Match Report
5 points and 3 places separated them: Sparta Rotterdam 10th with 43, Excelsior 13th with 38. Excelsior had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall.
Sparta Rotterdam had gone 5 games without a win. Over the last five, Sparta Rotterdam had taken 2 of 15 points to Excelsior's 8.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Sparta Rotterdam, 1 draw and 5 for Excelsior, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
Goal scorers
Sparta Rotterdam: Ayoni Santos (53'), Milan Zonneveld (90') · Excelsior: Arthur Zagré (50'), Noah Naujoks (62'), Giannino Vianello (14')
Key stats
Possession: Sparta Rotterdam 53% · Excelsior 47% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-2