Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, August 21, 2022
Ajax Amsterdam WLDWW 1
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Sparta Rotterdam WWWDL 0
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AJA101
SPA000
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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
2
65.9
Possession
34.1
14
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
548
Accurate Passes
250
640
Passes
329
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
64
35
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
6
16
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Adil AuassarCD-L
  3. 3Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. 5Mica PintoLB
  5. 2Shurandy SamboRB
  6. 10Sven MijnansAM
  7. 6Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 8Jonathan de GuzmánRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 7Jason Eyenga LokiloAM-L
  11. 11Vito van CrooijAM-R

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 22Remko PasveerG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 2Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 15Devyne RenschRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 10Dusan TadicRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 7Steven BergwijnLF
  11. 23Steven BerghuisRF

Timeline

  1. 14' Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 1. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Younes Namli replaces Vito van Crooij.
  5. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Berghuis.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Dirk Abels replaces Shurandy Sambo.
  7. 73' Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Brian Brobbey.
  8. 78' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Jason Lokilo.
  9. 87' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Eerdhuijzen replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  10. 88' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Adil Auassar.

Eredivisie News

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