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7 August 2016 at 12:30

13
Full Time
Eredivisie · Season 2016
Referee: Kevin Blom

Match Summary

Ajax defeated Sparta Rotterdam 3:1. The match was played in Eredivisie 2016. Goals were scored by D. Klaassen 5′, N. Gudelj 8′ (o.g.), D. Sinkgraven 54′, M. Casierra 65′. 8 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Sparta Rotterdam had 28% possession while Ajax held 72%. Sparta Rotterdam had 5 shots (2 on target) compared to 17 (5 on target) for Ajax. Sparta Rotterdam made 2 substitutions, Ajax made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax — 4 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Sparta Rotterdam
Ajax
Kick Off
5′
D. Klaassen

assist: A. El Ghazi

N. Gudelj

Own Goal

8′
11′Mitchell Dijks
Half Time
Florian Pinteaux50′
65′
M. Casierra

assist: D. Sinkgraven

Iván CaleroC. Goodwin
68′
77′
R. BazoerD. van de Beek
77′
M. CasierraK. Dolberg
M. BreuerP. van Moorsel
79′
Ryan Sanusi86′
87′
A. El GhaziH. Westermann
90′Davy Klaassen
90′Heiko Westermann
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sparta Rotterdam had 28% possession against Ajax's 72%. Sparta Rotterdam registered 5 shots (2 on target) while Ajax managed 17 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 6–6. Fouls committed: 12–16.

2Shots on Goal5
3Shots off Goal5
5Total Shots17
0Blocked Shots7
4Shots insidebox8
2Shots outsidebox9
12Fouls16
6Corner Kicks6
1Offsides1
28%Ball Possession72%
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
2Goalkeeper Saves2
229Total passes591
152Passes accurate512
66%Passes %87%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sparta Rotterdam have recorded 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Ajax show 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sparta Rotterdam

WLDLLD

Ajax

DWLDDW

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax have met 2 times — Sparta Rotterdam won 0, Ajax won 1, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Ajax leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 10 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.00 per match (3 for the home side, 7 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–3 in 2025.

0

Sparta Rotterdam

1

Drawn

1

Ajax

Goals: 3Goals: 7

Recent Meetings (2)

14 Mar 2026Ajax4 – 0Sparta Rotterdam
4 Oct 2025Sparta Rotterdam3 – 3Ajax

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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