Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 Ajax: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 22 December 2024
Result
Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 Ajax
Eredivisie · Sunday 22 December 2024, 11:15 UTC · half-time 0-0
Sparta Rotterdam 0-2 Ajax: match report
Sparta Rotterdam lost to Ajax 0-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 22 December 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.
Kenneth Taylor opened the scoring in the 77th minute. Sparta Rotterdam did not score. Ajax scored through Kenneth Taylor (77', penalty) and Bertrand Traoré (87').
Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards; Ajax received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 16th on 12 points from 16 and Ajax 2nd on 36 points from 16. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 12th with 39 points, and Ajax 2nd with 78.
Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and Ajax in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kenneth Taylor of Ajax (7.8), ahead of Daniele Rugani (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 9 for Ajax.
Going into the match Sparta Rotterdam's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Ajax's W-L-D-W-W.
Key events
- 25'Yellow card · Pelle Clement
- 77'Penalty goal · Kenneth Taylor
- 87'Goal · Bertrand Traoré
- 90'Yellow card · Jordan Henderson
- 90'Yellow card · Patrick van Aanholt
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)
Nick Olij, Saïd Bakari, Rick Meissen, Marvin Young, Patrick van Aanholt, Arno Verschueren, Joshua Kitolano, Julian Baas, Shunsuke Mito, Tobias Lauritsen, Pelle Clement
Ajax line-up (3-4-1-2)
Remko Pasveer, Devyne Rensch, Daniele Rugani, Youri Baas, Anton Gaaei, Jordan Henderson, Kenneth Taylor, Jorrel Hato, Davy Klaassen, Chuba Akpom, Wout Weghorst