Ajax 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report
Eredivisie · Saturday 14 October 2017
Result
Ajax 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie · Saturday 14 October 2017, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Ajax 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam: match report
Ajax won against Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 14 October 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ajax's goals came from an own goal by Ryan Sanusi (39'), an own goal by Sherel Floranus (64'), David Neres (73') and Amin Younes (76'). Sparta Rotterdam did not score.
Discipline: Ajax received 1 yellow card; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Ajax were 6th on 13 points from 7 and Sparta Rotterdam 16th on 5 points from 7. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 17th with 27.
Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Roy Kortsmit of Sparta Rotterdam (9.2), ahead of Hakim Ziyech (9.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Ajax wins, 2 draws and 2 for Sparta Rotterdam.
Key events
- 39'Own goal · Ryan Sanusi
- 41'Yellow card · S. Fischer
- 64'Own goal · Sherel Floranus
- 73'Goal · David Neres
- 76'Goal · Amin Younes
- 81'Yellow card · Nick Viergever
- 90+2'Missed penalty · Kasper Dolberg
Head-to-head
Team news
Ajax line-up (4-3-3)
André Onana, Joël Veltman, Matthijs de Ligt, Maximilian Wöber, Nick Viergever, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, David Neres, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ahmad Nurosadi
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)
Roy Kortsmit, Frederik Holst, Sherel Floranus, Michel Breuer, Sander Fischer, Kenny Dougall, Ryan Sanusi, Stijn Spierings, Deroy Duarte, Robert Mühren, Loris Brogno