Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax match stats & report

3–3 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 8 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref Bas Nijhuis, Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · Ajax stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam drew with Ajax 3–3 in the Eredivisie on 4 October 2025. Expected goals finished 2.14–1.71. Ajax had 67% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax match statistics

Sparta RotterdamAjax

33% Ball possession 67%
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.71
14 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 6
8 Shots inside the box 10
6 Corners 4
8 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
271 Passes 576
76% Pass accuracy 89%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

42' Goal Wout Weghorst (assist M. Godts) Ajax
45' Yellow card J. Baas Sparta Rotterdam
45' Penalty scored T. Lauritsen Sparta Rotterdam
45+5' Yellow card K. Fitz-Jim Ajax
52' Goal M. van Bergen Sparta Rotterdam
55' Goal J. Kitolano Sparta Rotterdam
73' Goal Wout Weghorst (assist O. Gloukh) Ajax
74' Yellow card M. Godts Ajax
90' Goal O. Gloukh Ajax
90+9' Yellow card O. Gloukh Ajax

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sparta Rotterdam

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Maurice Steijn

1 Joël Drommel

5 Teo Quintero 4 B. Martins Indi 3 M. Young 2 S. Sambo

8 J. Kitolano 6 J. Baas

11 A. Oufkir 10 P. Clement 7 M. van Bergen

9 T. Lauritsen

Bench F. Bednarek , P. Kuiper , M. Kleijn , Saïd Bakari , T. Velthuis , P. van Aanholt , L. Duijvestijn , A. Santos , J. Toornstra , Jonathan de Guzmán , S. Ltaief , N. Þórisson

Ajax

Confirmed 4-3-3 Johnny Gijsbert Alan Heitinga

1 V. Jaroš

24 J. Mokio 15 Y. Baas 37 J. Sutalo 2 Lucas Rosa

8 K. Taylor 28 K. Fitz-Jim 18 D. Klaassen

11 M. Godts 25 Wout Weghorst 7 Raul Moro

Bench J. Heerkens , Remko Pasveer , Gerald Alders , A. Bouwman , A. Gaaei , O. Gloukh , J. McConnell , Don-Angelo Konadu , S. Berghuis , Oliver Valaker Edvardsen , Rayane Bounida

Form guide

Sparta Rotterdam at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ajax away

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.3 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Apr 25	Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam	1–1
22 Dec 24	Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax	0–2
17 Mar 24	Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax	2–2
9 Dec 23	Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam	2–1
19 Feb 23	Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam	4–0
21 Aug 22	Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax	0–1

The full Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax head-to-head record