Highlights

90+4'

M. Zonneveld (VAR - decision : No goal)

90+1'

M. Zonneveld (assist T. Lauritsen)

89'

P. van Aanholt (Foul)

71'

T. Quintero (Foul)

62'

N. Naujoks (assist G. de Regt)

54'

J. Baas (Foul)

53'

Ayoni Santos

50'

A. Zagré

HT 0 - 1

40'

V. van Crooij (Foul)

14'

G. Vianello (OG)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

S. Włodarczyk (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

86'

A. Carlén (N. Naujoks - tactical)

79'

J. Toornstra (J. Kitolano - tactical)

75'

J. Bergraaf (M. van Duinen - tactical)

71'

J. de Guzmán (S. Mito - injury)

71'

P. van Aanholt (G. Vianello - tactical)

64'

I. Bronkhorst (R. Meissen - tactical)

46'

M. Zonneveld (S. Bakari - tactical)

46'

J. Baas (P. Clement - tactical)

Player of the match

Arthur Rene Abdel Aziz Zagré # 12 - Defender

Duel won 2/4 (50%)
Accurate passes 40/45 (88.89%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15
	13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
8	T. Lauritsen	12
15	N. Naujoks	10
36	D. Sanches Fernandes	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

A. Zagré

I. Yegoian 1
Ayoni Santos 1

Shots off target

L. Hartjes

D. Sanches Fernandes 3
I. Yegoian 2

Big chance created

Ayoni Santos

T. Lauritsen 1

Successful contests

S. Mito

N. Naujoks 2
G. de Regt 2

Fouls suffered

Ayoni Santos

I. Yegoian 2
S. Mito 2

Dispossessed

S. Mito

G. de Regt 2
M. van Duinen 2

Touches

T. Quintero

M. Young 73
A. Zagré 65

Duel won

V. van Crooij

I. Yegoian 7
T. Lauritsen 7

Duel lost

M. van Duinen

J. Kitolano 8
T. Quintero 7

Interceptions

M. Young

T. Quintero 4
J. Kitolano 2

Challenge lost

N. Naujoks

J. Kitolano 2
V. van Crooij 1

Tackles

I. Yegoian

L. Hartjes 3
T. Quintero 2

Aerial duels won

V. van Crooij

M. van Duinen 5
T. Lauritsen 4

Aerial duels lost

M. van Duinen

T. Lauritsen 4
T. Quintero 4

Fouls

L. Schouten

M. van Duinen 3
J. Kitolano 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

J. Drommel 1

Passes

T. Quintero

M. Young 58
J. Drommel 48

Accurate passes

T. Quintero

M. Young 53
A. Zagré 40

Accurate crosses

V. van Crooij

J. Baas 1
S. Mito 1

Current form

Stats

L D L L D

D W W D L

Last matches

Stats & bet

14/09/25

17/02/24

01/10/23

05/03/23

14/01/23

Referees

Allard Lindhout main referee

2.8

0.1

Average card count per match for 22 matches arbitrated
Rick Sturm fourth referee
Richard Polman VAR referee
Robin Hensgens VAR assistant referee
Johan Balder assistant referee
Roy de Nas assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Sparta Rotterdam

Mitchell van Bergen Hamstring

Alwande Benedict Roaldsøy Unknown

Mike Kleijn Muscle Injury

Tobias Lauritsen Unknown

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Groin Injury

Bruno Martins Indi Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Match venue

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 11026
Average attendance: 8552
Maximum attendance: 10606
% sold: 77

Match result Sparta Excelsior

Date 17 May 2026 13:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 34
Match attendance 10599
Code SPA-EXC
Area Netherlands
Home team Sparta Rotterdam
Away team Excelsior

FAQ

What is the result between Sparta Excelsior?

Excelsior won the match with a 2-3 score

What are the official lineups for Sparta Excelsior?

Sparta Rotterdam : Coached by M. Steijn, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: J. Drommel, G. Vianello, T. Quintero, M. Young, S. Bakari, P. Clement, J. Kitolano (C), S. Mito, V. van Crooij, Ayoni Santos, T. Lauritsen

Excelsior : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. den Uil, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, L. Schouten, C. Widell (C), R. Meissen, I. Yegoian, L. Hartjes, N. Naujoks, G. de Regt, M. van Duinen, D. Sanches Fernandes

Who is the referee of the match Sparta Excelsior ?

Allard Lindhout is the referee for this match

Where is the match Sparta Excelsior?

The venue Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Sparta Excelsior?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 17 May 2026. Kick-off at 13:30

Who is the man of the match Sparta - Excelsior ?

Arthur Rene Abdel Aziz Zagré is the outstanding player of the match Sparta - Excelsior. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2/4 Duel won (50%)
40/45 Accurate passes (88.89%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- 5.4 1 J. Drommel
- 5.3 5 G. Vianello
- 6.0 4 T. Quintero
- 6.3 3 M. Young
- 4.7 2 S. Bakari
- 5.0 6 P. Clement
- 4.8 8 (C) J. Kitolano
- 5.7 11 S. Mito
- 4.6 10 V. van Crooij
- 7.2 7 Ayoni Santos
- 6.5 9 T. Lauritsen
- 6.4 1 S. van Gassel
- 7.8 12 A. Zagré
- 6.2 14 L. Schouten
- 5.8 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.2 3 R. Meissen
- 6.3 23 I. Yegoian
- 6.1 20 L. Hartjes
- 7.3 10 N. Naujoks
- 7.1 11 G. de Regt
- 5.1 29 M. van Duinen
- 5.2 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior 4-3-3

- M. Steijn Coach
Substitutes
- J. Esser #13 - Defender
- 71'
  
  P. van Aanholt #15 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #30 - Goalkeeper
- M. de Ligt #14 - Defender
- 46'
  
  M. Zonneveld #19 - Striker
- F. Bednarek #20 - Goalkeeper
- 71'
  
  J. de Guzmán #18 - Midfielder
- 79'
  
  J. Toornstra #21 - Midfielder
- S. Sambo #12 - Defender
- 46'
  
  J. Baas #16 - Midfielder
- C. Terho #17 - Striker
- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- N .El Hamdaoui #34 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  I. Bronkhorst #2 - Defender
- 86'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- G. Cairo #24 - Defender
- 86'
  
  A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- M. Tielemans #8 - Midfielder
- 75'
  
  J. Bergraaf #33 - Striker
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Duel won

54%

46%

Accurate passes

80%

78%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

424

Passes

384

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Ayoni Santos

T. Lauritsen 1

Shots (%)

A. Zagré

67% 2/3

T. Lauritsen 50% (1/2)
M. Zonneveld 50% (1/2)
N. Naujoks 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

S. Mito

N. Naujoks 2
G. de Regt 2

Fouls suffered

Ayoni Santos

I. Yegoian 2
S. Mito 2
J. Kitolano 2
T. Lauritsen 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

0% 0/4

L. Hartjes 0% (0/3)

Dispossessed

S. Mito

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

S. Mito

67% 6/9

M. Young 67% (4/6)
I. Yegoian 58% (7/12)
T. Lauritsen 58% (7/12)
L. Hartjes 57% (4/7)

Interceptions

M. Young

T. Quintero 4
J. Kitolano 2

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Naujoks

75% 3/4

V. van Crooij 67% (8/12)
L. Schouten 67% (4/6)
T. Lauritsen 50% (4/8)
C. Widell 50% (3/6)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

0% 0/4

M. van Duinen 31% (5/16)
J. Kitolano 38% (5/13)

Challenge lost

N. Naujoks

Aerial duels won (%)

J. Kitolano

0% 0/3

M. Zonneveld 0% (0/2)
G. Vianello 0% (0/2)
I. Yegoian 0% (0/2)
I. Bronkhorst 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Schouten

93% 28/30

M. Young 91% (53/58)
L. Hartjes 91% (31/34)
T. Quintero 90% (62/69)
A. Zagré 89% (40/45)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20