Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 9 December 2023

Result

Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Saturday 9 December 2023, 17:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Ajax 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 9 December 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Brian Brobbey opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Ajax's goals came from Brian Brobbey (8') and Steven Bergwijn (42', penalty). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Camiel Neghli (55').

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

Going into the game Ajax were 6th on 21 points from 14 and Sparta Rotterdam 7th on 21 points from 14. Ajax went on to finish that season 5th with 56 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 9th with 49.

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 Steven Bergwijn of Ajax (8.5), ahead of Kenneth Taylor (8.1).

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-D-W and Sparta Rotterdam's W-L-W-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Brian BrobbeyAjax · 1-0
  • 42'Penalty goal · Steven BergwijnAjax · 2-0
  • 55'Goal · Camiel NeghliSparta Rotterdam · 2-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Jonathan de GuzmánSparta 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)

Diant Ramaj, Devyne Rensch, Josip Sutalo, Jorrel Hato, Ar'jany Martha, Kristian Hlynsson, Benjamin Tahirović, Kenneth Taylor, Steven Berghuis, Brian Brobbey, Steven Bergwijn

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-3-3)

Nick Olij, Saïd Bakari, Bart Vriends, Tijs Velthuis, Djevencio van der Kust, Arno Verschueren, Jonathan de Guzmán, Joshua Kitolano, Camiel Neghli, Tobias Lauritsen, Charles-Andreas Brym