Week 3 features a match on Sunday Aug 21st, where Sparta Rotterdam will play host to Ajax in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 2-3 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Vito van Crooy struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 1st minute, but Vangelis Pavlidis got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 65th minute on a goal by Kerkez Milos. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ajax recorded a 6-1 blowout win against FC Groningen. Steven Bergwijn scored the first goal for Ajax in the 4th minute, then Cyril Ngonge tied it up for FC Groningen in the 10th minute. Ajax is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Ajax won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
In the last five matches, both Edson Álvarez and Brian Brobbey are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ajax and look to continue their dominance.. Vito van Crooy has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Sparta Rotterdam.