In this week 29 match on Apr 9th, Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax will play a match in Amsterdam in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Ajax recorded a 3-1 win against FC Groningen. Jörgen Strand Larsen struck first for FC Groningen in the 20th minute on a feed from P. Abraham, then Davy Klaassen got the equalizer for Ajax in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dušan Tadić Finally they completed the comback victory in the 52nd minute on a penalty goal by Dušan Tadić to cap off a wild match. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10, while sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 1-1 draw against SC Heerenveen. Vito van Crooy scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the 52nd minute on a penalty kick, then A. Sarr tied it up for SC Heerenveen in the 67th minute on a penalty kick squeezing out at least the one point for SC Heerenveen. Sparta Rotterdam is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax last played eachother at the Sparta-stadion Het Kasteel on Sun Nov 28th. Ajax took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Dušan Tadić struck first for Ajax in the 36th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sparta Rotterdam couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win.
Sparta Rotterdam hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Younes Namli and Lennart Thy, and they each have 1 goal. Ajax has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Sébastien Haller and Dušan Tadić are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ajax and look to continue their dominance.