Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax, taking place on Sunday, 17 March 2024, at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam.
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Sparta Rotterdam, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 away defeat by FC Twente will have left the Sparta Rotterdam squad feeling a little deflated. Their share of possession in that meeting was 45%, while racking up 5 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to FC Twente, who had 19 shots on goal with 5 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost. They have conceded at least one goal in 10 of their 12 home games this season.
It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.
Ajax, Recent FormAjax had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 2-2 draw against Fortuna Sittard. They achieved 72% possession in that match and had 17 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Fortuna Sittard's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
It's fair to say that manager John van 't Schip will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 10 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, they've scored in 22 of their 25 games this season.
This squad has enjoyed a decent run of league form on the road of late with 4 wins from their last 6 away matches.
Brian Brobbey is the man of the moment at Ajax right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
It was not a positive ending for Sparta Rotterdam last time they met Ajax in the league, with the game ending in a 2-1 defeat.
de Godenzonen will be looking to extend their current run of 3 clean sheets at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel when they visit Sparta. de Godenzonen will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 14 encounters with Sparta. De Kasteelheren have struggled to break down the Ajax defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
Undefeated in their last 15 league encounters against Sparta, Ajax have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last 14 times in a row.
With only Camiel Neghli (Unknown) and Bart Vriends (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Jeroen Rijsdijk will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
John van 't Schip has a number of injury concerns in his Ajax squad to contend with: Gastón Ávila (Knee), Steven Berghuis (Knee), Steven Bergwijn (Muscle) and Diant Ramaj (Meniscus)
Sparta Rotterdam Playing at home | Ajax Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 32' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 1.1 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.7 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 4-2 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-2 |
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