Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, May 17, 2026
Excelsior LDWWD 3
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Sparta Rotterdam DLLDL 2
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Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel · 10,599 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
47.1
Possession
52.9
16
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
339
384
Passes
424
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
80
Long Balls
67
47
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
3
Interceptions
16
30
Effective Clearances
17
30
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SPA leads series 4-1

Lineups

SPA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel DrommelG
  2. 4Teo QuinteroCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Giannino VianelloLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 10Vito van CrooijAM
  7. 6Pelle ClementLM
  8. 8Joshua KitolanoRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. 7Ayoni SantosAM-R

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  5. 3Rick MeissenRB
  6. 20Lennard HartjesCM
  7. 23Irakli YegoianLM
  8. 10Noah NaujoksRM
  9. 29Mike van DuinenF
  10. 11Gyan De RegtLF
  11. 30Sanches FernandesRF

Timeline

  1. 14' Own Goal by Giannino Vianello, Sparta Rotterdam. Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1.
  2. 40' Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Saïd Bakari.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Pelle Clement.
  5. 50' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 2. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  6. 53' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Excelsior 2. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 54' Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Excelsior 3. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross following a corner.
  9. 64' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Rick Meissen.
  10. 71' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Giannino Vianello.
  11. 71' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Shunsuke Mito because of an injury.
  12. 71' Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 75' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Mike van Duinen.
  14. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Joshua Kitolano.
  15. 86' Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  16. 86' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Noah Naujoks.
  17. 89' Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.

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