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Willem II
Ajax
Eredivisie | Gameweek 26
Apr 9, 2022 at 7pm UK
Amsterdam Arena
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Ajax
2 - 1
Sparta

Klaassen (49'), Tadic (62' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-1)
de Kamps (33')
de Kamps (50'), Auassar (61'), Engels (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vitesse 2-2 Ajax
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Ajax 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam

Ajax have dominated this fixture to a large degree, and we expect more of the same on Saturday. We fancy the hosts to secure a comfortable victory and continue their march towards a 36th league crown. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 93.43%. A draw had a probability of 5% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 1.55%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (12.74%) and 2-0 (10.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.39%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 0-1 (0.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
AjaxDrawSparta Rotterdam
93.43%5.02%1.55%
Both teams to score 34.04%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
79.23%20.77%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
60.76%39.25%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
97.75%2.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
89.2%10.8%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
34.82%65.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
6.92%93.08%
Score Analysis
    Ajax 93.42%
    Sparta Rotterdam 1.55%
    Draw 5.02%
AjaxDrawSparta Rotterdam
3-0 @ 13.41%
4-0 @ 12.74%
2-0 @ 10.58%
5-0 @ 9.69%
6-0 @ 6.13%
3-1 @ 5.74%
1-0 @ 5.57%
4-1 @ 5.45%
2-1 @ 4.53%
5-1 @ 4.15%
7-0 @ 3.33%
6-1 @ 2.63%
8-0 @ 1.58%
7-1 @ 1.43%
3-2 @ 1.23%
4-2 @ 1.17%
Other @ 4.07%
Total : 93.42%
1-1 @ 2.39%
0-0 @ 1.47%
2-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 5.02%
Other @ 1.55%
Total : 1.55%

How you voted: Ajax vs Sparta

Ajax
78.6%
Draw
14.3%
Sparta Rotterdam
7.1%
28
Head to Head
Nov 28, 2021 11.15am
Sparta
0-1
Ajax

Engels (90+5'), Smeets (90+5')
Tadic (36')
Neres (90+4'), Maduro (90+5')
Feb 21, 2021 7pm
Ajax
4-2
Sparta
Haller (14', 37'), Schuurs (45+4'), Kudus (50')
Gravenberch (53', 90+1')
Heylen (55')
Sep 13, 2020 1.30pm
Sparta
0-1
Ajax

Heylen (54'), Pinto (57')
Antony (37')
Gravenberch (17'), Blind (28'), Onana (86')
Tagliafico (27')
Jan 19, 2020 1.30pm
Sep 1, 2019 1.30pm
Sparta
1-4
Ajax
Dervisoglu (75')
Rayhi (52'), Smeets (59')
Promes (25'), Ziyech (31', 60'), Tadic (58' pen.)
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV19151362184446
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1912433629740
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ19104533191434
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard197482632-625
9NAC BredaNAC Breda1981102332-925
10Heerenveen197392135-1424
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II196582426-223
13PEC Zwolle195591928-920
14Heracles184682134-1318
15Groningen184591528-1317
16Sparta RotterdamSparta192891628-1214
17Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1915132044-248


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