Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie
1-4
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 in their previous 10, scoring 0.5 goals a game; Sparta Rotterdam had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 2 wins, Sparta Rotterdam 1 win. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Sparta Rotterdam are 13th on 9.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 (L L L D L). 0.5 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Groningen · 25 Feb 2023
- L 0-3 vs Nijmegen · 19 Feb 2023
- L 5-0 at AZ Alkmaar · 10 Feb 2023
- D 0-0 vs Waalwijk · 4 Feb 2023
- L 1-4 vs Ajax · 29 Jan 2023
- L 1-0 at Utrecht · 25 Jan 2023
Away form going in: Sparta Rotterdam
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L L W D D). 0.8 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 0-3 vs Utrecht · 24 Feb 2023
- L 4-0 at Ajax · 19 Feb 2023
- W 2-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 12 Feb 2023
- D 0-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 3 Feb 2023
- D 1-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 28 Jan 2023
- D 0-0 vs Waalwijk · 24 Jan 2023
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam
- Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 29 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 Excelsior · 17 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Sept 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 20' Own Goal — R. El Yaakoubi (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 45' Normal Goal — C. Driouech (Excelsior)
- 49' Normal Goal — K. Saito (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 56' Normal Goal — T. Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam)
- 60' Normal Goal — B. Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Sparta Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 4 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 488 | Total passes | 471 |
| 410 | Accurate passes | 397 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 12 | Key passes | 11 |
| 97 | Duels | 97 |
| 45 | Duels won | 52 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |