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Brandt unties a knot in impressive fashion – ter Stegen makes a superb save

His tally of zero assists had been the only statistical blemish on Julian Brandt’s strong first season so far at Ajax. On Sunday, he broke his duck in that regard too.

Faltering Ajax hold firm at Sparta and climb to second in the Eredivisie

Ajax line-up: Tolu returns to the starting XI, with changes at the back too

Should Ajax make a move this winter? ‘He is better than Viktor Tsygankov’

Julian Brandt: ‘He is by far our best player!’

No assist, but outstanding! Brandt's unusual statistic

Julian Brandt has enjoyed a strong first season at Ajax so far and has now even won over his chief critic, Rafael van der Vaart. One statistic clouds the picture, however – but there is a simple explanation for it.

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Pos	Team		P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Feyenoord		10	7	3	0	32	11	21	24	D W W W W
2	Ajax		10	6	3	1	29	13	16	21	W W D D W
3	PSV Eindhoven		10	6	2	2	28	13	15	20	D L W L W
4	AZ Alkmaar	0 - 1	10	6	2	2	20	11	9	20	L D L W D
5	FC Twente	1 - 0	10	6	2	2	18	10	8	20	W L D W W