Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax

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🕒 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 17 · Ajax 2

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

25 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	32%
Draws	44%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-14).
Ajax controlled possession (68%).
Ajax had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 36

Avg: 1.24 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ajax (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

44 / 21

Avg: 2.59 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 2.12

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

1.18

PPG

2.12

1.24

2.59

2.12

1.24

65%

O2.5

76%

65%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank17th

Ajax rank2nd

Sparta Rotterdam points27

Ajax points79

Sparta Rotterdam: #17 · 27 pts · GD -41

52 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Ajax: #2 · 79 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals11-14

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 last 5 away

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-10

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.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home18%

Ajax score away88%

Ajax clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Ajax score first0%

Ajax win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 0% · Ajax 0%

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.72

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home2.12 vs 1.42

Ajax score away2.59 vs 1.42

Ajax concede away1.24 vs 1.72

Sparta Rotterdam score 28% below league average, while Ajax score 83% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 50% above league average at home, and Ajax are 28% 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)

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

Ajax goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

288

612

Passes Accurate

220

543

Passes %

76%

89%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	17
Home Wins	0
Draws	3
Away Wins	14
Over 2.5 Goals	11 (64.7%)
BTTS	9 (52.9%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 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