Match summary
Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in the Eredivisie.
Excelsior vs Sparta RotterdamResult, Lineups & H2H
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Nesto Groen's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Excelsior's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Excelsior4W 0D 1L
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
12Pointsof 156
18Goals scored7
7Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets1
13Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row2
1Without a win1
1Conceded in a row3
Head to head11 meetings · Sep 2013 – May 2026
- Excelsior wins
- 6
- Draws
- 1
- Sparta Rotterdam wins
- 4
3.55goals per meeting
73%both teams scored
64%3+ goals
45%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsExcelsior 2W 0D 3L · 4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 25 earlier results
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
#10Position#8
3Points2 v 3 games4
+3Goal difference+1
2.5Scored per gameleague avg 1.92
1Conceded per game1.67
#10Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
- Goal · Excelsior · Nesto Groen2-190+2'
- 89'Substitution · Sparta Rotterdam · Nick Verschuren · InOut: Julian Baas
- Substitution · Excelsior · Kasey Bos · InOut: Simon Janssen85'
- 83'Substitution · Sparta Rotterdam · Joel Ideho · InOut: Mitchell van Bergen
- 83'Substitution · Sparta Rotterdam · Alwande Roaldsøy · InOut: Jens Toornstra
- Substitution · Excelsior · Nesto Groen · InOut: David Garden67'
- Substitution · Excelsior · Ilano Silva Timas · InOut: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson67'
- Substitution · Excelsior · Alireza Jahanbakhsh · InOut: Aymen Sliti59'
- Substitution · Excelsior · Eric da Silva Moreira · InOut: Daniel van Vianen59'
- 48'Goal · Sparta Rotterdam · Milan Zonneveld1-1
- 39'Substitution · Sparta Rotterdam · Casper Terho · InOut: Robin van Cruijsen
- Yellow Card · Excelsior · Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson37'
- Yellow Card · Excelsior · Simon Janssen28'
- Goal · Excelsior · Aymen Sliti1-024'
- 20'Yellow Card · Sparta Rotterdam · Jens Toornstra
Match Statistics
Match stats
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
44%Ball Possession56%
15Shots Total10
5Shots On Target2
6Corners4
13Fouls7
2Yellow Cards1
1Saves3
371Passes487
5Shots Off Target4
90Attacks101
66Dangerous Attacks52
12Shots Inside Box5
3Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
7Free Kicks13
5Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions4
12Tackles12
293Accurate Passes406
27Total Crosses23
7Accurate Crosses2
8Interceptions7
44Duels Won56
1Big Chances Created1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Ruben den Uil
Starting XI
Substitutes
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OT
Osman Turay-
GC
Guilliano Cairo-
NG
Nesto Groen7.6
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TH
Tijmen HollaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 59' | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 21(81%) | - | 5/5 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 42(81%) | 1 | 7/15 | |
Nesto Groen FW | 7.6 | 23' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 4(100%) | 1 | 4/7 |
Jan Plug DF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 51(92%) | 2 | 6/13 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35(77%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.9 | 31' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(91%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 23' | 0 | 1 | - | 9(78%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.8 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 35(89%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(79%) | 2 | 2/9 | |
| 6.7 | 59' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(71%) | 1 | 6/7 | |
| 6.7 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(76%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 1 | - | |
| 6.5 | 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 8(75%) | - | 3/11 | |
| 6.5 | 67' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(89%) | 1 | 3/11 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(61%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(82%) | - | 1/5 |