ROTTERDAM. Ajax tops Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 after S. Bergwijn scored just 1 goal (37â€Č). Ajax was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that 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 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the collaboration of Dave Goossens and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Sparta Rotterdam

0 - 1

Ajax

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 8 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 83 Attack 125
  • 36 Dangerous attack 81
  • 80 Ball safe 118
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Ajax had a superior ball possession 66% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.​

Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (J. de Guzman). Regarding the opposition, Ajax received 1 yellow card (E. Alvarez).

Match Timeline

Jonathan de GuzmĂĄn- Yellow
14'
32'
37'
Steven Bergwijn (goal)D. Blind
46'
65'
67'
73'
78'
C. Brym- sub ->A. Auassar
88'
Mike Eerdhuijzen- sub ->J. de Guzman
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this encounter, Sparta Rotterdam stays with 1 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. On the other side, Ajax has 0 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ajax will play away agasint FC Utrecht on the 28th of August with a 19-11 head to head in favor of Ajax (8 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.5
D
S. Sambo 2.Netherlands
6.4
67'
D
Adil Auassar 4.Netherlands
6.8
88'
M
Jonathan de GuzmĂĄn 8.Netherlands
6.8
88' 14'
M
Jason Lokilo 7.DR Congo
6.0
78'
M
Joshua Kitolano 6.Norway
6.4
M
Sven Mijnans 10.Netherlands
6.9
M
V. van Crooij 11.Netherlands
6.5
46'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.1
Substitutes
G
Tim Coremans 20.Netherlands
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 30.Netherlands
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
88'
D
Omar Rekik 13.Tunisia
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
D
Jeremy van Mullem 22.Netherlands
D
Dirk Abels 12.Netherlands
7.0
67'
M
Arno Verschueren 16.Belgium
M
Patrick Brouwer 21.Netherlands
M
Younes Namli 17.Denmark
6.8
46'
F
C. Brym 18.Canada
88'
F
Mario Engels 19.Germany
6.4
78'

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

The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij (6.8), Shurandy Sambo (6.4), Bart Vriends (7.1), Adil Auassar (6.8), Mica Pinto (6.5), Jonathan de GuzmĂĄn (6.8), Joshua Kitolano (6.4), Vito van Crooij (6.5), Sven Mijnans (6.9), Jason Lokilo (6.0) and Tobias Lauritsen (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tim Coremans, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Arno Verschueren, Omar Rekik, Charles-Andreas Brym, Mario Engels (6.4), Patrick Brouwer, Aaron Meijers, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Younes Namli (6.8), Jeremy Van Mullem and Dirk Abels (7.0).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: V. van Crooij for Y. Namli (46â€Č), S. Sambo for D. Abels (67â€Č), J. Eyenga-Lokilo for M. Engels (78â€Č), A. Auassar for C. Brym (88â€Č) and J. de Guzman for M. Eerdhuijzen (88â€Č).

Best player: Bart Vriends​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Bart Vriends.

His rating is (7.1) with 33 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands
8.1
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
8.3
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
7.2
D
Jurriën Timber 2.Netherlands
7.3
D
D. Rensch 15.Netherlands
7.7
M
Edson Álvarez 4.Mexico
7.8
32'
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
6.8
M
Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia
7.3
F
Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands
7.1
65'
F
Steven Bergwijn 7.Netherlands
7.6
37'
F
Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands
6.1
73'
Substitutes
G
Jay Gorter 16.Netherlands
G
Maarten Stekelenburg 1.Netherlands
D
Lisandro MagallĂĄn 29.Argentina
D
Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands
D
J. SĂĄnchez 19.Mexico
M
Y. Regeer 26.Netherlands
M
Davy Klaassen 6.Netherlands
6.2
65'
M
Mohammed Kudus 20.Ghana
7.2
73'
F
Lorenzo Lucca 18.Italy

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

Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer (8.1), Devyne Rensch (7.7), JurriĂ«n Timber (7.3), Calvin Bassey (7.2), Daley Blind (8.3), DuĆĄan Tadić (7.3), Edson Álvarez (7.8), Kenneth Taylor (6.8), Steven Berghuis (7.1), Brian Brobbey (6.1) and Steven Bergwijn (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lisandro MagallĂĄn, Youri Regeer, Davy Klaassen (6.2), Owen Wijndal, Jay Gorter, Maarten Stekelenburg, Lorenzo Lucca, Mohammed Kudus (7.2) and Jorge SĂĄnchez.

Substitutions

Ajax made 2 changes: S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (65â€Č) and B. Brobbey for M. Kudus (73â€Č).

Best player: Daley Blind​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Daley Blind even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 74 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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