Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax

17 March 2024 · Eredivisie · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

Arno Verschueren 28’, 47’

Chuba Akpom 65’
Steven Bergwijn 88’

Match summary

Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax drew 2-2. Sparta Rotterdam led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Arno Verschueren put Sparta Rotterdam ahead in the 28th minute. In the second half, Verschueren made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, Chuba Akpom pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 65th minute, and Steven Bergwijn equalised in the 88th minute.

Ajax had the better of the chances, with 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sparta Rotterdam's 1.15 from 11. Ajax had a player sent off.

Match stats

11 Shots 13

5 Shots on Target 7

2 Corners 7

0 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 1

1.15 xG 1.59

1.15 Non-penalty xG 1.59

Key events

Sparta Rotterdam Ajax

Kick-off

Arno Verschueren

1-0

28’

Half-time1-0

Arno Verschueren

2-0

47’

65’

Chuba Akpom

2-1

88’

Steven Bergwijn

2-2

Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Ajax

Ahmetcan Kaplan
Kenneth Taylor

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sparta Rotterdam 1.15 xGAjax 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Ajax attacking Sparta Rotterdam attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Nick Olij	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Saïd Bakari	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rick Meissen Taken off	73′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mike Eerdhuijzen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Djevencio van der Kust	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Metinho Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pelle Clement Taken off	82′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Shunsuke Mito Taken off	68′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Arno Verschueren	90′	2	–	5	0.95	–	–	–
Koki Saito	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Tobias Lauritsen Taken off	82′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Camiel Neghli Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tijs Velthuis Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jonathan de Guzmán Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hamza El Dahri Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Charles-Andreas Brym Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players15 players


Diant Ramaj	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Henderson Taken off	65′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Ahmetcan Kaplan Sent off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jorrel Hato	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Anton Gaaei	90′	–	–	3	0.18	–	–	–
Sivert Mannsverk	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Branco Van den Boomen	90′	–	–	2	0.09	–	–	–
Kenneth Taylor	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–
Kristian Hlynsson Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mika Godts Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Brobbey Taken off	79′	–	–	3	0.34	–	–	–
Steven Bergwijn Came on as a substitute	34′	1	–	1	0.69	–	–	–
Chuba Akpom Came on as a substitute	34′	1	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Benjamin Tahirović Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julian Rijkhoff Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sparta Rotterdam win 30% Avg odds 3.21

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53

Ajax win 43% Avg odds 2.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sparta Rotterdam L W L D L

Ajax L D L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam, 09 Dec 23 Next meeting: Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 Ajax, 22 Dec 24 All Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.