Ajax 4-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 21 February 2021

Result

Ajax 4-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Sunday 21 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Ajax 4-2 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 21 February 2021. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Sébastien Haller opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Ajax's goals came from Sébastien Haller (14'), Sébastien Haller (37'), P. Schuurs (45+4') and Mohammed Kudus (50'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Danzell Gravenberch (53') and Danzell Gravenberch (90+1').

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Ajax were 1st on 53 points from 21 and Sparta Rotterdam 12th on 23 points from 21. Ajax went on to finish that season 1st with 88 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 8th with 47.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dusan Tadic of Ajax (9.1), ahead of Sébastien Haller (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Ajax wins, 1 draw and 1 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Sébastien HallerAjax · 1-0
  • 37'Goal · Sébastien HallerAjax · 2-0
  • 45+4'Goal · P. SchuursAjax · 3-0
  • 50'Goal · Mohammed KudusAjax · 4-0
  • 53'Goal · Danzell GravenberchSparta Rotterdam · 4-1
  • 55'Yellow card · Michaël HeylenSparta Rotterdam
  • 90+1'Goal · Danzell GravenberchSparta Rotterdam · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 8, draws 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1.

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Maarten Stekelenburg, Jurriën Timber, Perr Schuurs, Lisandro Martínez, Daley Blind, Mohammed Kudus, Edson Álvarez, Ryan Gravenberch, Antony, Sébastien Haller, Dusan Tadic

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (5-4-1)

Maduka Okoye, Dirk Abels, Tom Beugelsdijk, Bart Vriends, Michaël Heylen, Mica Pinto, Abdou Harroui, Jeffry Fortes, Bryan Smeets, Deroy Duarte, Lennart Thy