Form guide
Ajax are fourth with 18 points. Their last five: 5-1 at Fortuna Sittard, 5-1 against Willem II, 2-2 against Excelsior, 1-1 against NEC and 5-2 at Groningen.
Sparta are 13th with nine points and have conceded in every league game. Their last five: 2-2 against PEC Zwolle, a 4-1 defeat at PSV, a 4-0 home defeat by Heerenveen, 3-3 at Go Ahead Eagles and a 3-2 win over Willem II.
Head-to-head
Ajax have dominated this fixture. In the league meetings we found since 2016, Ajax won 15 and drew three.
Our prediction and why
We take Ajax or draw (X2). Ajax are unbeaten in five, but two draws in that run mean our rules use double chance. Sparta lost two of their last five heavily.
We also take Over 2.5 goals. Ajax scored five in three of their last five games, and Sparta scored in four of theirs.
Ajax