Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, October 4, 2025
Ajax Amsterdam WLDWL 3
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Sparta Rotterdam WLWLL 3
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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
67.3
Possession
32.7
17
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
510
Accurate Passes
206
576
Passes
271
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
61
24
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
24
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
45
19
Clearances
45

Head to Head

AJA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel DrommelG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Teo QuinteroLB
  5. 2Shurandy SamboRB
  6. 10Pelle ClementAM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 6Julian BaasRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Ayoub OufkirAM-L
  11. 7Mitchell van BergenAM-R

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Vitezslav JarosG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 24Jorthy MokioLB
  5. 2Lucas RosaRB
  6. 28Kian Fitz-JimCM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Wout WeghorstF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 7Raúl MoroRF

Timeline

  1. 42' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Ajax 1. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  2. 45' Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Ajax 1. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 45'+5' Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Lucas Rosa because of an injury.
  6. 52' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Ajax 1. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  7. 55' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Ajax 1. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Davy Klaassen.
  9. 60' Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Raúl Moro.
  10. 66' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Lance Duijvestijn replaces Ayoub Oufkir.
  11. 73' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Ajax 2. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
  12. 74' Mika Godts (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 75' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Joshua Kitolano.
  14. 77' Substitution, Ajax. James McConnell replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
  15. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Saïd Bakari replaces Shurandy Sambo.
  16. 84' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
  17. 87' Substitution, Ajax. Don-Angelo Konadu replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  18. 90'+7' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Ajax 3. Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  19. 90'+9' Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

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