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

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sparta Rotterdam
0 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 28 Nov 2021 · 11:15 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' David Neres
Bryan Smeets 90' Y
Mario Engels 90' Y
Y 90' Jurrien Timber

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Erwin Blank

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

3
12
Sparta Rotterdam 15 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
20 Nov FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
06 Nov Willem II Tilburg A 3–0 W
31 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L
23 Oct RKC Waalwijk A 0–1 L
17 Oct FC Groningen H 1–1 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 1–0 W
24 Nov Beşiktaş JK A 2–1 W
21 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 5–0 W
07 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
03 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 3–1 W
30 Oct Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sparta Rotterdam and AFC Ajax has kicked off!
  • 5' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henk Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' 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 Mica Pinto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Benjamin van Leer is replacing Maduka Okoye for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 29' Maduka Okoye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 34' AFC Ajax has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 36' GOAL! Dusan Tadic scores on 36. Assisted by Danilo
  • 41' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' Steven Berghuis, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Sparta Rotterdam is showing some good football. However, Sparta Rotterdam are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Lennart Thy on, Emanuel Emegha off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emanuel Emegha is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 80' Davy Klaassen is replacing Danilo for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 85' Davy Klaassen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 88' Nicolas Tagliafico gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Daley Blind and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats Sparta Rotterdam

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax L 2021-11-20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 FC Twente '65 L 2021-11-06 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-10-31 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2021-10-23 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen D

AFC Ajax Form

2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-24 Beşiktaş JK 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-11-07 AFC Ajax 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2021-11-03 Borussia Dortmund 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-10-30 Heracles Almelo 0–0 AFC Ajax D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.59 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam14% Draw19% AFC Ajax67%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
33%
Draw or AFC Ajax
86%
Sparta Rotterdam or AFC Ajax
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam11% Draw36% AFC Ajax53%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
8.6%
1 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
7.6%
0 – 4
5.5%
1 – 4
5%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 28% — 72%
+1 28% 21% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 21% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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