Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior

2 - 3

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Allard Lindhout 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 10 · Excelsior 13

Referee Stats

Allard Lindhout

20 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-16).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 27

Avg: 1.24 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 34

Avg: 1.35 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

1.35

PPG

1.18

1.24

1.35

1.59

2.00

41%

O2.5

71%

47%

BTTS

76%

53%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank10th

Excelsior rank13th

Sparta Rotterdam points43

Excelsior points38

Sparta Rotterdam: #10 · 43 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior last 5 away

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-9

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home29%

Excelsior score away82%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first53%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first44%

Excelsior score first29%

Excelsior win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sparta Rotterdam 17% · Excelsior 44%

Avg first goal minute: Sparta Rotterdam 37.3' · Excelsior 20.8'

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home1.59 vs 1.38

Excelsior score away1.35 vs 1.38

Excelsior concede away2.00 vs 1.80

Sparta Rotterdam score 31% below league average, while Excelsior score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 15% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sparta Rotterdam goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

420

380

Passes Accurate

339

301

Passes %

81%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

G. Vianello

Own Goal

40'

40' V. van Crooij

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Bakari

1st substitution · For: M. Zonneveld

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Clement

2nd substitution · For: J. Baas

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Zagré

Normal Goal

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Santos

Normal Goal

54'

54' J. Baas

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

N. Naujoks

Normal Goal · Assist: G. de Regt

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Meissen

1st substitution · For: I. Bronkhorst

71'

71' Teo Quintero

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ G. Vianello

3rd substitution · For: P. van Aanholt

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Mito

4th substitution · For: J. de Guzmán

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. van Duinen

2nd substitution · For: Jerolldino Armantrading

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Kitolano

5th substitution · For: J. Toornstra

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

3rd substitution · For: S. Włodarczyk

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Naujoks

4th substitution · For: A. Carlén

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Naujoks

5th substitution · For: A. Carlén

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

6th substitution · For: S. Włodarczyk

89'

89' P. van Aanholt

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

M. Zonneveld

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Lauritsen

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ VAR

M. Zonneveld

Goal Disallowed - handball

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ VAR

M. Zonneveld

Goal cancelled

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Allard Lindhout. It was played at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel.

First half: Excelsior took the lead at 14' when G. Vianello scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. V. van Crooij received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 40'.

Second half: Sparta Rotterdam made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Bakari replacing M. Zonneveld. Sparta Rotterdam made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Clement replacing J. Baas. Excelsior extended the lead at 50' when A. Zagré scored, making the score 0-2. Sparta Rotterdam reduced the deficit at 53' when A. Santos scored, making the score 1-2. J. Baas received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 54'. Excelsior extended the lead at 62' when N. Naujoks scored, with the assist credited to G. de Regt, making the score 1-3. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Meissen replacing I. Bronkhorst. Teo Quintero received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 71'. Sparta Rotterdam made their 3rd substitution at 71', with G. Vianello replacing P. van Aanholt. Sparta Rotterdam made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Mito replacing J. de Guzmán. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. van Duinen replacing Jerolldino Armantrading. Sparta Rotterdam made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Kitolano replacing J. Toornstra. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 86', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing S. Włodarczyk. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 86', with N. Naujoks replacing A. Carlén. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 86', with N. Naujoks replacing A. Carlén. Excelsior made their 6th substitution at 86', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing S. Włodarczyk. P. van Aanholt received a yellow card for Sparta Rotterdam at 89'. Sparta Rotterdam scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+1' when M. Zonneveld scored, with the assist credited to T. Lauritsen, making the score 2-3. VAR intervened at 90+3' for Sparta Rotterdam (Goal Disallowed - handball). VAR intervened at 90+4' for Sparta Rotterdam (Goal cancelled).

Sparta Rotterdam used 5 substitutions while Excelsior used 6 substitutions. Sparta Rotterdam got 4 yellow cards.