 2024
- W 4-2 vs Excelsior · 17 Feb 2024
- L 2-0 at Feyenoord · 11 Feb 2024
- L 0-2 vs Zwolle · 4 Feb 2024
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 (L D D W L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 4-0 at Aston Villa · 14 Mar 2024
- D 2-2 vs For Sittard · 10 Mar 2024
- D 0-0 vs Aston Villa · 7 Mar 2024
- W 2-0 vs Utrecht · 3 Mar 2024
- L 2-0 at AZ Alkmaar · 25 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 at Bodo/Glimt · 22 Feb 2024
Head-to-head: Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax
- Sparta Rotterdam --- Ajax · 25 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 3-3 Ajax · 4 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 27 Apr 2025 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 Ajax · 22 Dec 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 28' Normal Goal — A. Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 47' Normal Goal — A. Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 65' Normal Goal — C. Akpom (Ajax)
- 88' Normal Goal — S. Bergwijn (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Sparta Rotterdam | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 30 | Ball possession | 70 |
| 1.19 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.46 |
| 11 | Total shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 292 | Total passes | 695 |
| 216 | Accurate passes | 607 |
| 74 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 9 | Key passes | 12 |
| 89 | Duels | 89 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |