Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 26 · Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · Ref S. Gözübüyük

Sparta Rotterdam stats & fixtures · Ajax stats & fixtures

Sparta Rotterdam drew with Ajax 2–2 in the Eredivisie on 17 March 2024. Expected goals finished 1.19–1.46. Ajax had 70% of the ball.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax match statistics

Sparta RotterdamAjax

30% Ball possession 70%
1.19 Expected goals (xG) 1.46
11 Total shots 13
5 Shots on target 7
2 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 9
2 Corners 7
5 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
292 Passes 695
74% Pass accuracy 87%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

28' Goal Arno Verschueren (assist K. Saito) Sparta Rotterdam
47' Goal Arno Verschueren (assist P. Clement) Sparta Rotterdam
65' Goal C. Akpom (assist J. Henderson) Ajax
88' Goal S. Bergwijn (assist C. Akpom) Ajax
89' Yellow card K. Taylor Ajax
90+4' Red card A. Kaplan 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 J. Rijsdijk

1 N. Olij

5 D. van der Kust 4 Mike Eerdhuijzen 3 R. Meissen 2 Saïd Bakari

8 P. Clement 6 Metinho

11 K. Saito 10 Arno Verschueren 7 S. Mito

9 T. Lauritsen

Bench C. Neghli , T. Velthuis , C. Brym , Jonathan de Guzmán , H. El Dahri , Y. Schoonderwaldt , B. Vriends , R. Rosario , Sergi Rosanas , D. van Wageningen , K. Reitmaier

Ajax

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 J. van 't Schip

40 Diant Ramaj

4 J. Hato 13 A. Kaplan 6 J. Henderson

8 K. Taylor 21 B. van den Boomen 16 S. Mannsverk 3 A. Gaaei

39 M. Godts 38 K. Hlynsson

9 B. Brobbey

Bench S. Bergwijn , C. Akpom , Benjamin Tahirović , Julian Dean Rijkhoff , A. Martha , Remko Pasveer , G. Rulli , K. Fitz-Jim , J. Medić , S. Vos , Carlos Forbs

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
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

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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