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Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam

Ajax
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Ajax 5 · Sparta Rotterdam 8
Referee Stats
Danny Makkelie
27 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 63%
Draws 19%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (23-10).
  • Ajax controlled possession (56%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-6-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 21
Avg: 2.29 / 1.24

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-2-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 26
Avg: 1.50 / 1.44

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
1.44
2.29
GF
1.50
1.24
GA
1.44
76%
O2.5
53%
71%
BTTS
59%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th
Sparta Rotterdam rank8th
Ajax points56
Sparta Rotterdam points49
Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +13
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sparta Rotterdam: #8 · 49 pts · GD +3
35 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals11-9
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%
Ajax clean sheet at home24%
Sparta Rotterdam score away76%
Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first0%
Ajax win after scoring first0%
Sparta Rotterdam score first0%
Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 0% · Sparta Rotterdam 0%

Vs league average

Ajax score at home2.29 vs 1.77
Ajax concede at home1.24 vs 1.47
Sparta Rotterdam score away1.50 vs 1.47
Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.44 vs 1.77
Ajax score 30% above league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 16% below league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
23
10
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
10
2
Shots Inside Box
20
6
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
7
7
Fouls
6
7
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
554
425
Passes Accurate
489
334
Passes %
88%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins14
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals11 (64.7%)
BTTS9 (52.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals7 (77.8%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
14 Mar 2026 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0 04 Oct 2025 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 3 - 3
2024-2025 Season
27 Apr 2025 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 22 Dec 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 0 - 2
2023-2024 Season
17 Mar 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 2 - 2 09 Dec 2023 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1
2022-2023 Season
19 Feb 2023 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0 21 Aug 2022 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 0 - 1
2021-2022 Season
09 Apr 2022 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 28 Nov 2021 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 0 - 1
2020-2021 Season
21 Feb 2021 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 2 13 Sep 2020 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 0 - 1
2019-2020 Season
19 Jan 2020 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1
2017-2018 Season
18 Mar 2018 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 2 - 5 14 Oct 2017 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 0
2016-2017 Season
12 Feb 2017 Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 07 Aug 2016 Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 1 - 3