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Sparta Rotterdam vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Sparta Rotterdam
1 – 4
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 1 Sep 2019 · 12:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Mohammed Rayhi 52' Y
Bryan Smeets 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Erwin Blank

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

3
11
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
25 Aug PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
17 Aug ADO Den Haag A 2–1 W
09 Aug VVV Venlo H 4–1 W
04 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 4–1 W
28 Aug APOEL FC H 2–0 W
20 Aug APOEL FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug VVV Venlo A 4–1 W
13 Aug PAOK FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Sparta Rotterdam are looking to make home advantage count against AFC Ajax.
  • 5' David Neres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Adil Auassar is replaced by Laros Duarte on 12 minute.
  • 17' The 32-year-old Mohammed Rayhi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 22' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' GOAL! Quincy Promes fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' Brilliant from the ! Hakim Ziyech makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 31.
  • 36' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Coremans is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' Poor challenge from Mohammed Rayhi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is hanging David Neres on the field on 54 minute.
  • 58' The Serbia Dusan Tadic breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 0-3!
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bryan Smeets.
  • 60' Hakim Ziyech adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Sergino Dest is withdrawn and Noussair Mazraoui gets his opportunity.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' What a moment for Halil Dervisoglu! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 75' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Halil Dervisoglu exits the field as Joel Piroe enters on 75.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Hakim Ziyech as he leaves the pitch. Noa Lang steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 88' Morocco international Noussair Mazraoui has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.53 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam16% Draw17% AFC Ajax67%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
34%
Draw or AFC Ajax
84%
Sparta Rotterdam or AFC Ajax
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam11% Draw28% AFC Ajax61%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 3
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 4
5.7%
1 – 5
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 1
4.5%
2 – 4
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 5
4%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 17% 62%
+1.5 38% — 62%
+2 38% 19% 43%
+2.5 57% — 43%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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