Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam

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🕒 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 15 · Sparta Rotterdam 6

Referee Stats

Bas Nijhuis

20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	55%
Draws	10%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-14).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Sparta Rotterdam had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-2-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sparta Rotterdam (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 21

Avg: 1.58 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

1.58

1.29

1.58

1.53

1.11

59%

O2.5

59%

47%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Excelsior rank15th

Sparta Rotterdam rank6th

Excelsior points32

Sparta Rotterdam points59

Excelsior: #15 · 32 pts · GD -39

43 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

Sparta Rotterdam: #6 · 59 pts · GD +23

16 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Excelsior last 5 home

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 away

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals12-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home65%

Excelsior clean sheet at home29%

Sparta Rotterdam score away71%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 0% · Sparta Rotterdam 0%

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.29 vs 1.73

Excelsior concede at home1.53 vs 1.33

Sparta Rotterdam score away1.58 vs 1.33

Sparta Rotterdam concede away1.11 vs 1.73

Excelsior score 25% below league average, while Sparta Rotterdam score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 15% above league average at home, and Sparta Rotterdam are 36% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

488

471

Passes Accurate

410

397

Passes %

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	11
Home Wins	6
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (72.7%)
BTTS	9 (81.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	5 (83.3%)

Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

29 Aug 2026 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1

2025-2026 Season

17 May 2026 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 2 - 3 14 Sep 2025 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

17 Feb 2024 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 4 - 2 01 Oct 2023 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

05 Mar 2023 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 4 14 Jan 2023 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 1 - 0

2017-2018 Season

21 Jan 2018 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 2 - 3 21 Oct 2017 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

07 Apr 2017 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 2 - 3 19 Nov 2016 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 3 - 2