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AFC Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AFC Ajax
2 – 1
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 18:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Joeri de Kamps
Y 61' Adil Auassar
Y 62' Adil Auassar
Y 64' Mario Engels

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

12
3
AFC Ajax 15 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax 2021-02-21 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax 2020-01-19 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W
02 Apr FC Groningen A 3–1 W
20 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–2 W
15 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
11 Mar SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 3–2 W
06 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr AFC Ajax A 1–2 L
03 Apr SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
19 Mar NEC A 0–0 D
12 Mar Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
27 Feb PSV H 1–2 L
13 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Sparta Rotterdam
#3 Position #12
25 Points 12
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
32 Scored 21
15 Conceded 29
+17 GD -8
2.08 PPG 1.00
58% Win % 25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sparta Rotterdam gets underway.
  • 5' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Laurent Jans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Lennart Thy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The whistle greets Nicolas Tagliafico as he departs to be replaced by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 33' GOAL! Joeri de Kamps fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' The 27-year-old Jeremy van Mullem has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Sven Mijnans comes on to replace Vito van Crooij.
  • 49' A goal from the Netherlands international Davy Klaassen! He fires home on 49 to make it 1-1!
  • 50' Joeri de Kamps picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' Bart Vriends, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 62' Lennart Thy gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Arno Verschueren and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Dusan Tadic gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adil Auassar on 62.
  • 63' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Arno Verschueren trudges off to be replaced by Lennart Thy on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Mario Engels argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' The Sparta Rotterdam bench stirs into life. Joeri de Kamps is withdrawn and Younes Namli gets his opportunity.
  • 80' AFC Ajax make a change. Sebastien Haller trudges off to be replaced by Brian Brobbey on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' The whistle greets Davy Klaassen as he departs to be replaced by Mohammed Kudus.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 5
Steven Bergwijn 3
Kenneth Taylor 3
Mohammed Kudus 3
Danzell Gravenberch 2
Hakim Ziyech 2
Arno Verschueren 2
Sebastien Haller 2

Head to Head

2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax 2021-02-21 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax 2020-01-19 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam

AFC Ajax Form

2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-02 FC Groningen 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-03-20 AFC Ajax 3–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-11 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-03-06 AFC Ajax 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-04-03 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2022-03-19 NEC 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2022-03-12 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2022-02-27 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 PSV L 2022-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.81 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + AFC Ajax to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax71% Draw17% Sparta Rotterdam12%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
88%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
29%
AFC Ajax or Sparta Rotterdam
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax55% Draw34% Sparta Rotterdam11%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 0
3.3%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.