Eredivisie 26/27 · 25 Oct 2026

Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 AFC Ajax

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made AFC Ajax favourites at 44%.

AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dies Janse, 59.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Abdellah Ouazane +11.8, Dies Janse +9.8, Nick Verschuren +8.4.

Well below it: Davy Klaassen −15.7, Jorthy Mokio −11.0, Isaac Babadi −10.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Oct 2026	W 3–2	v Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
10 Oct 2026	D 3–3	at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	L 0–4	v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
13 Sep 2026	L 1–4	at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
4 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v PEC Zwolle Eredivisie

22 Oct 2026	W 2–0	v Atalanta Conference League
18 Oct 2026	W 5–2	at FC Groningen Eredivisie
15 Oct 2026	L 1–2	at HNK Hajduk Split Conference League
10 Oct 2026	D 1–1	v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	v Excelsior Eredivisie

14 Mar 2026	AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
4 Oct 2025	Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 AFC Ajax Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Casper Terho Forward	11	0	0	0.20	62.6	–
Nick Verschuren Defender	90	0	0	–	54.7	+8.4
Teo Quintero Defender	11	0	0	–	51.8	–
Jens Toornstra Midfielder	56	1	0	0.09	50.5	+4.4
Mitchell Van Bergen Midfielder	34	0	0	0.18	47.9	–
Bruno Martins Indi Defender	84	0	0	–	44.8	+2.5
Michael Brouwer Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	42.4	+0.5
Andrej Kostić Forward	20	0	0	–	41.2	–
Robin van Cruijsen Midfielder	70	0	0	0.21	40.6	−0.4
Milan Zonneveld Forward	90	0	0	0.05	40.0	−8.3
Lushendry Edward Martes Defender	90	0	0	0.10	37.9	−0.7
Cedric Hatenboer Midfielder	90	0	0	–	36.9	−1.8
Marvin Young Defender	84	0	0	–	36.4	−7.3
Isaac Babadi Midfielder	90	0	1	0.02	35.7	−10.0
Bas Kuipers Defender	90	0	0	–	25.3	−9.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Dies Janse Defender	90	0	0	–	59.1	+9.8
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder	61	1	0	0.15	57.1	+11.8
Julian Brandt Forward	88	0	2	0.14	55.5	+3.0
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder	29	0	0	0.15	55.4	–
Thilo Kehrer Defender	90	0	0	–	52.9	+0.3
Youri Baas Defender	79	0	0	0.15	52.8	+4.9
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.9	+2.2
Marc-André Ter Stegen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.6	−3.5
Tolu Arokodare Forward	90	1	0	0.58	45.7	−2.7
Yves Bissouma Midfielder	29	0	0	–	43.9	–
Lucas Rosa Defender	90	0	0	–	43.5	−3.1
Viktor Tsygankov Midfielder	45	0	0	0.11	42.3	−5.1
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder	61	0	0	0.08	37.1	−11.0
Owen Wijndal Defender	11	0	0	–	33.7	–
Davy Klaassen Midfielder	45	0	0	–	31.0	−15.7
Daley Blind Defender	2	0	0	–	29.6	–