Highlights

90+2'

N. Groen (assist Ilano Silva Timas)

48'

M. Zonneveld (assist M. van Bergen)

HT 1 - 0

37'

Á. Þorsteinsson (Foul)

28'

S. Janssen (Foul)

24'

A. Sliti

20'

J. Toornstra (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

89'

N. Verschuren (J. Baas - tactical)

85'

K. Bos (S. Janssen - tactical)

83'

A. Roaldsøy (J. Toornstra - tactical)

83'

J. Ideho (M. van Bergen - tactical)

67'

N. Groen (D. Garden - tactical)

67'

Ilano Silva Timas (Á. Þorsteinsson - tactical)

59'

A. Jahanbakhsh (A. Sliti - tactical)

59'

E. da Silva Moreira (D. van Vianen - tactical)

39'

C. Terho (R. van Cruijsen - injury)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Aymen Sliti # 7 - Striker

Shots on target 2/3 (66.67%)
Successful contests 1
Duel won 5/6 (83.33%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	4	Excelsior	10	5	3	1	1
	11	Sparta	5	5	1	2	2

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
6	M. Zonneveld	3
-	D. Garden	3
18	I. Yegoian	2
-	M. Young	2
-	N. Naujoks	2

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

A. Sliti

A. Jahanbakhsh 1
N. Groen 1

Shots off target

M. Young

I. Yegoian 1
J. Toornstra 1

Big chance created

M. van Bergen

Ilano Silva Timas 1
S. Mito 1

Successful contests

I. Yegoian

M. van Bergen 3
J. Toornstra 3

Fouls suffered

M. Zonneveld

Á. Þorsteinsson 2
M. van Bergen 2

Dispossessed

Á. Þorsteinsson

I. Yegoian 2
B. Martins Indi 1

Touches

B. Martins Indi

M. Young 82
I. Yegoian 74

Duel won

M. Zonneveld

M. Young 7
I. Yegoian 7

Duel lost

D. Garden

Á. Þorsteinsson 8
M. Zonneveld 8

Interceptions

C. Widell

R. Meissen 2
L. Martes 2

Challenge lost

R. Meissen

M. Zonneveld 2
C. Terho 2

Tackles

L. Martes

M. Young 3
R. Meissen 2

Aerial duels won

M. Zonneveld

B. Martins Indi 4
D. van Vianen 4

Aerial duels lost

J. Plug

M. Zonneveld 5
D. Garden 5

Fouls

Á. Þorsteinsson

L. Hartjes 2
C. Widell 2

Saves

F. Bednarek

S. van Gassel 1

Passes

B. Martins Indi

M. Young 66
J. Toornstra 51

Accurate passes

B. Martins Indi

M. Young 62
J. Plug 47

Accurate crosses

I. Yegoian

J. Toornstra 1
M. van Bergen 1

Current form

Stats

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D W L D D

Last matches

Stats & bet

17/05/26

14/09/25

17/02/24

01/10/23

05/03/23

Referees

Serdar Gözübüyük main referee

1.3

0.3

Average card count per match for 4 matches arbitrated
Rogier Honig assistant referee
Patrick Inia assistant referee
Pol van Boekel VAR assistant referee
Andy Wolff fourth referee
Don Frijn VAR referee
Martijn Vos fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Mario Domínguez Franco Knock

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Noah Naujoks Knock

David Garden Unknown

Sparta Rotterdam

Mitchell van Bergen Hamstring

Alwande Benedict Roaldsøy Unknown

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3425
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 75

Match result Excelsior Sparta

Date 29 August 2026 15:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2026/2027
Stage Regular Season - week 4
Match attendance 4600
Code EXC-SPA
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Sparta Rotterdam

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Sparta?

Excelsior won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Sparta?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: S. van Gassel, S. Janssen, J. Plug, C. Widell (C), R. Meissen, D. van Vianen, I. Yegoian, L. Hartjes, Á. Þorsteinsson, D. Garden, A. Sliti

Sparta Rotterdam : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. Meijer, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : F. Bednarek, B. Kuipers, B. Martins Indi (C), M. Young, L. Martes, J. Toornstra, J. Baas, M. van Bergen, S. Mito, R. van Cruijsen, M. Zonneveld

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Sparta ?

Serdar Gözübüyük is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Sparta?

The venue Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Sparta?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 29 August 2026. Kick-off at 15:30

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Sparta ?

Aymen Sliti is the outstanding player of the match Excelsior - Sparta. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2/3 Shots on target (66.67%)
1 Successful contests
5/6 Duel won (83.33%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-3-3

- 6.4 1 S. van Gassel
- 6.1 15 S. Janssen
- 6.3 14 J. Plug
- 6.7 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.2 3 R. Meissen
- 5.8 6 D. van Vianen
- 6.7 8 I. Yegoian
- 5.7 20 L. Hartjes
- 5.3 30 Á. Þorsteinsson
- 5.9 19 D. Garden
- 7.2 7 A. Sliti
- 6.0 1 F. Bednarek
- 5.7 5 B. Kuipers
- 6.3 4 (C) B. Martins Indi
- 6.3 3 M. Young
- 5.4 2 L. Martes
- 6.2 8 J. Toornstra
- 4.2 6 J. Baas
- 6.1 11 M. van Bergen
- 5.2 10 S. Mito
- 4.7 7 R. van Cruijsen
- 7.2 9 M. Zonneveld

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 67'
  
  Ilano Silva Timas #21 - Striker
- 59'
  
  E. da Silva Moreira #2 - Striker
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- V. Sulzbacher #18 - Midfielder
- G. Cairo #24 - Defender
- T. Holla #40 - Goalkeeper
- 59'
  
  A. Jahanbakhsh #11 - Striker
- Y. Finey #23 - Midfielder
- 85'
  
  K. Bos #12 - Striker
- 67'
  
  N. Groen #28 - Striker
- O. Turay #22 - Defender
- R. Meijer Coach
Substitutes
- 83'
  
  J. Ideho #22 - Striker
- 89'
  
  N. Verschuren #13 - Defender
- A. Kostić #19 - Striker
- G. Vianello #15 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #20 - Goalkeeper
- 83'
  
  A. Roaldsøy #16 - Midfielder
- R. Suur #30 - Goalkeeper
- B. Reith #12 - Defender
- 39'
  
  C. Terho #17 - Striker
- T. Quintero #14 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Duel won

44%

56%

Accurate passes

81%

83%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Throws

Goals from Outside Box

189

Final Third Touches

154

Goals from Inside Box

Shots Created

Passing

383

Passes

488

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

Successful Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

103

Carries

140

Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries

Successful Penalty Area Entries

Progressive Carries

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Defensive Actions in the Defensive Third

366

Opposition Passes in the Final Third

259

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Total Big Chances Saved

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. van Bergen

Ilano Silva Timas 1
S. Mito 1

Shots (%)

A. Sliti

67% 2/3

N. Groen 50% (1/2)
C. Terho 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

I. Yegoian

M. van Bergen 3
J. Toornstra 3
N. Groen 2

Fouls suffered

M. Zonneveld

Á. Þorsteinsson 2
M. van Bergen 2
M. Young 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

S. Janssen

0% 0/2

D. Garden 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. Young

88% 7/8

D. van Vianen 86% (6/7)
L. Martes 86% (6/7)
A. Sliti 83% (5/6)
M. Zonneveld 62% (13/21)

Interceptions

C. Widell

R. Meissen 2
L. Martes 2
B. Kuipers 2
M. Young 2

Aerial duels won (%)

L. Martes

100% 3/3

M. Young 100% (2/2)
D. van Vianen 80% (4/5)
A. Sliti 75% (3/4)
M. Zonneveld 69% (11/16)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

R. Meissen

0% 0/7

C. Widell 0% (0/5)
L. Hartjes 0% (0/4)
C. Terho 0% (0/4)
J. Baas 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

R. Meissen

Aerial duels won (%)

J. Toornstra

0% 0/4

C. Widell 0% (0/3)
R. Meissen 0% (0/3)
S. Janssen 0% (0/2)
Á. Þorsteinsson 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

M. Young

94% 62/66

J. Plug 92% (47/51)
B. Martins Indi 90% (70/78)
S. Janssen 89% (31/35)
S. Mito 88% (28/32)

Accurate crosses

I. Yegoian

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	AZ	15	5	5	0	0	16	5	11
2	PSV	13	5	4	1	0	18	6	12
3	Feyenoord	11	5	3	2	0	13	7	6
4	Excelsior	10	5	3	1	1	12	5	7
5	Twente	10	5	3	1	1	10	5	5
6	Fortuna	10	5	3	1	1	11	9	2
7	GAE	8	5	2	2	1	14	12	2
8	Ajax	7	4	2	1	1	9	5	4
9	NEC	7	5	2	1	2	11	9	2
10	Groningen	7	5	2	1	2	11	12	-1
11	Sparta	5	5	1	2	2	9	9	0
12	Heerenveen	5	5	1	2	2	7	9	-2
13	PEC	4	5	1	1	3	6	10	-4
14	Telstar	4	5	1	1	3	5	11	-6
15	Utrecht	2	5	0	2	3	9	18	-9
16	Willem II	1	4	0	1	3	4	13	-9
17	ADO	1	5	0	1	4	6	14	-8
18	Cambuur	1	5	0	1	4	6	18	-12

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	AZ	6	2	2	0	0	7	2	5
2	GAE	6	2	2	0	0	7	2	5
3	Twente	6	2	2	0	0	4	1	3
4	PSV	4	2	1	1	0	7	3	4
5	Groningen	4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
6	Excelsior	3	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
7	Fortuna	3	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
8	Heerenveen	3	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2
9	Feyenoord	2	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
10	Sparta	2	3	0	2	1	5	6	-1
11	Ajax	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2
12	NEC	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3
13	Telstar	1	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6
14	Willem II	1	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6
15	Utrecht	1	3	0	1	2	5	13	-8
16	ADO	0	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4
17	PEC	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
18	Cambuur	0	3	0	0	3	3	13	-10

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	9	3	3	0	0	11	3	8
2	AZ	9	3	3	0	0	9	3	6
3	Feyenoord	9	3	3	0	0	9	3	6
4	Excelsior	7	3	2	1	0	9	2	7
5	Fortuna	7	3	2	1	0	8	6	2
6	Ajax	6	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
7	NEC	6	2	2	0	0	7	2	5
8	Twente	4	3	1	1	1	6	4	2
9	PEC	4	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
10	Sparta	3	2	1	0	1	4	3	1
11	Telstar	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
12	Groningen	3	2	1	0	1	5	6	-1
13	Heerenveen	2	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
14	GAE	2	3	0	2	1	7	10	-3
15	Utrecht	1	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1
16	Cambuur	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2
17	ADO	1	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4
18	Willem II	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Fortuna	13	5	4	1	0	7	2	5
2	PSV	12	5	4	0	1	8	4	4
3	Feyenoord	10	5	3	1	1	7	1	6
4	Excelsior	10	5	3	1	1	7	2	5
5	AZ	8	5	2	2	1	4	3	1
6	NEC	8	5	2	2	1	4	4	0
7	Groningen	7	5	2	1	2	8	7	1
8	Ajax	7	4	2	1	1	4	3	1
9	GAE	7	5	2	1	2	4	5	-1
10	Twente	7	5	1	4	0	5	3	2
11	Heerenveen	6	5	1	3	1	3	3	0
12	Sparta	5	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1
13	Telstar	5	5	1	2	2	2	2	0
14	ADO	4	5	1	1	3	1	6	-5
15	PEC	4	5	0	4	1	3	4	-1
16	Willem II	2	4	0	2	2	1	4	-3
17	Utrecht	1	5	0	1	4	2	6	-4
18	Cambuur	1	5	0	1	4	1	11	-10