Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam result

Full-time · Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:45 GMT · Johan Cruijff Arena

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Ajax · Sparta Rotterdam · Head-to-head

Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam — Ajax won this Eredivisie match.

Next for Ajax: Ajax v Atalanta, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Sparta Rotterdam: Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam
Referee: D. Makkelie
Head-to-head (last 6): Ajax 6 · draws 0 · Sparta Rotterdam 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Ajax 3W 1D 1L · Sparta Rotterdam 3W 0D 2L

Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 7.25

Corners

against 6 / 3.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

7.5 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.17 / 1

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.08 yellows

Referee · D. Makkelie

1.31 home / 1.77 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 December 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ajax for / against	Line	Sparta Rotterdam for / against
Goals scored	2.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	7.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	14.33 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	17.5 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	7.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.67 for · 9.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	5.75 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: D. Makkelie — 3.08 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.62 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.77 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.77

Ajax

Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. van Axel Dongen n 4	17	2.6 1/1	1.3 1/0	—
B. Brobbey n 8	84.6	1.9 6/6	1.5 6/4	—
Kenneth Taylor n 8	76.8	1.8 6/4	0.9 4/2	—
A. Salah-Eddine n 8	34	1.7 1/1	1 3/0	—
B. van den Boomen n 8	52.3	1.5 4/2	0.4 2/0	—

Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Chuba Akpom n 8	27	6.7 7/5	4.2 6/2
B. Brobbey n 8	84.6	3.3 8/6	2.1 6/5
S. Berghuis n 8	79	2.3 7/5	1.1 6/2
S. Bergwijn n 8	85.3	2.1 7/3	1.3 5/2
Carlos Forbs n 8	37.6	2.1 5/2	0.9 2/1

Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Chuba Akpom n 8	27	2.5 5/1	0 0/0
S. Berghuis n 8	79	0.1 1/0	1.1 5/3
B. Brobbey n 8	84.6	0.7 4/1	0.5 3/1
Mika Godts n 8	16	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
K. Hlynsson n 8	63.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Martha n 5	68.2	4 4/3
B. Tahirovic n 8	59.5	3.2 7/5
G. Avila n 8	66.9	2.9 7/4
D. Rensch n 8	73.8	2.3 7/3
K. Hlynsson n 8	63.5	2.3 6/5

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Ramaj n 8	80.1	2.9 6/4

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	2.3 1/0	4.6 1/1	—
A. Verschueren n 8	82.6	1.9 6/4	1.2 5/4	—
J. de Guzmán n 8	84.3	1.2 5/3	0.8 4/2	—
Metinho n 7	42.1	1.2 3/1	3.1 5/3	—
C. Brym n 8	53.5	1.1 4/1	1.3 4/2	—

Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Lauritsen n 8	88.8	2.9 6/5	1.5 5/4
C. Brym n 8	53.5	2.3 5/3	1.3 4/2
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	2.3 1/0	0 0/0
A. Verschueren n 8	82.6	2.2 6/4	1 5/1
J. Kitolano n 8	88.9	1.5 6/3	1 6/1

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	0 0/0	2.3 1/0
T. Lauritsen n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
J. Kitolano n 8	88.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Vriends n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
A. Verschueren n 8	82.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Mehmet Yuksel n 3	13	4.6 2/0
S. Bakari n 8	89.3	3.9 7/6
D. van der Kust n 8	90	2.5 6/5
A. Verschueren n 8	82.6	1.5 6/2
Metinho n 7	42.1	1.5 4/1

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Olij n 8	90	3.4 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Ajax player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Ramaj	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Rensch	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	7.5
J. Šutalo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Hato	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	7.2
B. Tahirovic	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.3
Kenneth Taylor	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	7.9
S. Berghuis	90	0	0	1	1	6	2	7.6
A. Martha	78	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
S. Bergwijn	78	1	0	3	1	7	0	8.3
K. Hlynsson	65	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.7
B. Brobbey	65	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.6
Chuba Akpom sub	25	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.9
J. Banel sub	25	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.6
B. Sosa sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Carlos Forbs sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3

Sparta Rotterdam player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Olij	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Bakari	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Vriends	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.5
T. Velthuis	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. van der Kust	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Verschueren	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
J. Kitolano	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
C. Neghli	90	1	0	1	1	2	4	0	7.7
T. Lauritsen	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	7
C. Brym	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
J. de Guzmán	79	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Metinho sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Eerdhuijzen sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AjaxDWLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 3 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Sparta RotterdamWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ajax 6 · 0 draws · Sparta Rotterdam 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-02-19 Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam
2022-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax
2022-04-09 Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2021-11-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax
2021-02-21 Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam
2020-09-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Ajax#5 pos56 pts34 pl+13 GD

Sparta Rotterdam#8 pos49 pts34 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Ajax scored2.18

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.5

Ajax conceded1.79

Sparta Rotterdam conceded1.41

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam?: In their last 6 meetings, Ajax won 6, Sparta Rotterdam won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam?: Recent form — Ajax 3W 1D 1L; Sparta Rotterdam 3W 0D 2L.

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