Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior

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🕒 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:30 Europe/London 📍 Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel 🧑‍⚖️ Paulus van Boekel 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Sparta Rotterdam 17 · Excelsior 11

Referee Stats

Paulus van Boekel

19 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	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Sparta Rotterdam outshot their opponent (16-7).
Sparta Rotterdam controlled possession (57%).
Sparta Rotterdam had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sparta Rotterdam (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 36

Avg: 1.24 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-2-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 32

Avg: 1.47 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 1.53

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

1.18

PPG

1.53

1.24

1.47

2.12

1.88

65%

O2.5

76%

65%

BTTS

71%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sparta Rotterdam rank17th

Excelsior rank11th

Sparta Rotterdam points27

Excelsior points40

Sparta Rotterdam: #17 · 27 pts · GD -41

52 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Excelsior: #11 · 40 pts · GD -15

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

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

Sparta Rotterdam last 5 home

L W W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals11-14

Record3-0-2

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 last 5 away

L D L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index29

Goals5-12

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sparta Rotterdam trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 41%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 41%

Scoring reliability

Sparta Rotterdam score at home76%

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet at home18%

Excelsior score away82%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Sparta Rotterdam score first0%

Sparta Rotterdam win after scoring first0%

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sparta Rotterdam score at home1.24 vs 1.72

Sparta Rotterdam concede at home2.12 vs 1.42

Excelsior score away1.47 vs 1.42

Excelsior concede away1.88 vs 1.72

Sparta Rotterdam score 28% below league average, while Excelsior score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Sparta Rotterdam are 50% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 9% 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)

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

Excelsior 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

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

443

340

Passes Accurate

360

256

Passes %

81%

75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 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