Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

ExcelsiorRank 7

29 AUG

2:1

Sparta RotterdamRank 12

Odds movement

1~~2.40~~ → 2.25↓

X~~3.80~~ → 3.75↓

2~~2.62~~ → 2.90↑

Opening → latest odds. Red arrow: drifting, green: shortening.

Goals

GOAL

Goal24'

Aymen Sliti · Left foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal48'

Milan Zonneveld (assist: Mitchell van Bergen) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Nesto Groen (assist: Ilano Silva Timas) · Header 2-1

Man of the match

Aymen SlitiExcelsior7.8

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGSparta Rotterdam

1.750.87

Trends

season

Win %

43%14%

Over 1.5 %

100%86%

Over 2.5 %

100%86%

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TV stations

International

Canal+

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ESPN 2

ESPN ExtraESPN 2 NetherlandsCanal+ Netherlands

Venue

Van Donge & De Roo StadionRotterdam · 4,500 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeSerdar Gozubuyuk
1st AssistantPatrick Inia
2nd AssistantRogier Honig
4th OfficialMartijn Vos

Pressure index

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card20'

Jens Toornstra · Foul

GOAL

Goal24'

Aymen Sliti · Left foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Simon Janssen · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card37'

Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson · Foul

OUT

Substitution39'

In: Casper Terho · Out: Robin van Cruijsen

GOAL

AST

Goal48'

Milan Zonneveld (assist: Mitchell van Bergen) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Alireza Jahanbakhsh · Out: Aymen Sliti

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Eric da Silva Moreira · Out: Daniel van Vianen

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Nesto Groen · Out: David Garden

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Ilano Silva Timas · Out: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Joel Ideho · Out: Mitchell van Bergen

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Alwande Roaldsøy · Out: Jens Toornstra

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Kasey Bos · Out: Simon Janssen

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Nick Verschuren · Out: Julian Baas

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Nesto Groen (assist: Ilano Silva Timas) · Header 2-1

Ball positions

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Commentary

The match ends with Excelsior winning 2-1 against Sparta Rotterdam.
The second half ends with Excelsior winning 2-1 against Sparta Rotterdam.
90+2′Goal! Excelsior leads 2-1 against Sparta Rotterdam. Nesto Groen scores for Excelsior with a header from close range to the center of the goal, assisted by Ilano Silva Timas with a headed pass after a corner.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 2 minutes of added time.
90+1′Excelsior is awarded a corner after Bruno Martins Indi concedes.
89′Substitution for Sparta Rotterdam: Nick Verschuren comes on for Julian Baas.
88′Foul committed by Lennard Hartjes of Excelsior.
88′Bruno Martins Indi from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87′Attempt saved. Alwande Roaldsøy from Sparta Rotterdam has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel of Excelsior. The shot was assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
86′Attempt missed. Jan Plug of Excelsior heads the ball from the right side of the six-yard box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Irakli Yegoian's cross.
86′Foul committed by Casper Widell of Excelsior.
86′Milan Zonneveld from Sparta Rotterdam is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
85′Substitution for Excelsior: Kasey Bos comes on for Simon Janssen.
83′Substitution for Sparta Rotterdam: Joel Ideho comes on for Mitchell van Bergen.
83′Substitution for Sparta Rotterdam: Alwande Roaldsøy comes on for Jens Toornstra.
81′Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior commits a foul.
81′Mitchell van Bergen from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick on the left wing.
80′Nesto Groen from Excelsior commits a foul.
80′Julian Baas from Sparta Rotterdam is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
79′Milan Zonneveld from Sparta Rotterdam misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, just to the right. Mitchell van Bergen provided the assist.
79′Casper Widell from Excelsior commits a foul.
79′Milan Zonneveld from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77′Attempt missed. Nesto Groen from Excelsior heads the ball from the left side of the six-yard box, but it goes to the right. Irakli Yegoian provided the assist with a cross.
77′Casper Widell's right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Nesto Groen.
73′Simon Janssen's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Casper Widell.
73′Excelsior wins a corner after Lushendry Martes concedes.
72′Excelsior is awarded a corner after Bruno Martins Indi concedes.
71′Julian Baas of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.
71′Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
70′Foul committed by Ilano Silva Timas of Excelsior.
70′Casper Terho from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67′Substitution for Excelsior: Ilano Silva Timas comes on for Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
67′Substitution for Excelsior: Nesto Groen comes on for David Garden.
63′Attempt blocked. David Garden's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Irakli Yegoian's cross.
62′Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Excelsior has a header from the center of the box saved in the top center of the goal by Filip Bednarek from Sparta Rotterdam. The chance was assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross.
59′Corner awarded to Sparta Rotterdam after Casper Widell concedes.
59′Substitution for Excelsior: Alireza Jahanbakhsh comes on for Aymen Sliti.
59′Substitution for Excelsior: Eric da Silva Moreira comes on for Daniël van Vianen.
56′Sparta Rotterdam wins a corner after Ágúst Thorsteinsson concedes.
54′Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box that is blocked.
54′Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior misses a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, just to the right. He was assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
53′David Garden from Excelsior commits a foul.
53′Bas Kuipers from Sparta Rotterdam is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
52′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior commits a foul.
52′Marvin Young from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick on the right wing.
51′Casper Widell from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
51′Foul committed by Bas Kuipers of Sparta Rotterdam.
48′Goal! The score is now Excelsior 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Milan Zonneveld scores for Sparta Rotterdam with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
47′Aymen Sliti from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
47′Bruno Martins Indi from Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.
46′The second half begins with Excelsior leading Sparta Rotterdam 1-0.
45+2′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior wins a free kick on the left wing.
The first half ends with Excelsior leading Sparta Rotterdam 1-0.
45+2′Casper Terho commits a foul for Sparta Rotterdam.
45+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 2 minutes of added time.
45+1′Attempt missed. Marvin Young from Sparta Rotterdam has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that goes too high. He was assisted by Bas Kuipers after a corner.
45′Sparta Rotterdam wins a corner after Aymen Sliti concedes.
41′Casper Terho's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
41′David Garden's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Irakli Yegoian's cross.
40′Attempt blocked. Casper Terho from Sparta Rotterdam has his left-footed shot from outside the box blocked. The assist came from Bruno Martins Indi.
39′Substitution for Sparta Rotterdam: Casper Terho comes on for Robin van Cruijsen due to an injury.
38′Lushendry Martes from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38′Foul committed by Simon Janssen of Excelsior.
37′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
37′Mitchell van Bergen from Sparta Rotterdam is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
37′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior commits a foul.
35′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
35′Aymen Sliti from Excelsior misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. Irakli Yegoian provided the cross.
34′The match is delayed due to an injury to Mitchell van Bergen of Sparta Rotterdam.
32′Attempt missed. Jens Toornstra from Sparta Rotterdam takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high.
31′Marvin Young from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31′Foul committed by Ágúst Thorsteinsson of Excelsior.
29′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
28′The match is delayed due to an injury to Robin van Cruijsen from Sparta Rotterdam.
28′Simon Janssen of Excelsior receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
27′Mitchell van Bergen's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Shunsuke Mito.
25′Milan Zonneveld of Sparta Rotterdam commits a handball.
24′Goal! Excelsior leads 1-0 against Sparta Rotterdam. Aymen Sliti scores for Excelsior with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner after a corner kick.
23′Excelsior is awarded a corner after Bruno Martins Indi concedes.
23′Excelsior wins a corner after Julian Baas concedes.
22′Jens Toornstra from Sparta Rotterdam wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22′Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior commits a foul.
21′Attempt saved. Aymen Sliti from Excelsior has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the center of the goal by Filip Bednarek from Sparta Rotterdam. The shot was assisted by David Garden.
20′Jens Toornstra of Sparta Rotterdam receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
20′Foul committed by Jens Toornstra of Sparta Rotterdam.
20′Daniël van Vianen from Excelsior wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19′Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom right corner by Filip Bednarek of Sparta Rotterdam. The shot was assisted by Casper Widell.
15′Milan Zonneveld's header from close range is blocked. He was assisted by Jens Toornstra's cross.
15′Attempt missed. Lushendry Martes from Sparta Rotterdam takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right after a corner.
14′Sparta Rotterdam wins a corner after Jan Plug concedes.
11′Attempt missed. Simon Janssen from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that goes wide to the right. He was assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
4′Excelsior wins a corner after Bas Kuipers concedes.
4′Foul committed by Jan Plug of Excelsior.
4′Milan Zonneveld from Sparta Rotterdam is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
3′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior wins a free kick on the left wing.
3′Julian Baas of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.
1′First half begins.

Match statistics

EXCSPR

Possession and passing

45%Possession55%

81%Pass accuracy83%

383Passes488

309Successful Passes406

61Ball Safe61

11Key Passes8

5 more

61Long Passes58

49%Long-pass accuracy47%

5Substitutions4

30Successful Long Passes27

18Throw-ins9

Attack

2Goals1

15Shots Total10

5Shots On Target2

1Big Chances Created1

6Corners4

66Dangerous Attacks52

12 more

7Accurate Crosses2

90Attacks101

15Dribble Attempts13

44Duels Won56

8Goal Attempts5

5Shots Blocked4

12Shots inside the box5

5Shots Off Target4

3Shots outside the box5

67%Successful dribbles54%

10Successful Dribbles7

30Total Crosses23

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

10Tackles13

8Interceptions7

13Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

7Free Kicks13

2 more

8Goal Kicks7

10Tackles Won13

Other

17Successful Headers24

1Assists1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

Serdar GozubuyukPer-match averages this season · 5 matches · career: 21

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.00	1.20	0.80	3.19
Red cards	0.20	0.20	0.00	0.10
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.14

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGSparta Rotterdam

1.750.87

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.580.44

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.750.87

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.100.71

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.650.16

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.440.16

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.980.79

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.871.75

Form

ExcelsiorLWWDW

15 AUGhome

Excelsior

PSV

EredivisieRound 2

7 AUGaway

SC Cambuur

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 1

17 MAYaway

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 34

10 MAYhome

Excelsior

FC Volendam

EredivisieRound 33

2 MAYaway

FC Groningen

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 32

26 APRhome

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 31

12 APRaway

PEC Zwolle

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 30

4 APRhome

Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen

EredivisieRound 29

20 MARaway

Heracles Almelo

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 28

15 MARaway

Feyenoord

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 27

7 MARhome

Excelsior

SC Heerenveen

EredivisieRound 26

Sparta RotterdamDWLLL

22 AUGhome

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 3

14 AUGaway

Telstar

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 2

9 AUGhome

Sparta Rotterdam

Feyenoord

EredivisieRound 1

17 MAYhome

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 34

10 MAYaway

FC Twente

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 33

3 MAYhome

Sparta Rotterdam

Go Ahead Eagles

EredivisieRound 32

22 APRaway

Telstar

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 31

11 APRhome

Sparta Rotterdam

PSV

EredivisieRound 30

5 APRaway

NAC Breda

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 29

21 MARhome

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Volendam

EredivisieRound 28

14 MARaway

Ajax

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 27

8 MARhome

Sparta Rotterdam

PEC Zwolle

EredivisieRound 26

Head-to-head

9Wins

1Draws

5Wins

The two sides have met 15 times.

29 AUG2026

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

17 MAY2026

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

14 SEPT2025

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

17 FEB2024

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

1 OCT2023

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

5 MAR2023

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

14 JAN2023

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

21 JAN2018

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

21 OCT2017

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

7 APR2017

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

19 NOV2016

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

10 FEB2008

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

3 NOV2007

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

21 JAN2007

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

Eredivisie

30 SEPT2006

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

Trends

Win %

43%14%

Over 1.5 %

100%86%

Over 2.5 %

100%86%

Over 3.5 %

43%71%

BTTS %

71%71%

Failed to score %

0%29%

Clean sheets %

29%0%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

2.141.43

Conceded / match

1.292.43

Possession %

40.8645.29

Corners / match

4.296

Yellow cards / match

1.571.14

Team rating

6.846.71

Starting XI

Sparta RotterdamFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €12M4/11

Rogier Meijer

ExcelsiorFormation: 4-3-3 · €250K1/11

Ruben den Uil

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Excelsior€250Kstarting XI · 1/11€4.1Mwith bench · 7/22

Sparta Rotterdam€12Mstarting XI · 4/11€17Mwith bench · 7/21

Sparta Rotterdam's starting XI cost €12M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Excelsior starters then subs, by rating

Aymen Sliti#7 · Attacker · 59′7.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.13
xGoT: 0.71

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 17/21
Pass accuracy: 81%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/2
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 31
Duels (won/total): 5/5
Aerials won: 3
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 6
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.2045.45%	2.2045.45%
Draw	3.7526.67%	3.5528.17%
Sparta Rotterdam	3.0033.33%	3.0033.33%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3772.99%
Excelsior or Sparta Rotterdam	1.2580%	1.2778.74%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam	1.6660.02%	1.6560.61%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1586.96%
0–1 goals	–	5.1019.61%
3+ goals	1.6161.92%	1.5564.52%
0–2 goals	2.2544.44%	2.3842.02%
4+ goals	–	2.4041.67%
0–3 goals	–	1.5564.52%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.6238.1%	2.6038.46%
Draw	2.3742.11%	2.4041.67%
Sparta Rotterdam	3.6027.78%	3.3529.85%

Outcome	bet365
EXC → EXC	3.7526.67%
EXC → X	13.007.69%
EXC → SPR	23.004.35%
X → EXC	6.5015.38%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → SPR	6.5015.38%
SPR → EXC	21.004.76%
SPR → X	13.007.69%
SPR → SPR	4.3323.08%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.4029.41%
6 - 8	4.3323.08%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	17.005.88%
Over 14	5.5018.18%

Outcome	Unibet
3+ cards	1.2977.52%
0–2 cards	3.1531.75%
4+ cards	1.6660.24%
0–3 cards	2.0548.78%
5+ cards	2.3043.48%
0–4 cards	1.5365.36%
6+ cards	3.3030.3%
0–5 cards	1.2778.74%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5066.67%	1.4668.49%
No	2.5040%	2.5539.22%

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