Sparta Rotterdam — Ajax 1:2, 25 October: match result

match finished Eredivisie · Matchday 10 Sunday 25 October · 15:45 UTC

Sparta Rotterdam 14th · 9 pts LWLWD

1 : 2 1st half 1:2

Ajax 2th · 24 pts WWWDD

Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel · referee D. Makkelie

Match predictionValue

Over 1.5 goals

87% · Over 2.5 goals in 6 of 6 Sparta Rotterdam games

Prediction landed. We predicted “Over 1.5 goals”, and the match finished 1:2.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off

Sparta Rotterdam 26% draw 22% Ajax 52%

The model was right

The most likely outcome was Ajax win, and the match finished 1:2. Fans backed Ajax win — they got it right.

fans 74 votes

Sparta Rotterdam 28% draw 14% Ajax 58%

Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline

A. Ouazane assist: J. Brandt 0-1 22'

J. Toornstra assist: I. Babadi 1-1 43'

T. Arokodare assist: J. Brandt 1-2 45+1'

D. Klaassen for V. Tsygankov 46'

M. van Bergen for J. Toornstra 56'

O. Gloukh for A. Ouazane 61'

Y. Bissouma for J. Mokio 61'

J. Brandt 64'

A. Kostic for R. van Cruijsen 70'

O. Wijndal for Y. Baas 79'

T. Quintero for M. Young 84'

C. Terho for B. Martins Indi 84'

I. Babadi 89'

L. Rosa 90+3'

D. Blind for D. Janse 90+3'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench

Sparta Rotterdam 5-4-1 4-3-3 Ajax

Michael Brouwer  
Lushendry Edward Martes  3 Marvin Young  6 Nick Verschuren  4 Bruno Martins Indi  5 Bas Kuipers  
Robin van Cruijsen  8 Jens Toornstra  10 Cedric Hatenboer  11 Isaac Babadi  
Milan Zonneveld  

Viktor Tsygankov  99 Tolu Arokodare  68 Abdellah Ouazane  
Jorthy Mokio  4 Sofyan Amrabat  8 Julian Brandt  
Lucas Rosa  6 Thilo Kehrer  36 Dies Janse  15 Youri Baas  
Marc-André Ter Stegen  

Sparta Rotterdam bench

18Alwande Roaldsoy
19Andrej Kostić
12Boyd Reith
21Casper Terho
20Filip Bednarek
15Giannino Vianello
22Joel Ideho
16Julian Baas
17Mitchell Van Bergen
30Pascal Kuiper
14Teo Quintero

Ajax bench

30Aaron Bouwman
17Daley Blind
18Davy Klaassen
22Joeri Heerkens
21Jofre Torrents
26Maarten Paes
38Marcos Leonardo
67Mohamed Abdalla
10Oscar Gloukh
5Owen Wijndal
43Rayane Bounida
28Yves Bissouma

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match

41%Possession59%

11Shots16

5Shots on target4

2Shots off target8

4Blocked shots4

10Shots inside box14

1Shots outside box2

92Attacks105

56Dangerous attacks56

5Corners3

3Offsides1

15Fouls7

1Yellow cards2

2Saves3

403Passes619

326Accurate passes538

0Free kicks0

0Throw-ins0

0Goal kicks0

0Penalties0

Sparta Rotterdam

AjaxThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

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Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax met on matchday 10 of the Eredivisie on 25 October at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel. Final score — 1:2.

Sparta Rotterdam sit 14th on 9 points after 8 matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses). Ajax sit 2th on 24 points after 8 matches (5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss), unbeaten in 7 matches.