Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, February 19, 2023
Sparta Rotterdam WDDDW 0
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Ajax Amsterdam WWWWD 4
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
8
Saves
2
25.1
Possession
74.9
7
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
167
Accurate Passes
660
239
Passes
712
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
11
0.5
Cross %
0.5
51
Long Balls
29
28
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
3
13
Effective Clearances
7
13
Clearances
7

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 12Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 4Edson ÁlvarezCD-L
  3. 2Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 15Devyne RenschRB
  6. 8Kenneth TaylorCM
  7. 6Davy KlaassenLM
  8. 23Steven BerghuisRM
  9. 10Dusan TadicF
  10. 7Steven BergwijnLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Adil AuassarCD-L
  3. 3Dirk AbelsCD-R
  4. 5Mica PintoLB
  5. 2Shurandy SamboRB
  6. 10Arno VerschuerenAM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 6Jonathan de GuzmánRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Koki SaitoAM-L
  11. 7Vito van CrooijAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  2. 27' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a through ball.
  3. 64' Goal! Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Calvin Bassey replaces Edson Álvarez because of an injury.
  5. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  6. 72' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Aaron Meijers replaces Michael Pinto.
  7. 72' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy van Mullem replaces Vito van Crooij.
  8. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Jorrel Hato replaces Owen Wijndal.
  9. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Steven Berghuis.
  10. 84' Goal! Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Ajax. Florian Grillitsch replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  12. 86' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Bart Vriends replaces Shurandy Sambo.
  13. 86' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pedro Alemañ replaces Arno Verschueren.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rayvien Rosario replaces Koki Saito.
  15. 90'+2' Rayvien Rosario (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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