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Ajax
FT
2–1
HT 2–0
Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie Sat 9 Dec, 17:45London Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam Danny Makkelie 54,526 attendance

Timeline

  1. 8' Brian Brobbey assist Kenneth Taylor
  2. 55' Camiel Neghli assist Arno Verschueren
  3. 65' Jaydon Banel for Kristian Hlynsson
  4. 65' Chuba Akpom for Brian Brobbey
  5. 68' Jonathan de Guzmán Yellow Card
  6. 78' Carlos Forbs for Steven Bergwijn
  7. 78' Borna Sosa for Ar'jany Martha
  8. 79' Metinho for Jonathan de Guzmán
  9. 85' Mike Eerdhuijzen for Charles-Andreas Brym

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
23 Shots 10
7 On target 2
6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Saves 4
491 Accurate passes 335

Lineups

Ajax 4-3-3
40 Ramaj
42 Martha 4 Hato 37 Sutalo 2 Rensch
8 Taylor 33 Tahirovic 38 Hlynsson
7 Bergwijn 9 Brobbey 23 Berghuis
Sparta Rotterdam 4-3-3
1 Olij
5 der Kust 4 Velthuis 3 Vriends 2 Bakari
8 Kitolano 6 de Guzmán 10 Verschueren
11 Brym 9 Lauritsen 7 Neghli
Ajax 4-3-3
  1. 40 Diant Ramaj G
  2. 4 Jorrel Hato CD-L
  3. 37 Josip Sutalo CD-R
  4. 42 Ar'jany Martha ▼ LB
  5. 2 Devyne Rensch RB
  6. 33 Benjamin Tahirovic CM
  7. 8 Kenneth Taylor LM
  8. 38 Kristian Hlynsson ▼ RM
  9. 9 Brian Brobbey ▼ F
  10. 7 Steven Bergwijn ▼ LF
  11. 23 Steven Berghuis RF

Came on

  1. 11 Carlos Forbs ▲ SUB
  2. 49 Jaydon Banel ▲ SUB
  3. 10 Chuba Akpom ▲ SUB
  4. 25 Borna Sosa ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (8)
  1. 18 Jakov Medic SUB
  2. 19 Georges Mikautadze SUB
  3. 30 Gastón Ávila SUB
  4. 47 Tristan Gooijer SUB
  5. 53 Tom De Graaff SUB
  6. 1 Gerónimo Rulli SUB
  7. 13 Ahmetcan Kaplan SUB
  8. 17 Anass Salah-Eddine SUB
Sparta Rotterdam 4-3-3
  1. 1 Nick Olij G
  2. 4 Tijs Velthuis CD-L
  3. 3 Bart Vriends CD-R
  4. 5 Djevencio van der Kust LB
  5. 2 Saïd Bakari RB
  6. 6 Jonathan de Guzmán ▼ CM
  7. 8 Joshua Kitolano LM
  8. 10 Arno Verschueren RM
  9. 9 Tobias Lauritsen F
  10. 11 Charles-Andreas Brym ▼ LF
  11. 7 Camiel Neghli RF

Came on

  1. 17 Metinho ▲ SUB
  2. 14 Mike Eerdhuijzen ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (9)
  1. 21 Pedro Alemañ SUB
  2. 20 Youri Schoonderwaldt SUB
  3. 18 Rayvien Rosario SUB
  4. 13 Rick Meissen SUB
  5. 19 Jesse Bal SUB
  6. 16 Hamza El Dahri SUB
  7. 30 Kaylen Reitmaier SUB
  8. 15 Django Warmerdam SUB
  9. 12 Sergi Rosanas SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  3. 90'+2' Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Eerdhuijzen is caught offside.
  4. 90'+2' Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
  5. 90'+2' Chuba Akpom (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  6. 89' Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  7. 88' Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  8. 88' Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 87' Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  10. 86' Attempt missed. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  11. 86' Attempt blocked. Jaydon Banel (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
  12. 85' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Eerdhuijzen replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
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  1. 85' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  2. 85' Attempt blocked. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaydon Banel.
  3. 84' Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  4. 84' Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 84' Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 84' Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
  7. 84' Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  8. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  9. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Borna Sosa replaces Ar'Jany Martha.
  10. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Carlos Forbs replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  11. 77' Jaydon Banel (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 77' Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
  13. 76' Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross following a corner.
  14. 76' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
  15. 76' Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  16. 72' Attempt missed. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  17. 72' Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
  18. 72' Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. 68' Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 66' Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  21. 66' Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).
  22. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Brian Brobbey.
  23. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Jaydon Banel replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  24. 61' Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ar'Jany Martha.
  25. 60' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
  26. 60' Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  27. 59' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ar'Jany Martha.
  28. 57' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tobias Lauritsen.
  29. 56' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
  30. 56' Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  31. 55' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  32. 53' Attempt saved. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  33. 52' Attempt blocked. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  34. 47' Attempt missed. Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  35. 46' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kenneth Taylor.
  36. 46' Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  37. 46' Foul by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
  38. 45' Second Half begins Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  39. 45'+2' First Half ends, Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  40. 45'+1' Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  41. 45'+1' Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  42. 42' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  43. 41' Penalty conceded by Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam) after a foul in the penalty area.
  44. 41' Penalty Ajax. Brian Brobbey draws a foul in the penalty area.
  45. 38' Attempt missed. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  46. 37' Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Berghuis following a corner.
  47. 37' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nick Olij.
  48. 37' Attempt saved. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  49. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  50. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).
  51. 35' Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  52. 35' Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
  53. 35' Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Tahirovic.
  54. 34' Attempt missed. Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano with a cross following a corner.
  55. 33' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ar'Jany Martha.
  56. 27' Attempt missed. Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bart Vriends following a corner.
  57. 27' Attempt missed. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Camiel Neghli with a cross following a corner.
  58. 27' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ar'Jany Martha.
  59. 25' Foul by Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
  60. 25' Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  61. 22' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  62. 22' Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross.
  63. 19' Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
  64. 17' Attempt saved. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  65. 16' Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Tijs Velthuis.
  66. 16' Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  67. 15' Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
  68. 14' Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  69. 14' Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 12' Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 12' Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  72. 8' Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  73. 6' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Diant Ramaj.
  74. 6' Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Camiel Neghli with a cross.
  75. 6' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  76. First Half begins.
  77. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Ajax W W L W D

  • D at Almere City 2-2 Eredivisie
  • W Vitesse 5-0 Eredivisie
  • L at Marseille 4-3 UEFA Europa League
  • W at NEC Nijmegen 2-1 Eredivisie
  • W at RKC Waalwijk 3-2 Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam W L W L W

  • W at IJsselmeervogels 2-0 KNVB Beker
  • L Almere City 2-1 Eredivisie
  • W at FC Volendam 4-1 Eredivisie
  • L FC Utrecht 2-1 Eredivisie
  • W at Heracles Almelo 1-0 Eredivisie

Head to head

AJA leads series 5-0

  • 19 Feb 2023 Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 21 Aug 2022 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 9 Apr 2022 Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 28 Nov 2021 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 21 Feb 2021 Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie