Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, October 25, 2026
Ajax Amsterdam DDLWW 2
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Sparta Rotterdam DLLDW 1
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AJA202
SPA101
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Team Stats

7
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
59.4
Possession
40.6
16
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
538
Accurate Passes
326
619
Passes
403
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
72
32
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
25
37
Effective Clearances
12
37
Clearances
12

Head to Head

AJA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SPA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Michael BrouwerG
  2. 6Nick VerschurenCD
  3. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  4. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  5. 5Bas KuipersLB
  6. 2Lushendry MartesRB
  7. 10Cedric HatenboerCM-L
  8. 8Jens ToornstraCM-R
  9. 11Isaac BabadiLM
  10. 7Robin Van CruijsenRM
  11. 9Milan ZonneveldF

Substitutes

  1. 15Giannino VianelloSUB
  2. 16Julian BaasSUB
  3. 17Mitchell van BergenSUB
  4. 21Casper TerhoSUB
  5. 18Alwande RoaldsøySUB
  6. 19Andrej KosticSUB
  7. 22Joel IdehoSUB
  8. 14Teo QuinteroSUB
  9. 20Filip BednarekSUB
  10. 12Boyd ReithSUB
  11. 30Pascal KuiperSUB

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 36Dies JanseCD-L
  3. 6Thilo KehrerCD-R
  4. 15Youri BaasLB
  5. 2Lucas RosaRB
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM
  7. 8Julian BrandtLM
  8. 24Jorthy MokioRM
  9. 99Tolu ArokodareF
  10. 68Abdellah OuazaneLF
  11. 11Viktor TsygankovRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Davy KlaassenSUB
  2. 26Maarten PaesSUB
  3. 21Jofre TorrentsSUB
  4. 43Rayane BounidaSUB
  5. 22Joeri HeerkensSUB
  6. 30Aaron BouwmanSUB
  7. 28Yves BissoumaSUB
  8. 17Daley BlindSUB
  9. 10Oscar GloukhSUB
  10. 38Marcos LeonardoSUB
  11. 67Mohamed AbdallaSUB
  12. 5Owen WijndalSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 1. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  2. 43' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 1. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isaac Babadi with a cross.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 2. Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
  4. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
  5. 56' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Jens Toornstra.
  6. 61' Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Abdellah Ouazane.
  7. 61' Substitution, Ajax. Yves Bissouma replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  8. 64' Julian Brandt (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Andrej Kostic replaces Robin van Cruijsen.
  10. 78' Delay in match (Ajax).
  11. 78' Delay in match (Sparta Rotterdam).
  12. 79' Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Youri Baas.
  13. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Marvin Young.
  16. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
  17. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Daley Blind replaces Julian Brandt.
  18. 89' Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+3' Lucas Rosa (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

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