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AFC Ajax – Sparta Rotterdam

AFC Ajax 5th in Eredivisie Home 2.58 projected goals by the model
Sparta Rotterdam 12th in Eredivisie Away 1.26 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.58 1.26
AFC Ajax Sparta Rotterdam
AFC Ajax
66%
Draw
20%
Sparta Rotterdam
14%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AFC Ajax Draw Sparta Rotterdam
Fair odds 1.51 5.12 7.07
Total goals
3.83
Over 2.5 goals
76%
Both teams to score
71%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans AFC Ajax

66% AFC Ajax to win

Attack
2nd vs 16th
AFC Ajax attack v Sparta Rotterdam defence
Defence
5th vs 11th
AFC Ajax defence v Sparta Rotterdam attack
Recent xG form
+1.40 vs -0.12
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.58 – 1.26
AFC Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: AFC Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading AFC Ajax Sparta Rotterdam
xG / match (better) 2.65 · 3rd 1.64 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.25 · 4th 2.10 · 15th
xGD / match (better) +1.40 · 5th -0.46 · 11th
xPts / match (better) 2.20 · 4th 1.15 · 11th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.40 -0.12

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 27% of the model's distribution.

AFC Ajax clean sheet
26%
AFC Ajax 2+ goals
75%
Under 2.5 goals
24%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
10.1%
3:1
9.0%
1:1
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AFC Ajax sample
20 matches
Sparta Rotterdam sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · AFC Ajax
4 matches
Away xG sample · Sparta Rotterdam
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.