Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, December 22, 2024
Ajax Amsterdam DLLWW 2
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Sparta Rotterdam LLLDL 0
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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
61.7
Possession
38.3
7
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
537
Accurate Passes
292
632
Passes
377
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
59
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
31
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Head to Head

AJA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SPA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Marvin YoungCD-L
  3. 3Rick MeissenCD-R
  4. 5Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 8Joshua KitolanoCM
  7. 6Julian BaasLM
  8. 10Arno VerschuerenRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Pelle ClementLF
  11. 7Shunsuke MitoRF

AJA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 22Remko PasveerG
  2. 24Daniele RuganiCD
  3. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  4. 2Devyne RenschCD-R
  5. 8Kenneth TaylorCM-L
  6. 6Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 18Davy KlaassenAM
  8. 4Jorrel HatoLM
  9. 3Anton GaaeiRM
  10. 25Wout WeghorstCF-L
  11. 10Chuba AkpomCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Mika Godts replaces Chuba Akpom.
  3. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Bertrand Traoré replaces Anton Gaaei.
  4. 57' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  5. 58' Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Davy Klaassen.
  6. 58' Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Wout Weghorst.
  7. 66' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mohamed Nassoh replaces Pelle Clement because of an injury.
  8. 77' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 1. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 78' Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  10. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Arno Verschueren.
  11. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Kayky replaces Saïd Bakari because of an injury.
  12. 87' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 2. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 90' Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90' Jordan Henderson (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

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