Match Report
Before the match
Sparta came into the game with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding 15. A 3-2 win at home to Willem II (17 October) was their most recent result.
17 October: Sparta won 3-2 against Willem II at home in Eredivisie, scoring three goals and allowing two. Against Go Ahead in Eredivisie, Sparta scored three and conceded three on 10 October; the away from home result was 3-3. Sparta's at home game on 19 September (Eredivisie) ended 0-4 against Heerenveen, with zero goals for and four against. On 13 September, PSV faced Sparta in Eredivisie: Sparta lost 1-4 away from home, having scored one and conceded four. Eredivisie, 4 September brought a home meeting with Zwolle; Sparta drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded.
Sparta: 14th, nine points, nine matches in the calculated Eredivisie standings at kickoff.
Ajax: three wins and two draws over five games; 18 goals scored, seven conceded, unbeaten. Latest: a 5-2 win away to Groningen on 18 October; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 at home to Willem II on 15 September.
On 18 October, Groningen faced Ajax in Eredivisie: Ajax won 5-2 away from home, having scored five and conceded two. Eredivisie, 10 October brought a home meeting with NEC; Ajax drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded. Ajax hosted Excelsior on 19 September (Eredivisie) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded. Willem II travelled to face Ajax (Eredivisie) on 15 September. For Ajax, the score was 5-1: five goals scored, one allowed. 5-1 was Ajax's result against Sittard on 12 September (Eredivisie), playing away from home; Ajax won, with five scored to one conceded.
Before kickoff, Eredivisie's results-based standings placed Ajax 4th after nine matches and 18 points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 4-0 home win for Ajax on 14 March and a 3-3 draw at Sparta on 4 October 2025.
After the match
Ajax edged past Sparta 2-1 on 25 October 2026. Abdellah Ouazane opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for Ajax, set up by Julian Brandt, to make it 1-0. Jens Toornstra levelled it in the 43rd minute for Sparta, set up by Isaac Babadi, to make it 1-1. Ajax regained the lead through Toluwalas Arokodare 46 minutes into the game, set up by Julian Brandt, to make it 2-1. Julian Brandt (64'), Isaac Babadi (89') and Lucas Rosa (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Ajax 221 points stronger than Sparta. Ajax: 59.8% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Ajax are unbeaten in the latest 7 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Eredivisie. Sparta: one yellow card. four changes were recorded for Sparta. Ajax picked up two yellow cards. The substitution total for Ajax was five.