Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2–1HT 1–0
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior played Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie on 29 August 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 20'Jens Toornstra — Yellow card
- 24'A. Sliti
- 28'Simon Janssen — Yellow card
- 37'Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson — Yellow card
- 48'M. Zonneveld (assist by M. van Bergen)
- 90'N. Groen (assist by I. Silva Timas)
Line-ups
Excelsior 4-3-3
- S. van Gassel
- R. Meissen
- C. Widell
- J. Plug
- S. Janssen
- L. Hartjes
- I. Yegoian
- D. van Vianen
- A. Sliti
- D. Garden
- A. Thorsteinsson
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Holla
- S. Henderikx
- G. Cairo
- E. da Silva Moreira
- V. Sulzbacher
- Y. Finey
- I. Silva Timas
- A. Jahanbakhsh
- N. Groen
- K. Bos
- O. Turay
- COACHES: Ruben den Uil
Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1
- F. Bednarek
- L. Martes
- M. Young
- B. Martins Indi
- B. Kuipers
- J. Baas
- J. Toornstra
- R. van Cruijsen
- S. Mito
- M. van Bergen
- M. Zonneveld
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Suur
- P. Kuiper
- B. Reith
- T. Quintero
- G. Vianello
- N. Verschuren
- A. Roaldsoy
- C. Terho
- J. Ideho
- A. Kostic
- COACHES: Rogier Meijer
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Sparta Rotterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 15 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 45% | Possession | 55% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 383 | Total passes | 488 |
| 309 | Accurate passes | 406 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 1.32 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.03 |
| -0.39 | goals_prevented | -0.39 |