Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, December 9, 2023
Sparta Rotterdam WLWLW 1
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Ajax Amsterdam DWLWW 2
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SPA011
AJA202
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Team Stats

7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
44
Possession
56
10
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
335
Accurate Passes
491
426
Passes
556
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
58
24
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
9
7
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
8
19
Effective Clearances
22
19
Clearances
22

Head to Head

AJA leads series 5-0

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 40Diant RamajG
  2. 4Jorrel HatoCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 42Ar'jany MarthaLB
  5. 2Devyne RenschRB
  6. 33Benjamin TahirovicCM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 38Kristian HlynssonRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 7Steven BergwijnLF
  11. 23Steven BerghuisRF

SPA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Tijs VelthuisCD-L
  3. 3Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. 5Djevencio van der KustLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 6Jonathan de GuzmánCM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 10Arno VerschuerenRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Charles-Andreas BrymLF
  11. 7Camiel NeghliRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
  2. 42' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 55' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  4. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Jaydon Banel replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  5. 65' Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Brian Brobbey.
  6. 68' Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Carlos Forbs replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  8. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Borna Sosa replaces Ar'Jany Martha.
  9. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  10. 85' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Eerdhuijzen replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.

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