Highlights

90+3'

A. Oufkir (assist P. van Aanholt)

78'

A. Zagré (2nd yellow - Foul)

73'

A. Zagré (Foul)

60'

I. Bronkhorst (Foul)

HT 0 - 0

45'

J. Toornstra (Foul)

37'

N. Naujoks (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+4'

T. Velthuis (M. van Bergen - injury)

90+2'

J. de Guzmán (T. Quintero - tactical)

80'

S. Janssen (A. Carlén - tactical)

77'

S. Mitrović (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

77'

Yoon Do-Young (G. de Regt - tactical)

74'

L. Duijvestijn (P. Clement - tactical)

74'

A. Oufkir (S. Ltaief - tactical)

65'

C. Nadje (N. Naujoks - tactical)

64'

M. van Duinen (S. Włodarczyk - tactical)

Player of the match

Stijn van Gassel # 1 - Goalkeeper

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Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	Sparta	37	24	11	4	9
	14	Excelsior	26	24	7	5	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
6	T. Lauritsen	10
17	N. Naujoks	7
29	J. Kitolano	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Lauritsen

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
S. Sambo 1

Shots off target

T. Lauritsen

M. van Bergen 1
P. van Aanholt 1

Big chance created

I. Yegoian

S. van Gassel 1
M. van Bergen 1

Successful contests

D. Sanches Fernandes

J. Kitolano 3
G. de Regt 2

Fouls suffered

P. Clement

R. Meissen 2
J. Kitolano 2

Dispossessed

S. Włodarczyk

D. Sanches Fernandes 4
I. Bronkhorst 2

Touches

T. Quintero

I. Bronkhorst 81
P. van Aanholt 68

Duel won

J. Kitolano

T. Lauritsen 8
T. Quintero 8

Duel lost

D. Sanches Fernandes

S. Włodarczyk 10
T. Lauritsen 7

Interceptions

N. Naujoks

M. Young 2
P. Clement 2

Challenge lost

P. van Aanholt

P. Clement 3
A. Carlén 2

Tackles

J. Toornstra

S. Sambo 5
P. van Aanholt 4

Aerial duels won

J. Kitolano

T. Lauritsen 4
T. Quintero 4

Aerial duels lost

T. Lauritsen

S. Włodarczyk 4
M. van Duinen 4

Fouls

A. Zagré

J. Toornstra 2
T. Quintero 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

J. Drommel 4

Passes

T. Quintero

C. Widell 57
S. van Gassel 54

Accurate passes

T. Quintero

C. Widell 43
M. Young 40

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

M. van Bergen 3
J. Toornstra 2

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

Stats & bet

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Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.8

0.3

Average card count per match for 15 matches arbitrated
Erwin Blank fourth referee
Joost van Zuilen assistant referee
Patrick Inia VAR referee
Laurens Gerrets VAR assistant referee
Roy de Nas assistant referee
Martin Perez fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Lennard Hartjes ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Stan Henderikx Suspended : Red card

Sparta Rotterdam

Tobias Lauritsen Unknown

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Groin Injury

Bruno Martins Indi Suspended : Red card

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3312
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 73

Match result Excelsior Sparta

Date 14 September 2025 11:15
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 5
Match attendance 4400
Code EXC-SPA
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Sparta Rotterdam

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Sparta?

Sparta Rotterdam won the match with a 0-1 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Sparta?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, A. Carlén, N. Naujoks, G. de Regt, I. Yegoian, D. Sanches Fernandes, S. Włodarczyk

Sparta Rotterdam : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Steijn, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. Drommel, P. van Aanholt, T. Quintero, M. Young, S. Sambo, J. Kitolano, P. Clement (C), S. Ltaief, J. Toornstra, M. van Bergen, T. Lauritsen

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Sparta ?

Jeroen Manschot 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 14 September 2025. Kick-off at 11:15

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Sparta ?

Stijn van Gassel had the best performance of the match Excelsior - Sparta. The stats reinforce this view:

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-2-3-1

- 7.9 1 S. van Gassel
- 5.2 12 A. Zagré
- 6.1 3 R. Meissen
- 6.0 4 (C) C. Widell
- 6.0 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 6.0 6 A. Carlén
- 5.7 10 N. Naujoks
- 6.0 11 G. de Regt
- 6.8 23 I. Yegoian
- 6.2 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 4.7 9 S. Włodarczyk
- 7.6 1 J. Drommel
- 7.0 5 P. van Aanholt
- 7.1 4 T. Quintero
- 7.4 3 M. Young
- 6.2 2 S. Sambo
- 7.7 6 J. Kitolano
- 5.7 8 (C) P. Clement
- 6.4 11 S. Ltaief
- 6.0 10 J. Toornstra
- 6.0 7 M. van Bergen
- 6.3 9 T. Lauritsen

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- S. Middendorp #25 - Midfielder
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- 80'
  
  S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- 65'
  
  C. Nadje #18 - Midfielder
- M. Tielemans #8 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  S. Mitrović #22 - Striker
- L. Schouten #14 - Defender
- 77'
  
  Yoon Do-Young #7 - Striker
- 64'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- J. Bergraaf #33 - Striker
- N. Martens #17 - Defender
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper
- M. Steijn Coach
Substitutes
- 74'
  
  L. Duijvestijn #21 - Midfielder
- S. Bakari #12 - Defender
- N. Þórisson #19 - Striker
- G. Vianello #22 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #30 - Goalkeeper
- 90+4'
  
  T. Velthuis #14 - Defender
- 74'
  
  A. Oufkir #17 - Striker
- M. Kleijn #15 - Defender
- F. Bednarek #20 - Goalkeeper
- 90+2'
  
  J. de Guzmán #18 - Midfielder
- J. Baas #16 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Duel won

41%

59%

Accurate passes

78%

76%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

440

Passes

392

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

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Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

I. Yegoian

S. van Gassel 1
M. van Bergen 1
G. de Regt 1
P. van Aanholt 1

Shots (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

67% 2/3

A. Zagré 50% (1/2)
L. Duijvestijn 50% (1/2)
T. Lauritsen 40% (2/5)

Successful contests

D. Sanches Fernandes

J. Kitolano 3
G. de Regt 2
S. Ltaief 2

Fouls suffered

P. Clement

R. Meissen 2
J. Kitolano 2
S. Ltaief 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Toornstra

0% 0/3

C. Widell 0% (0/3)
I. Yegoian 0% (0/2)
C. Nadje 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

S. Włodarczyk

D. Sanches Fernandes 4

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

J. Kitolano

77% 10/13

S. Sambo 73% (8/11)
S. Ltaief 71% (5/7)
R. Meissen 63% (5/8)
T. Quintero 62% (8/13)

Interceptions

N. Naujoks

M. Young 2
P. Clement 2
I. Bronkhorst 2

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Young

100% 3/3

S. Sambo 100% (3/3)
J. Kitolano 80% (4/5)
T. Quintero 67% (4/6)
I. Bronkhorst 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

S. Włodarczyk

0% 0/10

N. Naujoks 0% (0/6)
M. van Duinen 0% (0/5)
P. Clement 0% (0/5)
I. Yegoian 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

P. van Aanholt

P. Clement 3

Aerial duels won (%)

M. van Duinen

0% 0/4

N. Naujoks 0% (0/3)
D. Sanches Fernandes 0% (0/2)
G. de Regt 0% (0/2)
I. Yegoian 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

100% 35/35

A. Carlén 94% (33/35)
M. Young 91% (40/44)
A. Zagré 87% (34/39)

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

M. van Bergen 3

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. van Gassel

50% 27/54

J. Drommel 55% (17/31)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	62	24	20	2	2	70	29	41
2	Feyenoord	48	24	15	3	6	55	33	22
3	NEC	43	24	12	7	5	59	40	19
4	Ajax	43	24	11	10	3	47	31	16
5	AZ	39	24	11	6	7	42	38	4
6	Twente	38	24	9	11	4	39	26	13
7	Sparta	37	24	11	4	9	31	40	-9
8	Utrecht	31	24	8	7	9	36	31	5
9	Groningen	31	24	9	4	11	31	32	-1
10	Heerenveen	31	24	8	7	9	40	42	-2
11	Fortuna	29	24	8	5	11	36	43	-7
12	Zwolle	27	24	7	6	11	34	50	-16
13	Go Ahead	26	24	5	11	8	37	39	-2
14	Excelsior	26	24	7	5	12	26	41	-15
15	Volendam	24	24	6	6	12	26	39	-13
16	NAC	22	24	5	7	12	25	36	-11
17	Telstar	18	24	3	9	12	28	41	-13
18	Heracles	17	24	5	2	17	31	62	-31

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	29	12	9	2	1	39	17	22
2	Feyenoord	28	13	9	1	3	32	19	13
3	Ajax	27	13	8	3	2	24	11	13
4	NEC	23	11	7	2	2	30	17	13
5	Twente	22	12	6	4	2	20	12	8
6	Fortuna	21	12	6	3	3	21	18	3
7	AZ	20	12	5	5	2	25	21	4
8	Zwolle	19	11	6	1	4	15	15	0
9	Volendam	19	12	5	4	3	19	15	4
10	Utrecht	18	12	5	3	4	19	12	7
11	Go Ahead	18	12	4	6	2	21	16	5
12	Sparta	18	12	5	3	4	14	19	-5
13	Heerenveen	17	12	4	5	3	22	21	1
14	Groningen	15	12	4	3	5	17	13	4
15	NAC	15	13	4	3	6	15	18	-3
16	Excelsior	14	12	4	2	6	13	16	-3
17	Heracles	13	11	4	1	6	20	25	-5
18	Telstar	8	12	1	5	6	18	24	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	33	12	11	0	1	31	12	19
2	Feyenoord	20	11	6	2	3	23	14	9
3	NEC	20	13	5	5	3	29	23	6
4	AZ	19	12	6	1	5	17	17	0
5	Sparta	19	12	6	1	5	17	21	-4
6	Ajax	16	11	3	7	1	23	20	3
7	Twente	16	12	3	7	2	19	14	5
8	Groningen	16	12	5	1	6	14	19	-5
9	Heerenveen	14	12	4	2	6	18	21	-3
10	Utrecht	13	12	3	4	5	17	19	-2
11	Excelsior	12	12	3	3	6	13	25	-12
12	Telstar	10	12	2	4	6	10	17	-7
13	Go Ahead	8	12	1	5	6	16	23	-7
14	Fortuna	8	12	2	2	8	15	25	-10
15	Zwolle	8	13	1	5	7	19	35	-16
16	NAC	7	11	1	4	6	10	18	-8
17	Volendam	5	12	1	2	9	7	24	-17
18	Heracles	4	13	1	1	11	11	37	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	48	24	14	6	4	37	14	23
2	Feyenoord	46	24	14	4	6	27	14	13
3	Ajax	45	24	13	6	5	27	14	13
4	Sparta	35	24	9	8	7	11	12	-1
5	Twente	35	24	8	11	5	13	8	5
6	Utrecht	33	24	9	6	9	14	13	1
7	Excelsior	33	24	8	9	7	14	16	-2
8	NEC	32	24	8	8	8	21	22	-1
9	AZ	32	24	7	11	6	21	19	2
10	Zwolle	31	24	8	7	9	19	27	-8
11	Groningen	31	24	6	13	5	14	12	2
12	Heerenveen	29	24	7	8	9	16	19	-3
13	Fortuna	28	24	7	7	10	18	24	-6
14	Go Ahead	28	24	6	10	8	16	18	-2
15	Telstar	24	24	5	9	10	12	18	-6
16	NAC	23	24	5	8	11	10	17	-7
17	Volendam	23	24	5	8	11	10	21	-11
18	Heracles	20	24	5	5	14	15	27	-12