Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sparta Rotterdam DDLLD 0
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Ajax Amsterdam DWDDL 4
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Team Stats

17
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
1
42.2
Possession
57.8
8
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
10
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
275
Accurate Passes
411
350
Passes
499
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
46
24
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
16

Head to Head

AJA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Maarten PaesG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 32Takehiro TomiyasuLB
  5. 2Lucas RosaRB
  6. 6Youri RegeerCM
  7. 48Sean SteurLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 19Don-Angelo KonaduF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 23Steven BerghuisRF

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel DrommelG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Teo QuinteroLB
  5. 2Lushendry MartesRB
  6. 10Vito van CrooijAM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 6Pelle ClementRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. 7Mitchell van BergenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Own Goal by Joshua Kitolano, Sparta Rotterdam. Ajax 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  2. 25' Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Youri Regeer because of an injury.
  3. 32' Goal! Ajax 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Steur.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Ayoni Santos replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Shurandy Sambo replaces Lushendry Martes.
  6. 54' Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  8. 69' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Don-Angelo Konadu.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Vito van Crooij.
  10. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Pelle Clement.
  11. 73' Goal! Ajax 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mika Godts with a through ball.
  12. 74' Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Goal! Ajax 4, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg following a fast break.
  14. 81' Substitution, Ajax. Rayane Bounida replaces Steven Berghuis.
  15. 81' Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Sean Steur.

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