Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 9 April 2022

Result

Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Saturday 9 April 2022, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

Ajax defeated Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 9 April 2022. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Kevin Van Haesendonck opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Ajax's goals came from Davy Klaassen (49') and Dusan Tadić (62', penalty). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Kevin Van Haesendonck (33').

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 1st on 69 points from 28 and Sparta Rotterdam 17th on 22 points from 26. Ajax went on to finish that season 1st with 83 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 14th with 35.

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 (8.9), ahead of Daley Blind (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 10 Ajax wins, 0 draws and 0 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-W-W-W-L and Sparta Rotterdam's D-D-W-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Goal · Kevin Van HaesendonckSparta Rotterdam · 0-1
  • 49'Goal · Davy KlaassenAjax · 1-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Kevin Van HaesendonckSparta Rotterdam
  • 61'Yellow card · Adil AuassarSparta Rotterdam
  • 62'Penalty goal · Dusan TadićAjax · 2-1
  • 64'Yellow card · M. EngelsSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 10, draws 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Jurriën Timber, Perr Schuurs, Daley Blind, Nicolás Tagliafico, Davy Klaassen, Edson Álvarez, Ryan Gravenberch, Steven Berghuis, Sébastien Haller, Dusan Tadic

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

Maduka Okoye, Laurent Jans, Dirk Abels, Bart Vriends, Adil Auassar, Mica Pinto, Arno Verschueren, Jeremy van Mullem, Joeri de Kamps, Vito van Crooij, Mario Engels