Ajax Sparta Rotterdam betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 9^th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 8 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against NEC Nijmegen, by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against SC Heerenveen, by (3‑1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 20 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a win by (0‑3) against Fortuna Sittard. In the last 10 away league matches Sparta has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 14 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 14 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying a good run of form, they're unbeaten in six games, and they'll be looking forward to facing the leaders away from home. The team is aware of the difficulties it will face, but is motivated to keep up the positive streak. The tendency is to adopt a more defensive posture, with firm marking and trying to exploit counter-attacks. The focus will be on taking advantage of the spaces left by the opposition and being effective in the opportunities created. Even though it's a big challenge, Sparta Rotterdam believe they can spring a surprise and pick up important points in this decisive phase of the competition.

Confirmed Lineup: Nick Olij, Patrick van Aanholt, Saïd Bakari, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Marvin Young, Joshua Kitolano, Gjivai Zechiël, Kristian Hlynsson, Mitchell Van Bergen, Shunsuke Mito, Tobias Lauritsen.
Coach: H. Fraser.