Sparta Rotterdam 2-5 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 March 2018

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-5 Ajax

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 March 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sparta Rotterdam 2-5 Ajax: match report

Sparta Rotterdam lost to Ajax 2-5 in Eredivisie on Sunday 18 March 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Michiel Kramer opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Michiel Kramer (31') and Ryan Sanusi (90+2'). Ajax scored through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33'), Lasse Schöne (53'), J. Kluivert (59'), Hakim Ziyech (66') and Hakim Ziyech (86').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards; Ajax received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 16th on 21 points from 27 and Ajax 2nd on 61 points from 27. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 17th with 27 points, and Ajax 2nd with 79.

Sparta Rotterdam lined up in a 4-3-3 and Ajax in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Justin Kluivert of Ajax (8.5), ahead of Lasse Schöne (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sparta Rotterdam win, 2 draws and 7 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Julian ChabotSparta Rotterdam
  • 19'Yellow card · Matthijs de LigtAjax
  • 31'Goal · Michiel KramerSparta Rotterdam · 1-0
  • 33'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax · 1-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Rasmus KristensenAjax
  • 52'Yellow card · S. FischerSparta Rotterdam
  • 53'Goal · Lasse SchöneAjax · 1-2
  • 59'Goal · J. KluivertAjax · 1-3
  • 60'Yellow card · Nicolás TagliaficoAjax
  • 66'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 1-4
  • 86'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 1-5
  • 90+2'Goal · Ryan SanusiSparta Rotterdam · 2-5

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 1, draws 2, Ajax 7.

Team news

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

Jannik Huth, Frederik Holst, Sander Fischer, Jeff Chabot, Hélder Queirós, Kenny Dougall, Ryan Sanusi, Robert Mühren, Thomas Verhaar, Michiel Kramer, S. Ahannach

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Matthijs de Ligt, Maximilian Wöber, Nicolás Tagliafico, Rasmus Nissen Kristensen, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, David Neres, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Justin Kluivert