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Sunday, 25/10/2026 at 16:45

21d 16h to kick-off
Match preview · Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam – AFC Ajax

Sparta Rotterdam 12th in Eredivisie Home 1.47 projected goals by the model
AFC Ajax 5th in Eredivisie Away 2.21 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.47 2.21
Sparta Rotterdam AFC Ajax
Sparta Rotterdam
23%
Draw
23%
AFC Ajax
54%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sparta Rotterdam Draw AFC Ajax
Fair odds 4.38 4.28 1.86
Total goals
3.67
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Both teams to score
73%
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

54% 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
1.47 – 2.21
Sparta Rotterdam v AFC Ajax
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: Sparta Rotterdam and AFC Ajax compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sparta Rotterdam AFC Ajax
xG / match 1.64 · 7th (better) 2.65 · 3rd
xGA / match 2.10 · 15th (better) 1.25 · 4th
xGD / match -0.46 · 11th (better) +1.40 · 5th
xPts / match 1.15 · 11th (better) 2.20 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.12 (better) +1.40

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
20%
AFC Ajax 2+ goals
67%
Under 2.5 goals
27%
Both teams to score: no
27%

Most likely scorelines

1:2
10.1%
1:1
9.5%
2:2
7.8%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Sparta Rotterdam sample
20 matches
AFC Ajax sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Sparta Rotterdam
4 matches
Away xG sample · AFC Ajax
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.