In this 22nd week match, on Sunday Feb 19th, Ajax plays host to Sparta Rotterdam in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Ajax recorded a 3-1 win against RKC Waalwijk. Mats Seuntjens struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 17th minute, but Brian Brobbey got the equalizer for Ajax in the 50th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Jurriën Timber to cap off a wild match. Ajax is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 2-1 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Vito van Crooy struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 4th minute on a feed from Joshua Kitolano, but Finn Stokkers got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 53rd minute. Sparta Rotterdam should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Ajax won by a score of 1 to 0. Steven Bergwijn scored the first goal for Ajax in the 37th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sparta Rotterdam couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win.
Both Tobias Lauritsen and Vito van Crooy have been the hottest scorers for Sparta Rotterdam in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Kudus Mohammed has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Ajax
Florian Grillitsch and Ahmetcan Kaplan are unavailable to play for Johnny Heitinga’s team, while Sparta Rotterdam will be without Bart Vriends and Koki Saito.