1st position in the Eredivisie table for Ajax so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Sparta Rotterdam visits Johan Cruijff Arena.
- Ajax has the most scored goals (68) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Europa League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Lille, so at least Ajax are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sparta Rotterdam have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 6-5-15 (win-draw-loss) from 26 matches.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax, who have the most scored goals (68) in Eredivisie, have been outstanding at home so far in the Eredivisie with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Ajax haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus FC Twente, 78 days ago. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ajax after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ajax, as their goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has completely shut out the opponents for 208 minutes in the Eredivisie.
Ajax are returning here after visiting Lille in a Europa League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić scored the goal(s). A strong away win before that one, visiting Heracles and winning 2-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of E. ten Hag when Brian Brobbey scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ajax as they have a new game in only four days, a Europa League match thankfully also at home. Lille are visiting.
Ajax always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Johan Cruijff Arena with 31 goals in 10 league games. Ajax have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
4-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sparta Rotterdam in their Eredivisie matches away.
Rotterdam's previous game was their home loss versus Fortuna Sittard (1-2). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to ADO Den Haag.
Sparta Rotterdam have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. 11 goals have been conceded by Rotterdam in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sparta Rotterdam - Ajax 0-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ajax won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Sparta Rotterdam has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 10 goals |   L. Thy 9 goals |  A. dos Santos 8 goals |
Ajax missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| Ajax | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 68 | 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| 15 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 76% |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 48% | 60% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 29% | 30% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 48% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 48% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 18.9 | 20.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 33% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most clean sheets (10) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (31) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (68) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+53) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ajax have scored more than double the goals of Sparta Rotterdam.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ajax is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 53 | 53 |
| 2 | PSV | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 47 |
| 3 | AZ | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Heracles | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -17 | 22 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 16 | Willem II | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -23 | 13 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 13 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -34 | 6 |