AMSTERDAM. Ajax found a way to reverse the scoreline against Sparta Rotterdam to win 2-1. It was Sparta Rotterdam to strike first with a goal of J. de Kamps at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Tadic gave the win to Ajax in the 62′ minute with a penalty. Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the collaboration of Rens Bluemink and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 6 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 167 Attack 87
- 106 Dangerous attack 28
- 117 Ball safe 116
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 5
Fouls
- 4 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ajax had a superior ball possession 70% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 106 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Ajax didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards (J. de Kamps, A. Auassar and M. Engels).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ajax will have 72 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 22 points to climb in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away against NEC on the 23rd of April with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (8 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will play away agasint FC Twente on the 22nd of April with a 12-7 head to head in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
30'
49'
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: .
Ajax could not rely on the presence of K. Taylor (injured).
Substitutions
Ajax made 3 changes: N. Tagliafico for K. Taylor (30′), S. Haller for B. Brobbey (80′) and D. Klaassen for M. Kudus (90′).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
61'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Henk Fraser played with: .
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of S. Mijnans (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: V. van Crooij for S. Mijnans (46′), A. Verschueren for L. Thy (63′), A. Auassar for T. Beugelsdijk (63′), M. Engels for A. Dalmau (76′) and J. de Kamps for Y. Namli (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- FC Utrecht – Fortuna Sittard – 1-1
- NEC – FC Twente – 0-2
