EredivisieMatchday 10

Toornstra43'

12Full timeHalf-time 12

Ajax

Ouazane22'
Arokodare45+1'

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax

Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 18:45Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, RotterdamDanny Makkelie

Summary

Match report

Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax in the Eredivisie (Matchday 10) ended in a 2-1 win for Ajax. Ajax led 2-1 at half-time.

Sparta Rotterdam’s goal came from Jens Toornstra in the 43rd minute. Ajax’s goals came from Abdellah Ouazane in the 22nd minute and Tolu Arokodare in the 45+1st minute. J. Brandt was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.5).

Player of the match

J. Brandt

Ajax88'2Rating 8.5

Key stats

All stats

41%Possession59%

0.93Expected goals (xG)1.43
11Total shots16
5Shots on target4
5Corners3
1Yellow cards2

Live commentary

Full-time: Ajax win against Sparta Rotterdam 2-1. In numbers: possession Sparta Rotterdam 41%, Ajax 59%; shots 11 (5 on target) to 16 (4 on target)
90+3'
Booking: Lucas Oliveira·Rosa (Ajax) for time-wasting
89'
Booking: Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam) for a foul
88'
Substitution, Ajax: Julian Brandt replaces Daley Blind
84'
Double substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: Teo Quintero León makes way for Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi on for Casper Terho
79'
Substitution, Ajax: Youri Baas replaces Owen Wijndal
70'
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: Robin van Cruijsen comes on for Andrej Kostić
64'
Yellow card: Julian Brandt (Ajax) for a foul
61'
Double substitution, Ajax: Oscar Gloukh makes way for Abdellah Ouazane, Jorthy Mokio on for Yves Bissouma
56'
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: Mitchell Van Bergen makes way for Jens Toornstra
We're back under way for the second half
Half-time: Ajax lead 2-1
45+1'
Goal! Tolu Arokodare puts Ajax back in front (2-1), set up by Julian Brandt
45'
Substitution, Ajax: Viktor Tsygankov replaces Davy Klaassen
43'
Goal! Jens Toornstra levels it up for Sparta Rotterdam (1-1) after a pass from Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi
22'
Goal! Abdellah Ouazane opens the scoring for Ajax (1-0) after a pass from Julian Brandt
Kick-off! We're under way between Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax. Sparta Rotterdam line up in a 5-4-1, Ajax in a 4-3-3

Lineups

Sparta RotterdamCoach: R. MeijerAverage rating 6.45-4-1

Sparta Rotterdam – Starting XI (5-4-1)

1M. BrouwerGoalkeeper – Rating 6.0
2L. MartesDefender – Rating 5.9
3M. YoungDefender – Rating 6.3, On 84'
6N. VerschurenDefender – Rating 6.8
4B. Martins IndiDefender – Rating 6.7, On 84'
5B. KuipersDefender – Rating 5.8
7Robin van CruijsenMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 70'
8J. ToornstraMidfielder – Rating 7.3, Goal 43', On 56'
10Cedric HatenboerMidfielder – Rating 6.6
11I. BabadiMidfielder – Rating 6.6, Assist, Yellow card 89'
9M. ZonneveldForward – Rating 6.2

Sparta RotterdamSubstitutes

1515G. VianelloDefender
1717M. van BergenForward56'Rating 6.5
2121C. TerhoForward84'Rating 6.4
1818A. RoaldsøyMidfielder
1212B. ReithDefender
1414Teo QuinteroDefender84'Rating 6.3
3030P. KuiperGoalkeeper
1919Andrej KostićForward70'
2222Joel IdehoForward
2020F. BednarekGoalkeeper
1616J. BaasMidfielder

CoachR. Meijer

AjaxCoach: MíchelAverage rating 6.94-3-3

Ajax – Starting XI (4-3-3)

1M. ter StegenGoalkeeper – Rating 6.5
2Lucas RosaDefender – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 90+3'
6T. KehrerDefender – Rating 6.8
36D. JanseDefender – Rating 7.1
15Y. BaasDefender – Rating 7.1, On 79'
24J. MokioMidfielder – Rating 6.4, On 61'
4S. AmrabatMidfielder – Rating 7.0
8J. BrandtMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.5, Assist ×2, Yellow card 64', On 88'
11V. TsygankovForward – Rating 6.8, On 45'
99T. ArokodareForward – Rating 7.2, Goal 45+1'
68A. OuazaneForward – Rating 8.2, Goal 22', On 61'