Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 43': Jens Toornstra
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1 - 2
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 22': Abdellah Ouazane
  • 45'+1': Tolu Arokodare

About

Sparta Rotterdam are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Rosa.
  • 8': Foul by Cedric Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 8': Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 10': Dies Janse (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 12': Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Youri Baas (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lushendry Martes.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Isaac Babadi.
  • 19': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 19': Thilo Kehrer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
  • 22': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 1. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin van Cruijsen with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Lushendry Martes.
  • 26': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 26': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Baas.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Marvin Young.
  • 40': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld is caught offside.
  • 43': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 1. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isaac Babadi with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45': Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Handball by Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
  • 46': Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 46': Dies Janse (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Ajax).
  • 48': Foul by Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 48': Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Ouazane.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Youri Baas.
  • 53': Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 56': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Jens Toornstra.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax).
  • 59': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Marc ter Stegen.
  • 61': Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Abdellah Ouazane.
  • 61': Substitution, Ajax. Yves Bissouma replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  • 61': Foul by Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 61': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Youri Baas.
  • 62': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Babadi.
  • 64': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Julian Brandt (Ajax).
  • 64': Julian Brandt (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Offside, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 70': Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Andrej Kostic replaces Robin van Cruijsen.
  • 72': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Marc ter Stegen.
  • 73': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Andrej Kostic is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kostic.
  • 74': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld is caught offside.
  • 74': Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
  • 77': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lucas Rosa.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 78': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 79': Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Youri Baas.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 80': Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Marvin Young.
  • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casper Terho with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Ajax. Daley Blind replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 89': Foul by Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 89': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1': Thilo Kehrer (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+2': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
  • 90'+3': Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Ajax).
  • 90'+3': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
59.4 Possession 40.6
16 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
538 Accurate Passes 326
619 Passes 403
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 72
32 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 15
12 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 25
37 Effective Clearances 12
37 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,733

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 10 +21 24
2 Ajax Amsterdam 10 +16 21
3 PSV Eindhoven 10 +15 20
4 FC Twente 10 +9 20
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Michael Brouwer (GK)
6 Nick Verschuren
4 Bruno Martins Indi
3 Marvin Young
5 Bas Kuipers
2 Lushendry Martes
10 Cedric Hatenboer
8 Jens Toornstra
11 Isaac Babadi
7 Robin Van Cruijsen
9 Milan Zonneveld
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Giannino Vianello, Julian Baas, Mitchell van Bergen, Casper Terho, Alwande Roaldsøy, Andrej Kostic, Joel Ideho, Teo Quintero, Filip Bednarek, Boyd Reith, Pascal Kuiper.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
36 Dies Janse
6 Thilo Kehrer
15 Youri Baas
2 Lucas Rosa Yellow Card
4 Sofyan Amrabat
8 Julian Brandt
24 Jorthy Mokio
99 Tolu Arokodare
68 Abdellah Ouazane
11 Viktor Tsygankov
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Davy Klaassen, Maarten Paes, Jofre Torrents, Rayane Bounida, Joeri Heerkens, Aaron Bouwman, Yves Bissouma, Daley Blind, Oscar Gloukh, Marcos Leonardo, Mohamed Abdalla, Owen Wijndal.

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