Excelsior vs Sparta
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Timeline
- Kickoff
- 20'Yellow Card — Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 24'Goal — Aymen Sliti (Excelsior)
- 28'Start Delay — Sparta Rotterdam
- 28'Start Delay — Excelsior
- 28'Yellow Card — Simon Janssen (Excelsior)
- 29'End Delay — Sparta Rotterdam
- 29'End Delay — Excelsior
- 34'Start Delay — Sparta Rotterdam
- 34'Start Delay — Excelsior
- 35'End Delay — Sparta Rotterdam
- 35'End Delay — Excelsior
- 37'Yellow Card — Ágúst Þorsteinsson (Excelsior)
- 39'Substitution — Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 45'+3'Halftime
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 48'Goal — Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 59'Substitution — Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior)
- 59'Substitution — Eric Da Silva Moreira (Excelsior)
- 67'Substitution — Nesto Groen (Excelsior)
- 67'Substitution — Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior)
- 83'Substitution — Alwande Roaldsöy (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 83'Substitution — Joel Ideho (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 85'Substitution — Kasey Bos (Excelsior)
- 89'Substitution — Nick Verschuren (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 90'+2'Goal - Header — Nesto Groen (Excelsior)
- 90'+3'End Regular Time
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Statistic | Sparta |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 371 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 32 | Clearances | 33 |
Lineups
Excelsior
- Stijn van Gassel
- Jan Plug
- Casper Widell
- Simon Janssen
- Rick Meissen
- Irakli Yegoian
- Daniel Van Vianen
- Lennard Hartjes
- David Garden
- Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- Aymen Sliti
- Osman Turay
- Nesto Groen
- Stan Hendrikx
- Ilano Silva Timas
- Kasey Bos
- Tijmen Holla
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Sparta Rotterdam
- Filip Bednarek
- Bruno Martins Indi
- Marvin Young
- Bas Kuipers
- Lushendry Martes
- Shunsuke Mito
- Jens Toornstra
- Julian Baas
- Milan Zonneveld
- Mitchell van Bergen
- Robin Van Cruijsen
- Rik Suur
- Giannino Vianello
- Pascal Kuiper
- Nick Verschuren
- Casper Terho
- Teo Quintero
- Boyd Reith
Recent form
Excelsior
LWWDW
Sparta
DWLLL
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ajax Amsterdam | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +12 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 10 | Heerenveen | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 5 |
Head-to-head
Excelsior 2 wins, Sparta 3 wins
| Date | Result | Hosted by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | Excelsior 3–2 Sparta | Sparta |
| 2025-09-14 | Excelsior 0–1 Sparta | Excelsior |
| 2024-02-17 | Excelsior 2–4 Sparta | Sparta |
| 2023-10-01 | Excelsior 2–1 Sparta | Excelsior |
| 2023-03-05 | Excelsior 1–4 Sparta | Excelsior |
Venue and officials
- Venue
- Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Attendance
- 4,600
- Referee
- Serdar Gözübüyük