Ajax vs Sparta Rotterdam
Ref: R. DieperinkJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kitolano, Berghuis, Klaassen, and Godts scored for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.02 for Ajax versus 0.19 for Sparta Rotterdam. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while Sparta Rotterdam are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Kitolano (OG)
⇄
Regeer
⚽
Berghuis
Assist: Steur
Second Half
46'
⇄
van Bergen
46'
⇄
Martes
54'
Sambo
Yellow Card
⇄
Tomiyasu
⇄
Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu
70'
⇄
van Crooij
70'
⇄
Clement
⚽
Klaassen
Assist: Godts
74'
Martins Indi
Yellow Card
⚽
Godts
Assist: Dolberg
⇄
Steur
⇄
Berghuis
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxSparta Rotterdam
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.02VS0.19
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
8
10
Shots on target
1
14
Shots in the box
6
8
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
500
Total passes
348
411
Accurate passes
276
82%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
17
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
7
4
Blocked shots
1
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Ajax
4-3-3
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 11M. GodtsF
- 15Y. BaasD
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 23S. BerghuisF
- 26M. PaesG
- 32T. TomiyasuD
- 37J. ŠutaloD
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 7M. CarrizoF
- 9K. DolbergF
- 10O. GloukhM
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 52P. ReversonG
- 53M. van der LansD
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. DrommelG
- 2L. MartesD
- 3M. YoungD
- 4B. Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6P. ClementM
- 7M. van BergenM
- 8J. KitolanoM
- 9T. LauritsenF
- 10V. van CrooijM
- 11S. MitoM
Substitutes
- 12S. SamboD
- 13J. de GuzmánM
- 14P. van AanholtD
- 15M. KleijnD
- 16J. BaasM
- 17C. TerhoF
- 18A. RoaldsøyM
- 19M. ZonneveldF
- 20F. BednarekG
- 21J. ToornstraM
- 22A. SantosM
- 30P. KuiperG
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 9.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5/9 |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 81 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Sean Steur | M | 81 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maarten Paes | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oscar Gloukh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maher Carrizo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mylo van der Lans | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Vito van Crooij | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Pelle Clement | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alwande Roaldsoy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Terho | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |