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Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax 1-2
- Jens Toornstra43'
- Abdellah Ouazane22'
- Tolu Arokodare45+1'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026 · 15:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
- Referee
- Danny Makkelie
Match timeline
- 90+3’Yellow card
AjaxLucas Oliveira·Rosa - 89’Yellow card
Sparta RotterdamIsaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi - 84’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamTeo Quintero León ONMarvin Young OFF
- 84’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamCasper Terho ONBruno Martins Indi OFF
- 79’SubstitutionAjaxOwen Wijndal ONYouri Baas OFF
- 70’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamAndrej Kostić ONRobin van Cruijsen OFF
- 64’Yellow cardAjaxJulian Brandt
- 61’SubstitutionAjaxOscar Gloukh ONAbdellah Ouazane OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 61’SubstitutionAjaxYves Bissouma ONJorthy Mokio OFF
- 56’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamMitchell Van Bergen ONJens Toornstra OFF
- 45+1’Goal!AjaxTolu ArokodareAssist: Julian Brandt1 – 2
- 45’SubstitutionAjaxDavy Klaassen ONViktor Tsygankov OFF
- 43’Goal!Sparta RotterdamJens ToornstraAssist: Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi1 – 1
- 22’Goal!AjaxAbdellah OuazaneAssist: Julian Brandt0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Sparta RotterdamAjax- 41%Possession59%
- 11Shots16
- 0.93xG1.26
- 5Shots on Target4
- 5Corners3
- 15Fouls7
- 3Offsides1
- 2Saves3
- 403Passes619
- 1Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Sparta Rotterdam5 - 4 - 1
- 1Brouwer
- 2Martes
- 3Young
- 6Verschuren
- 4Indi
- 5Kuipers
- 7Cruijsen
- 10Hatenboer
- 8Toornstra
- 11Babadi
- 9Zonneveld
Substitutions
- 56’↑17 M. van Bergen↓8 J. Toornstra
- 70’↑19 Andrej Kostić↓7 Robin van Cruijsen
- 84’↑ Teo Quintero León↓3 M. Young
- 84’↑21 C. Terho↓4 B. Martins Indi
Unused substitutes 15 G. Vianello, 18 A. Roaldsøy, 12 B. Reith, 14 Teo Quintero, 30 P. Kuiper, 22 Joel Ideho, 20 F. Bednarek, 16 J. Baas
Coach R. Meijer
Ajax4 - 3 - 3
Substitutions
- 45’↑18 D. Klaassen↓11 V. Tsygankov
- 61’↑10 O. Gloukh↓68 A. Ouazane
- 61’↑28 Y. Bissouma↓24 J. Mokio
- 79’↑5 O. Wijndal↓15 Y. Baas
Unused substitutes 17 D. Blind, 43 Rayane Bounida, 30 A. Bouwman, 22 J. Heerkens, 26 M. Paes, 38 Marcos Leonardo, 21 Jofre Torrents, 67 Mohamed Abdalla
Coach Míchel
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 10
- Date
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 15:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
- Referee
- Danny Makkelie
- Sparta Rotterdam coach
- R. Meijer
- Ajax coach
- Míchel
League table
Eredivisie - Netherlands
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
| 12 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
J. Toornstra7.3 - 2
Robin van Cruijsen6.9 - 3
N. Verschuren6.7 - 4
B. Martins Indi6.7 - 5
Cedric Hatenboer6.6 - 6
I. Babadi6.6 - 7
M. van Bergen6.5 - 8Andrej Kostić6.5
- 9
C. Terho6.4 - 10
M. Young6.3 - 11
L. Martes6.3 - 12
Teo Quintero6.2 - 13
M. Zonneveld6.2 - 14
M. Brouwer6.0 - 15
B. Kuipers5.8 - 16
G. Vianello0.0 - 17
A. Roaldsøy0.0 - 18
B. Reith0.0 - 19
P. Kuiper0.0 - 20
Joel Ideho0.0 - 21
F. Bednarek0.0 - 22
J. Baas0.0
- 1
J. Brandt8.5 - 2
A. Ouazane8.2 - 3
T. Arokodare7.6 - 4
Y. Baas7.1 - 5
D. Janse7.1 - 6
Lucas Rosa6.9 - 7
T. Kehrer6.8 - 8
V. Tsygankov6.8 - 9
O. Gloukh6.7 - 10
S. Amrabat6.7 - 11
M. ter Stegen6.6 - 12
O. Wijndal6.4 - 13
J. Mokio6.4 - 14
Y. Bissouma6.3 - 15
D. Klaassen6.0 - 16
Mohamed Abdalla0.0 - 17
Jofre Torrents0.0 - 18
Marcos Leonardo0.0 - 19
M. Paes0.0 - 20
J. Heerkens0.0 - 21
A. Bouwman0.0 - 22
Rayane Bounida0.0 - 23
D. Blind0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
J. Brandt
Ajax
- 0
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
Rated 8.5, the best on the pitch — 2 assists in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Sparta Rotterdam- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 3.0
Ajax- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Sparta Rotterdam0%
- AjaxResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Ajax left Rotterdam with a 2-1 win after scoring twice before half-time and then protecting that lead through a quiet second half. Abdellah Ouazane and Tolu Arokodare supplied the goals that settled it.
Ajax went in front in the 22nd minute when Ouazane finished from Julian Brandt's assist for 1-0. Sparta Rotterdam answered in the 43rd minute through Jens Toornstra, set up by Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi, and the equaliser was short-lived because Arokodare restored Ajax's lead three minutes into first-half stoppage time, again from Brandt, making it 2-1 at the break.
The second half brought changes before the hour, with Sparta making one switch on 56 minutes and Ajax making two on 61 minutes. Sparta then made two more changes on 84 minutes, but neither side added to the score. Ajax's defensive work after the interval was enough to keep Sparta out and preserve the one-goal margin.
The numbers showed Ajax with 59% of possession, 619 passes and 16 shots to Sparta's 41%, 403 passes and 11 shots. Sparta still had 5 shots on target to Ajax's 4, while the visitors led the xG figures 1.26 to 0.93. Sparta won 5 corners to 3 and committed 15 fouls to Ajax's 7, with Ajax also marginally better on offsides, 1 to 3, and saves, 3 to 2.
Julian Brandt was booked in the 64th minute for Ajax. Sparta's Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi was shown a yellow card in the 89th minute, and Lucas Oliveira·Rosa was booked three minutes into stoppage time.
Match record
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 10
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
- Referee
- Danny Makkelie
- Match ID
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14 events
- 22’Goal!AjaxAbdellah OuazaneAssist: Julian Brandt0 – 1
- 43’Goal!Sparta RotterdamJens ToornstraAssist: Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi1 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionAjaxDavy Klaassen ONViktor Tsygankov OFF
- 45+1’Goal!AjaxTolu ArokodareAssist: Julian Brandt1 – 2
- 56’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamMitchell Van Bergen ONJens Toornstra OFF
- 61’SubstitutionAjaxOscar Gloukh ONAbdellah Ouazane OFF
- 61’SubstitutionAjaxYves Bissouma ONJorthy Mokio OFF
- 64’Yellow cardAjaxJulian Brandt
- 70’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamAndrej Kostić ONRobin van Cruijsen OFF
- 79’SubstitutionAjaxOwen Wijndal ONYouri Baas OFF
- 84’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamTeo Quintero León ONMarvin Young OFF
- 84’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamCasper Terho ONBruno Martins Indi OFF
- 89’Yellow cardSparta RotterdamIsaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi
- 90+3’Yellow cardAjaxLucas Oliveira·Rosa