Eredivisie WON 1–2
Sun, Oct 25 · 16:45 · Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
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Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax — Eredivisie
Tipster's pick Ajax Over 1.5 Goals
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Ajax Look to Score Twice at Sparta

Ajax sit fourth in the table after nine matches and average three goals per game in the league. They have scored in every fixture so far and reach four goals per game on the road. Sparta sit thirteenth and concede three goals a game while keeping no clean sheets in nine outings. Ajax have taken seven wins from the last ten head to head meetings between the sides. Both teams have found the net in seven of Sparta nine league games this season. The visitors also feature in high scoring matches in seven of their nine league games. A tight opening spell remains the main risk if Sparta press high early on.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Ajax Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.40 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Abdellah Ouazane assist Julian Brandt 22'
  3. Jens Toornstra assist Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi 43'
  4. Davy Klaassen ↓ Viktor Tsygankov 45'
  5. Tolu Arokodare assist Julian Brandt 45+1'
  6. Second half
  7. Mitchell Van Bergen ↓ Jens Toornstra 56'
  8. Oscar Gloukh ↓ Abdellah Ouazane 61'
  9. Yves Bissouma ↓ Jorthy Mokio 61'
  10. Julian Brandt 64'
  11. Andrej Kostić ↓ Robin van Cruijsen 70'
  12. Owen Wijndal ↓ Youri Baas 79'
  13. Teo Quintero León ↓ Marvin Young 84'
  14. Casper Terho ↓ Bruno Martins Indi 84'
  15. Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi 89'
  16. Lucas Oliveira·Rosa 90+3'
This season
Sparta Rotterdam Ajax
Over 2.5 goals 89% 78%
Clean sheet 0% 22%
Failed to score 22% 0%
Scored per game 1.8 3.0
Conceded per game 2.4 1.3
Scored home / away 1.6 / 2.0 2.2 / 4.0

Across 9 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
3 PSV PSV Eindhoven 9 6 1 2 19
4 AJA Ajax ▲ 9 5 3 1 18
5 TWE Twente 9 5 2 2 17
6 FOR Fortuna Sittard 9 4 3 2 15
7 GRO Groningen 9 4 2 3 14
8 HEE Heerenveen 9 3 3 3 12
9 GOA GO Ahead Eagles 9 2 5 2 11
10 EXC Excelsior 9 3 2 4 11
11 UTR Utrecht 9 3 2 4 11
12 NEC NEC Nijmegen 9 2 4 3 10
13 SPA Sparta Rotterdam ▲ 9 2 3 4 9
14 CAM Cambuur 9 2 3 4 9
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Sparta Rotterdam DLLDW
D vs PEC Zwolle 2–2 Sep 4
L @ PSV Eindhoven 1–4 Sep 13
L vs Heerenveen 0–4 Sep 19
D @ GO Ahead Eagles 3–3 Oct 10
W vs Willem II 3–2 Oct 17
Ajax WDDLW
W vs Willem II 5–1 Sep 15
D vs Excelsior 2–2 Sep 19
D vs NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Oct 10
L @ HNK Hajduk Split 1–2 Oct 15
W @ Groningen 5–2 Oct 18
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Sparta Rotterdam
Scored 1.8 avg
2 1 0 3 3
Conceded 3.0 avg
2 4 4 3 2
Ajax
Scored 2.8 avg
5 2 1 1 5
Conceded 1.6 avg
1 2 1 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
0 Sparta Rotterdam
3 Draws
7 AFC Ajax
Mar 2026 Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Ajax
Oct 2025 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Ajax Draw
Apr 2025 Ajax 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam Draw
Dec 2024 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Ajax Ajax
Mar 2024 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Ajax Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Sparta Rotterdam 5-4-1
  • 1 M. Brouwer G
  • 2 L. Martes D
  • 3 M. Young D
  • 6 N. Verschuren D
  • 4 B. Martins Indi D
  • 5 B. Kuipers D
  • 7 Robin van Cruijsen M
  • 10 Cedric Hatenboer M
  • 8 J. Toornstra M
  • 11 I. Babadi M
  • 9 M. Zonneveld F
Bench G. Vianello, M. van Bergen, C. Terho, A. Roaldsøy, B. Reith, Teo Quintero, P. Kuiper, Andrej Kostić, Joel Ideho, F. Bednarek, J. Baas

R. Meijer

Ajax 4-3-3
  • 1 M. ter Stegen G
  • 2 Lucas Rosa D
  • 6 T. Kehrer D
  • 36 D. Janse D
  • 15 Y. Baas D
  • 8 J. Brandt M
  • 4 S. Amrabat M
  • 24 J. Mokio M
  • 11 V. Tsygankov F
  • 99 T. Arokodare F
  • 68 A. Ouazane F
Bench D. Blind, Y. Bissouma, Rayane Bounida, A. Bouwman, O. Gloukh, J. Heerkens, D. Klaassen, M. Paes, Marcos Leonardo, Jofre Torrents, O. Wijndal, Mohamed Abdalla

Míchel

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Sparta Rotterdam
  • OUT S. Mito Injury
  • OUT S. Mito Injury
AFC Ajax
  • OUT S. Adingra Lacking Match Fitness
  • OUT Caio Henrique Thigh Injury
  • OUT K. Dolberg Knee Injury
  • OUT O. Edvardsen Inactive
  • OUT A. Gaaei Injury
  • DOUBT S. Berghuis Injury
  • DOUBT D. Blind Back Injury
  • OUT S. Adingra Lacking Match Fitness
  • OUT Caio Henrique Thigh Injury
  • OUT K. Dolberg Knee Injury
  • OUT O. Edvardsen Inactive
  • OUT A. Gaaei Injury
  • DOUBT S. Berghuis Injury
  • DOUBT D. Blind Back Injury