ROTTERDAM. Ajax defeats Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 after D. Tadic scored just 1 goal (36â€Č). Ajax was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis assisted by Rogier Honig and Rob van de Ven. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Sparta Rotterdam

0 - 1

Ajax

  • ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
  • 2 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 1 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 97 Attack 168
  • 26 Dangerous attack 79
  • 103 Ball safe 116
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 11 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 72% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.​

Sparta Rotterdam shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajax shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (M. Engels and B. Smeets). Talking about the opposition, Ajax received 2 yellow cards (D. Neres and J. Timber).

Match Timeline

24'
36'
73'
73'
80'
88'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After playing this contest, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 10 points to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Ajax will have 33 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against AZ on the 5th of December with a 13-1 head to head stats in favor of AZ (5 draws).

Ajax will host Willem II on the 2nd of December with a 25-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (2 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Maduka Okoye 1.Nigeria
6.8
24'
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Tom Beugelsdijk 4.Netherlands
6.9
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.7
D
Michaël Heylen 2.Belgium
7.3
D
Giannis Masouras 7.Greece
6.5
M
Dirk Abels 8.Netherlands
6.9
M
Adil Auassar 6.Netherlands
6.1
73'
M
Bryan Smeets 10.Netherlands
7.1
90'
M
V. van Crooij 11.Netherlands
5.7
F
Emanuel Emegha 9.Netherlands
6.4
73'
Substitutes
G
Tim Coremans 30.Netherlands
G
B. van 20.Netherlands
7.7
24'
D
Laurent Jans 12.Luxembourg
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
D
Jeremy van Mullem 13.Netherlands
M
Sven Mijnans 14.Netherlands
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 18.Netherlands
F
Mario Engels 17.Germany
6.6
73' 90'
F
Lennart Thy 19.Germany
6.5
73'

Sparta Rotterdam started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye (6.8), Giannis Masouras (6.5), Bart Vriends (7.0), Tom Beugelsdijk (6.9), Michael Heylen (7.3), Mica Pinto (6.7), Vito van Crooy (5.7), Adil Auassar (6.1), Dirk Abels (6.9), Bryan Smeets (7.1) and Emanuel Emegha (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: L. Jans, S. Mijnans, T. Coremans, A. Meijers, K. Goudmijn, Benjamin van Leer (7.7), J. van Mullem, Mario Engels (6.6) and Lennart Thy (6.5).

Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of B. van Leer (injured).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: M. Okoye for B. van Leer (24â€Č), E. Emegha for L. Thy (73â€Č) and A. Auassar for M. Engels (73â€Č).

Best player: Benjamin van Leer​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: Benjamin van Leer. His rating is 7.65. He performed 6 saves.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Remko Pasveer 32.Netherlands
6.9
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
6.5
88'
D
Noussair Mazraoui 12.Morocco
7.2
D
Lisandro MartĂ­nez 21.Argentina
7.5
D
Jurriën Timber 2.Netherlands
7.1
90'
M
Edson Álvarez 4.Mexico
7.2
M
Ryan Gravenberch 8.Netherlands
7.0
M
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
7.1
36'
M
Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands
7.4
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
7.3
90'
F
Danilo 9.Brazil
6.5
80'
Substitutes
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
G
Jay Gorter 16.Netherlands
D
D. Rensch 15.Netherlands
D
NicolĂĄs Tagliafico 31.Argentina
88'
D
Perr Schuurs 3.Netherlands
M
Davy Klaassen 6.Netherlands
6.7
80'
M
Zakaria Labyad 19.Morocco
M
K. Taylor 25.Netherlands
F
Mohammed Daramy 30.Denmark

Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer (6.9), Noussair Mazraoui (7.2), JurriĂ«n Timber (7.1), Lisandro MartĂ­nez (7.5), Daley Blind (6.5), Edson Álvarez (7.2), Ryan Gravenberch (7.0), David Neres (7.3), Steven Berghuis (7.4), DuĆĄan Tadić (7.1) and Danilo (6.5).

They had on the bench: A. Onana, Davy Klaassen (6.7), M. Daramy, D. Rensch, Z. Labyad, NicolĂĄs Tagliafico, K. Taylor, P. Schuurs and J. Gorter.

Ajax could not rely on the presence of D. Klaassen (injured).

Substitutions

Ajax made 2 changes: Danilo for D. Klaassen (80â€Č) and D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (88â€Č).

Best player: Lisandro Martínez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Lisandro Martínez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 89 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​