Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 25 October 2026

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Ajax

Eredivisie · Sunday 25 October 2026, 15:45 UTC · Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · half-time 1-2

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Sparta Rotterdam 1-2 Ajax: match report

Sparta Rotterdam were beaten by Ajax 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 25 October 2026 at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Abdellah Ouazane opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goal came from Jens Toornstra (43'). Ajax scored through Abdellah Ouazane (22') and Tolu Arokodare (45+1').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; Ajax received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 14th on 9 points from 9 and Ajax 4th on 18 points from 9. In the current table Sparta Rotterdam are 11th on 12 points and Ajax are 2nd on 24 points.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 5-4-1 and Ajax in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Dies Janse of Ajax (7.8), level with Julian Brandt (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 3 draws and 5 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Abdellah OuazaneAjax · 0-1
  • 43'Goal · Jens ToornstraSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 45+1'Goal · Tolu ArokodareAjax · 1-2
  • 64'Yellow card · Julian BrandtAjax
  • 89'Yellow card · Isaac BabadiSparta Rotterdam
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Lucas RosaAjax

Form and table

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2Ajax117313013+1724DDWWW
11Sparta Rotterdam113352026-612LDWLW

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 0, draws 3, Ajax 5.

Team news

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

Michael Brouwer, Lushendry Martes, Marvin Young, Nick Verschuren, Bruno Martins Indi, Bas Kuipers, Robin van Cruijsen, Jens Toornstra, Cedric Hatenboer, Isaac Babadi, Milan Zonneveld

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Marc ter Stegen, Lucas Rosa, Thilo Kehrer, Dies Janse, Youri Baas, Jorthy Mokio, Sofyan Amrabat, Julian Brandt, Viktor Tsygankov, Tolu Arokodare, Abdellah Ouazane

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