Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

12th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -7
Ugh, no.
Sparta Rotterdam lost to Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam1-1-2 1 – 2 Excelsior2-0-1
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Stadion Woudestein (Rotterdam) · 4,600 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Excelsior 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, Excelsior 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 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'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 89'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Julian Baas.
  • 88'Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88'Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 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.
  • 86'Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86'Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 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.

Line Score

12T
SPA 01 1
EXC 11 2

Match Leaders

Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior

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'+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.
89'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Julian Baas.
85'Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.
83'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joel Ideho replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
83'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Jens Toornstra.
67'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
67'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.
59'Substitution, Excelsior. Eric da Silva Moreira replaces Daniël van Vianen.
59'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
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.
39'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho replaces Robin van Cruijsen because of an injury.
37'Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28'Simon Janssen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
20'Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Sparta RotterdamExcelsior
General
56.4 Possession % 43.6
10 Shots 15
2 On Target 5
0 Offsides 0
4 Corners 6
7 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
406 Passes Completed 293
2 Crosses Won 7
6 Tackles Won 9
7 Interceptions 8
33 Clearances 32
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1

Recent Form

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

Starting Lineups

Excelsior4-3-3
1 van Gassel
3 Meissen 4 Widell 14 Plug 15 Janssen
20 Hartjes 8 Yegoian 6 Van Vianen
7 Sliti 24' 19 Garden 30 Þorsteinsson
9 Zonneveld 48'
11 van Bergen A 10 Mito 7 Van Cruijsen
8 Toornstra 6 Baas
5 Kuipers 4 Martins Indi 3 Young 2 Martes
1 Bednarek
Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. JP #14 Jan PlugCD-L
  3. #4 Casper WidellCD-R
  4. #15 Simon JanssenLB
  5. #3 Rick MeissenRB
  6. IY #8 Irakli YegoianCM
  7. #6 Daniel Van VianenLM
  8. #20 Lennard HartjesRM
  9. #19 David GardenF
  10. ÁÞ #30 Ágúst ÞorsteinssonLF
  11. AS #7 Aymen SlitiRF24'
Substitutes · 5 used

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Filip BednarekG
  2. #4 Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. #5 Bas KuipersLB
  5. #2 Lushendry MartesRB
  6. SM #10 Shunsuke MitoAM
  7. #8 Jens ToornstraLM
  8. #6 Julian BaasRM
  9. #9 Milan ZonneveldF48'
  10. #11 Mitchell van BergenAM-L
  11. RV #7 Robin Van CruijsenAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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at Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II vs Ajax Amsterdam at FC Groningen at ADO Den Haag vs AZ Alkmaar at SC Cambuur vs NEC Nijmegen at Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior
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