Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax

3 - 3

🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · Ajax 5

Referee Stats

Bas Nijhuis

13 matches · 3.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.69
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	54%
Draws	15%
Away wins	31%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 27

Avg: 1.24 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-10-2

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.76 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.47

1.24

1.76

1.59

1.41

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

76%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Ajax rank5th

Sparta Rotterdam points43

Ajax points56

Sparta Rotterdam: #10 · 43 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

Ajax score away88%

Ajax clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

Ajax score first41%

Ajax win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · Ajax 83%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · Ajax 26.7'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

Ajax score away1.76 vs 1.38

Ajax concede away1.41 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while Ajax score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and Ajax are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Ajax goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

42' ⚽

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42' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

W. Weghorst

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Godts

45'

45' J. Baas

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Lauritsen

Penalty

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ VAR

P. Clement

Penalty confirmed

45+5'

45+5' K. Fitz-Jim

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Lucas Rosa

1st substitution · For: A. Gaaei

52' ⚽

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52' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. van Bergen

Normal Goal

55' ⚽

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55' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Kitolano

Normal Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ D. Klaassen

2nd substitution · For: O. Gloukh

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Raul Moro

3rd substitution · For: S. Berghuis

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Oufkir

1st substitution · For: L. Duijvestijn

73' ⚽

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73' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

W. Weghorst

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Gloukh

74'

74' M. Godts

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Kitolano

2nd substitution · For: J. Toornstra

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Fitz-Jim

4th substitution · For: J. McConnell

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Sambo

3rd substitution · For: S. Bakari

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. van Bergen

4th substitution · For: N. Þórisson

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Mokio

5th substitution · For: Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

O. Gloukh

Normal Goal

90+9'

90+9' O. Gloukh

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam drew 3-3 with Ajax on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Bas Nijhuis. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

First half: Ajax took the lead at 42' when W. Weghorst scored, with the assist credited to M. Godts, making the score 0-1. J. Baas received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 45'. Sparta Rotterdam leveled the score at 45' when T. Lauritsen scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. VAR intervened at 45+1' for Sparta Rotterdam (Penalty confirmed). K. Fitz-Jim received a yellow card for Ajax at 45+5'.

Second half: Ajax made their 1st substitution at 46', with Lucas Rosa replacing A. Gaaei. Sparta Rotterdam took the lead at 52' when M. van Bergen scored, making the score 2-1. Sparta Rotterdam extended the lead at 55' when J. Kitolano scored, making the score 3-1. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 60', with D. Klaassen replacing O. Gloukh. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 60', with Raul Moro replacing S. Berghuis. Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Oufkir replacing L. Duijvestijn. Ajax reduced the deficit at 73' when W. Weghorst scored, with the assist credited to O. Gloukh, making the score 3-2. M. Godts received a yellow card for Ajax at 74'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Kitolano replacing J. Toornstra. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 77', with K. Fitz-Jim replacing J. McConnell. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Sambo replacing S. Bakari. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. van Bergen replacing N. Þórisson. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 87', with J. Mokio replacing Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu. Ajax found a late equaliser at 90' when O. Gloukh scored, making the score 3-3. O. Gloukh received a yellow card for Ajax at 90+9'.

Sparta Rotterdam used 4 substitutions while Ajax used 5 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 1 yellow card, while Ajax got 3 yellow cards.