Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam met in the Eredivisie at Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Excelsior: A. Sliti 24'; N. Groen 90'. Sparta Rotterdam: M. Zonneveld 48'.
How the match went
Sparta Rotterdam saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Excelsior had 15 shots with 5 on target, Sparta Rotterdam 10 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Excelsior and 4 to Sparta Rotterdam. Excelsior conceded 13 fouls, Sparta Rotterdam 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Excelsior, 1 for Sparta Rotterdam).
Line-ups
Excelsior started in a 4-3-3: Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Simon Janssen, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Daniel van Vianen, Aymen Sliti, David Garden, Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson.
Sparta Rotterdam started in a 4-2-3-1: Filip Bednarek, Lushendry Edward Martes, Marvin Young, Bruno Martins Indi, Bas Kuipers, Julian Baas, Jens Toornstra, Robin van Cruijsen, Shunsuke Mito, Mitchell Van Bergen, Milan Zonneveld.
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