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Sparta Rotterdam

Sun 27 Apr 2025 · 12:30 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 54,676 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 90+5' Mohamed Nassoh

Youri Regeer 90+7' 1–1

Y 27' Patrick van Aanholt

Y 36' Joshua Kitolano

Daniele Rugani 52' Y

Overview

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

AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rob Dieperink
Assistant 1 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
Assistant 2 Nils van Kampen

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

Head-to-Head

AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sparta Rotterdam

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-27 AFC Ajax 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-12-22 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 AFC Ajax 2024-03-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 AFC Ajax 2023-12-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-02-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Sparta Rotterdam	H	1–1	D
20 Apr	FC Utrecht	A	0–4	L
13 Apr	Willem II Tilburg	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	NAC Breda	H	3–1	W
30 Mar	PSV	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	AZ	H	2–2	D

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	AFC Ajax	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	SC Heerenveen	H	3–1	W
06 Apr	NEC	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	Fortuna Sittard	A	3–0	W
15 Mar	PEC Zwolle	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	NAC Breda	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		Sparta Rotterdam
#5	Position	#12
14	Points	5
7	Played	7
4 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
21	Scored	10
9	Conceded	17
+12	GD	-7
2.00	PPG	0.71
57%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

6/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

5/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/5

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax

Julian Brandt	4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare	3 G	1 A
Davy Klaassen	3 G
Kasper Dolberg	2 G	2 A
Jorthy Mokio	1 G

Sparta Rotterdam

Milan Zonneveld	5 G	1 A
Marvin Young	2 G
Nokkvi THorisson	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Johan Cruijff Arena that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Said Bakari has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Matheus Magalhaes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Oliver Edvardsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
27' Patrick van Aanholt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tobias Lauritsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Joshua Kitolano.
41' Joshua Kitolano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pelle Clement suffering a number of foals already.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sparta Rotterdam needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
52' The referee has no hesitation. Daniele Rugani is booked for AFC Ajax — card on 52.
55' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wout Weghorst is hanging Brian Brobbey on the field on 55 minute.
60' The travelling Sparta Rotterdam supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Oliver Edvardsen by Mika Godts on 63 minute.
67' The supporters are chanting for Carel Eiting. He replaces Joshua Kitolano on 67 minute.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Nassoh made 440 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
77' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
82' Pelle Clement is replacing Mitchell van Bergen for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
83' Sparta Rotterdam manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Ideho is hanging Gjivai Zechiel on the field on 83 minute.
88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
89' Youri Regeer gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Kenneth Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Patrick van Aanholt
7
Mitchell van Bergen ↓ Pelle Clement 82'
2
Said Bakari
1
Nick Olij
4
Mike Eerdhuijzen
9
Tobias Lauritsen
8
Joshua Kitolano ↓ Carel Eiting 67'
11
Shunsuke Mito ↓ Mohamed Nassoh 67'
10
Kristian Hlynsson
6
Gjivai Zechiel ↓ Joel Ideho 83'
3
Marvin Young ↓ Rick Meissen 82'

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

2025-04-27 AFC Ajax 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2025-04-20 FC Utrecht 4–0 AFC Ajax L 2025-04-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2025-04-06 AFC Ajax 3–1 NAC Breda W 2025-03-30 PSV 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2025-03-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 AZ D

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2025-04-27 AFC Ajax 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2025-04-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen W 2025-04-06 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 NEC W 2025-03-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2025-03-15 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2025-03-07 NAC Breda 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

3.05 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Sparta Rotterdam xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + AFC Ajax to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax68% Draw18% Sparta Rotterdam14%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 4.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

85%

Draw or Sparta Rotterdam

32%

AFC Ajax or Sparta Rotterdam

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax57% Draw32% Sparta Rotterdam11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

3 – 1

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 0

7.6%

1 – 1

Actual

4 – 1

4 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

5 – 1

3.7%

5 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5	37%	—	63%
-2	37%	20%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	19%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	6%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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