Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior

7th · 3-2-2 · 11 pts · +6
YES!
Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior10-8-16 3 – 2 Sparta Rotterdam12-7-15
FT · Sun, May 17

Match Details

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (Rotterdam) · 10,599 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
  • 90'+6'Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'VAR Decision: No Goal Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 Excelsior.
  • 90'+3'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+3'Handball by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
  • 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.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.

Line Score

12T
EXC 12 3
SPA 02 2

Match Leaders

Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 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 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

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.
89'Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Noah Naujoks.
86'Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
79'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Joshua Kitolano.
75'Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Mike van Duinen.
71'Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Shunsuke Mito because of an injury.
71'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Giannino Vianello.
64'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Rick Meissen.
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.
54'Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Pelle Clement.
45'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Saïd Bakari.
40'Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Own Goal by Giannino Vianello, Sparta Rotterdam. Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1.

Team Stats

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
General
47.1 Possession % 52.9
16 Shots 17
4 On Target 5
1 Offsides 2
2 Corners 5
15 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
300 Passes Completed 339
1 Crosses Won 4
6 Tackles Won 10
3 Interceptions 16
30 Clearances 17
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam D L L D L
Excelsior L D W W D

Starting Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1
1 Drommel
2 Bakari 3 Young 4 Quintero 5 Vianello 14' OG
8 Kitolano 6 Clement
7 Santos 53' 10 van Crooij 11 Mito
9 Lauritsen A
11 De Regt A 29 van Duinen 30 Sanches Fernandes
23 Yegoian 20 Hartjes 10 Naujoks 62'
12 Zagre 50' 14 Schouten 4 Widell 3 Meissen
1 van Gassel
Excelsior4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Joel DrommelG
  2. TQ #4 Teo QuinteroCD-L
  3. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. GV #5 Giannino VianelloLB14' OG
  5. #2 Saïd BakariRB
  6. #10 Vito van CrooijAM
  7. #6 Pelle ClementLM
  8. JK #8 Joshua KitolanoRM
  9. #9 Tobias LauritsenF
  10. SM #11 Shunsuke MitoAM-L
  11. AS #7 Ayoni SantosAM-R53'
Substitutes · 5 used

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. #14 Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. #4 Casper WidellCD-R
  4. #12 Arthur ZagreLB50'
  5. #3 Rick MeissenRB
  6. #20 Lennard HartjesCM
  7. IY #23 Irakli YegoianLM
  8. #10 Noah NaujoksRM62'
  9. #29 Mike van DuinenF
  10. #11 Gyan De RegtLF
  11. #30 Sanches FernandesRF
Substitutes · 4 used

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Upcoming
vs FC Groningen at Heerenveen at Fortuna Sittard vs FC Twente vs Go Ahead Eagles at Feyenoord Rotterdam vs Telstar at ADO Den Haag at PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar
Recent Results
D 2–2 at Ajax Amsterdam L 1–2 vs FC Utrecht D 2–2 at NEC Nijmegen W 3–0 at Willem II W 2–1 vs Sparta Rotterdam L 1–2 vs PSV Eindhoven W 4–0 at SC Cambuur W 3–2 at Sparta Rotterdam D 1–1 vs FC Volendam W 3–2 at FC Groningen