Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sparta Rotterdam LLLWD 1
–
Excelsior WDWWL 2
1st2ndT
SPA011
EXC112
Stadion Woudestein · 4,600 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SPA leads series 3-2

Lineups

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Jan PlugCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 15Simon JanssenLB
  5. 3Rick MeissenRB
  6. 8Irakli YegoianCM
  7. 6Daniel Van VianenLM
  8. 20Lennard HartjesRM
  9. 19David GardenF
  10. 30Ágúst ÞorsteinssonLF
  11. 7Aymen SlitiRF

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Filip BednarekG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Bas KuipersLB
  5. 2Lushendry MartesRB
  6. 10Shunsuke MitoAM
  7. 8Jens ToornstraLM
  8. 6Julian BaasRM
  9. 9Milan ZonneveldF
  10. 11Mitchell van BergenAM-L
  11. 7Robin Van CruijsenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 28' Delay in match because of an injury Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  4. 28' Delay in match (Excelsior).
  5. 28' Simon Janssen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 29'
  8. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  9. 34'
  10. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 35'
  12. 37' Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 39' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Robin van Cruijsen because of an injury.
  14. 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.
  15. 59' Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
  16. 59' Substitution, Excelsior. Eric da Silva Moreira replaces Daniël van Vianen.
  17. 67' Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
  18. 67' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  19. 83' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Jens Toornstra.
  20. 83' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joel Ideho replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
  21. 85' Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
  22. 89' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Julian Baas.
  23. 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.

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