Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 24': Aymen Sliti
  • 90'+2': Nesto Groen
FT
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 48': Milan Zonneveld

About

Excelsior are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 3': Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Bas Kuipers.
  • 4': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
  • 4': Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Simon Janssen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 14': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jan Plug.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Filip Bednarek (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Casper Widell.
  • 20': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 20': Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Filip Bednarek (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by David Garden.
  • 21': Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  • 23': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Julian Baas.
  • 23': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 24': Goal! Excelsior 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 25': Handball by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 28': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  • 37': Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).
  • 37': Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  • 39': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Robin van Cruijsen because of an injury.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Aymen Sliti.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bas Kuipers.
  • 45'+2': Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Excelsior 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 47': Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 48': Goal! Excelsior 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 51': Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 52': Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).
  • 52': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
  • 53': Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  • 56': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  • 59': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 59': Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
  • 59': Substitution, Excelsior. Eric da Silva Moreira replaces Daniël van Vianen.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Filip Bednarek (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. David Garden (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
  • 67': Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  • 70': Foul by Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior).
  • 70': Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 72': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Simon Janssen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
  • 73': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Lushendry Martes.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Casper Widell (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nesto Groen.
  • 79': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 79': Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 80': Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
  • 80': Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 81': Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Jens Toornstra.
  • 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joel Ideho replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 85': Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Jan Plug (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 86': Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Alwande Roaldsøy (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
  • 88': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 88': Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Julian Baas.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Excelsior 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Excelsior 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
56.4 Possession 43.6
10 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
406 Accurate Passes 293
487 Passes 371
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
23 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 60
28 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 8
33 Effective Clearances 32
33 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,600

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 6 +11 16
2 PSV Eindhoven 5 +12 13
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 +6 11
4 Excelsior 5 +7 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

EXC Excelsior (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
14 Jan Plug
4 Casper Widell
15 Simon Janssen Yellow Card
3 Rick Meissen
8 Irakli Yegoian
6 Daniel Van Vianen
20 Lennard Hartjes
19 David Garden
30 Ágúst Þorsteinsson Yellow Card
7 Aymen Sliti
Excelsior Substitutes:
Osman Turay, Nesto Groen, Stan Hendrikx, Ilano Silva Timas, Kasey Bos, Tijmen Holla, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Guilliano Cairo, Eric Da Silva Moreira, Yacqub Hassan Muse Finey, Valentin Sulzbacher.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Filip Bednarek (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi
3 Marvin Young
5 Bas Kuipers
2 Lushendry Martes
10 Shunsuke Mito
8 Jens Toornstra Yellow Card
6 Julian Baas
9 Milan Zonneveld
11 Mitchell van Bergen
7 Robin Van Cruijsen
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Rik Suur, Giannino Vianello, Pascal Kuiper, Nick Verschuren, Casper Terho, Teo Quintero, Boyd Reith, Alwande Roaldsöy, Andrej Kostic, Joel Ideho.

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