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
	10	Sparta	42	30	12	6	12
	15	Excelsior	28	30	7	7	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
7	T. Lauritsen	11
17	N. Naujoks	8

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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L W W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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05/03/23

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31/07/21

Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.8

0.3

Average card count per match for 18 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: 3317
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	74	30	24	2	4	84	40	44
2	Feyenoord	55	30	16	7	7	62	41	21
3	NEC	54	30	15	9	6	72	48	24
4	Twente	53	30	14	11	5	51	32	19
5	Ajax	51	30	13	12	5	57	37	20
6	AZ	48	30	14	6	10	52	45	7
7	Utrecht	44	30	12	8	10	49	36	13
8	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	53	50	3
9	Groningen	42	30	12	6	12	42	37	5
10	Sparta	42	30	12	6	12	35	49	-14
11	Go Ahead	36	30	8	12	10	50	45	5
12	Fortuna	36	30	10	6	14	44	55	-11
13	Zwolle	34	30	8	10	12	40	60	-20
14	Volendam	28	30	7	7	16	31	50	-19
15	Excelsior	28	30	7	7	16	31	51	-20
16	Telstar	27	30	6	9	15	39	52	-13
17	NAC	25	30	5	10	15	30	51	-21
18	Heracles	19	30	5	4	21	34	77	-43

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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	35	15	11	2	2	47	24	23
2	Feyenoord	32	15	10	2	3	35	21	14
3	Ajax	30	15	9	3	3	29	13	16
4	AZ	29	15	8	5	2	34	21	13
5	NEC	28	15	8	4	3	38	23	15
6	Twente	28	15	8	4	3	24	15	9
7	Utrecht	27	15	8	3	4	27	13	14
8	Heerenveen	26	15	7	5	3	31	23	8
9	Zwolle	25	15	7	4	4	20	19	1
10	Go Ahead	24	15	6	6	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	15	6	5	4	23	19	4
12	Groningen	22	15	6	4	5	23	14	9
13	Fortuna	22	15	6	4	5	24	25	-1
14	Sparta	22	15	6	4	5	17	22	-5
15	NAC	17	15	4	5	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	15	15	4	3	8	22	32	-10
17	Telstar	14	15	3	5	7	24	27	-3
18	Excelsior	14	15	4	2	9	14	21	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	39	15	13	0	2	37	16	21
2	NEC	26	15	7	5	3	34	25	9
3	Twente	25	15	6	7	2	27	17	10
4	Feyenoord	23	15	6	5	4	27	20	7
5	Ajax	21	15	4	9	2	28	24	4
6	Groningen	20	15	6	2	7	19	23	-4
7	Sparta	20	15	6	2	7	18	27	-9
8	AZ	19	15	6	1	8	18	24	-6
9	Heerenveen	18	15	5	3	7	22	27	-5
10	Utrecht	17	15	4	5	6	22	23	-1
11	Fortuna	14	15	4	2	9	20	30	-10
12	Excelsior	14	15	3	5	7	17	30	-13
13	Telstar	13	15	3	4	8	15	25	-10
14	Go Ahead	12	15	2	6	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	15	1	6	8	20	41	-21
16	NAC	8	15	1	5	9	12	30	-18
17	Volendam	5	15	1	2	12	8	31	-23
18	Heracles	4	15	1	1	13	12	45	-33

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	55	30	16	7	7	44	20	24
2	Ajax	55	30	15	10	5	33	16	17
3	Feyenoord	51	30	15	6	9	30	19	11
4	Utrecht	49	30	14	7	9	22	14	8
5	Twente	45	30	11	12	7	19	11	8
6	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	23	23	0
7	NEC	42	30	11	9	10	27	27	0
8	AZ	42	30	10	12	8	28	23	5
9	Groningen	41	30	8	17	5	18	14	4
10	Sparta	40	30	10	10	10	13	16	-3
11	Zwolle	38	30	9	11	10	22	31	-9
12	Excelsior	38	30	9	11	10	16	20	-4
13	Fortuna	36	30	9	9	12	23	29	-6
14	Go Ahead	36	30	8	12	10	22	22	0
15	Telstar	33	30	8	9	13	16	22	-6
16	NAC	28	30	6	10	14	13	25	-12
17	Volendam	25	30	5	10	15	11	29	-18
18	Heracles	24	30	6	6	18	17	36	-19