Eredivisie · Matchweek 34 · May 17

Sparta Rotterdam - Excelsior

Excelsior won 3-2 away at Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie (Matchweek 34). Goals: A. Santos 53'; M. Zonneveld 90+1'; G. Vianello (OG) 14'; A. Zagre 50'.

Sparta RotterdamHOME

2 - 3

ExcelsiorAWAY

A. Santos 53'M. Zonneveld 90+1'

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G. Vianello (OG) 14'A. Zagre 50'N. Naujoks 62'

🏟 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Rotterdam 👤 Referee: A. Lindhout

Key events

14' ⚽ G. Vianello (OG)(0 - 1) Excelsior

40' 🟨 V. van CrooijYellow card Sparta Rotte

50' ⚽ A. Zagre(0 - 2) Excelsior

53' ⚽ A. Santos(1 - 2) Sparta Rotte

54' 🟨 J. BaasYellow card Sparta Rotte

62' ⚽ N. Naujoks(1 - 3) · Assist: G. de Regt Excelsior

71' 🟨 T. QuinteroYellow card Sparta Rotte

89' 🟨 P. van AanholtYellow card Sparta Rotte

90+1' ⚽ M. Zonneveld(2 - 3) · Assist: T. Lauritsen Sparta Rotte

Quick stats

%53 Possession %47

1.83 Expected goals (xG) 1.59

1.51 Pre-match xG 1.33

17 Total shots 16

4 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 9

7 Blocked shots 3

13 Shots inside box 6

4 Shots outside box 10

1 Saves 3

Match timeline

First half

14'

⚽G. Vianello (OG)(0 - 1)

V. van CrooijYellow card🟨

40'

HT 0 - 1

S. Bakari ↔ M. ZonneveldSubstitution🔁

46'

P. Clement ↔ J. BaasSubstitution🔁

46'

50'

⚽A. Zagre(0 - 2)

A. Santos(1 - 2)⚽

53'

J. BaasYellow card🟨

54'

62'

⚽N. Naujoks(1 - 3) · Assist: G. de Regt

64'

🔁R. Meissen ↔ I. BronkhorstSubstitution

S. Mito ↔ J. de GuzmanSubstitution🔁

71'

G. Vianello ↔ P. van AanholtSubstitution🔁

71'

T. QuinteroYellow card🟨

71'

75'

🔁M. van Duinen ↔ J. BergraafSubstitution

J. Kitolano ↔ J. ToornstraSubstitution🔁

79'

86'

🔁D. Sanches Fernandes ↔ S. WlodarczykSubstitution

86'

🔁N. Naujoks ↔ A. CarlenSubstitution

P. van AanholtYellow card🟨

89'

M. Zonneveld(2 - 3) · Assist: T. Lauritsen⚽

90+1'

FT 2 - 3

Match statsSparta Rotterdam · Excelsior

Key stats

%53 Possession %47

1.83 Expected goals (xG) 1.59

1.51 Pre-match xG 1.33

Shots

17 Total shots 16

4 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 9

7 Blocked shots 3

13 Shots inside box 6

4 Shots outside box 10

1 Saves 3

Attacking

113 Attacks 102

47 Dangerous attacks 41

Passing

416 Total passes 378

336 Accurate passes 301

%81 Pass accuracy %80

Set pieces & discipline

5 Corners 2

2 Offsides 1

10 Fouls 14

15 Free kicks 11

13 Throw-ins 19

14 Goal kicks 8

Cards

4 Yellow cards 0

1 1st-half cards 0

3 2nd-half cards 0

By half

0 1st-half goals 1

2 2nd-half goals 2

1 1st-half corners 1

4 2nd-half corners 1

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsSparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1Excelsior 4-3-3

Drommel 5

Vianello 4

Quintero 3

Young 2

Bakari 8

Kitolano 6

Clement 11

Mito 10

Crooij 7

Santos 9

Lauritsen 1

Gassel 12

Zagre 14

Schouten 4

Widell 3

Meissen 23

Yegoian 20

Hartjes 10

Naujoks 11

Regt 29

Duinen 30

Fernandes

Sparta Rotterdam · Bench

17Casper Terho17

30Pascal Kuiper30

20Filip Bednarek20

12Shurandy Sambo12

15Patrick van Aanholt15

14Max De Ligt14

18Jonathan de Guzmán18

21Jens Toornstra21

16Julian Baas16

Coach: Maurice Steijn

Excelsior · Bench

24Giuliano Cairo24

16Calvin Raatsie16

2Ilias Bronkhorst2

33Jerolldino Bergraaf33

9Szymon Włodarczyk9

8Mathijs Tielemans8

34Noa el Hamdaoui34

6Adam Carlén6

15Simon Janssen15

Coach: Ruben den Uil

HEAD TO HEAD6 meetings · 2023–2026

Sparta Rotterdam 4

Jan 14who was on topAug 29

Excelsior 2

4 Sparta Rotterdam 0 draw 2 Excelsior

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.2goals / match

12–7total goals

2/0clean sheets

4-1Sparta Rotterdam best win · Mar 5

2-1Excelsior best win · Aug 29

Over 1.5 4/6

Over 2.5 4/6

Over 3.5 2/6

BTTS 4/6

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Sparta Rotterdam at home2 matches

2W 0D 0L 5:2

Excelsior at home4 matches

2W 0D 2L 5:7

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Sparta Rotterdam1W 2D 2L Excelsior2W 2D 1L

1.00 1.60 Points per game

5 11 Goals scored

8 7 Goals conceded

1.48 1.65 xG average

1.48 1.37 xGA average

%40 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %60 BTTS

%40 %60 Over 2.5

3.8 3.2 Corners

1.4 0.4 Cards

Sparta Rotterdam1W 4D 5L Excelsior2W 2D 6L

0.70 0.80 Points per game

9 15 Goals scored

19 16 Goals conceded

1.47 1.64 xG average

1.60 1.44 xGA average

%20 %10 Clean sheets

%60 %70 BTTS

%50 %70 Over 2.5

4.9 4.3 Corners

1.9 0.7 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

10Sparta Rotterdamin the table43pts

34matches 12-7-15W-D-L 40:62goals -22diff

LLDLL

13Excelsiorin the table38pts

34matches 10-8-16W-D-L 43:56goals -13diff

WDWWD

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches

1.64 1.18 Points per game

1.46 1.28 xG average

1.88 1.81 xGA average

%41 %23 Clean sheets

%36 %59 BTTS

%50 %59 Over 2.5

4.5 4.0 Corners

1.9 1.7 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Aug 29

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

Sep 14

Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

Feb 17

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 Excelsior

Eredivisie

Oct 1

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

Mar 5

Excelsior 1-4 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie

Jan 14

Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 Excelsior

Eredivisie

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Sparta RotterdamLDLLD

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