Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: Final score, stats and lineups
Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
2-0-1
- Aymen Sliti 24'
- Nesto Groen 90'+2'
2-1
FT
Sparta Rotterdam
1-1-2
- Milan Zonneveld 48'
Key events
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20'
Jens Toornstra
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Aymen Sliti24'
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Simon Janssen28'
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Ágúst Þorsteinsson37'
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39'
Casper TerhoOff: Robin Van Cruijsen
- Halftime 45'+3'
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48'
Milan ZonneveldAssist: Mitchell van Bergen
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Alireza JahanbakhshOff: Aymen Sliti59'
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Eric Da Silva MoreiraOff: Daniel Van Vianen59'
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Nesto GroenOff: David Garden67'
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Ilano Silva TimasOff: Ágúst Þorsteinsson67'
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83'
Alwande RoaldsøyOff: Jens Toornstra
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83'
Joel IdehoOff: Mitchell van Bergen
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Kasey BosOff: Simon Janssen85'
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89'
Nick VerschurenOff: Julian Baas
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Nesto GroenAssist: Ilano Silva Timas90'+2'
- End Regular Time 90'+3'
Team stats
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6Corner Kicks4
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43.6Possession56.4
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15SHOTS10
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5ON GOAL2
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5Blocked Shots4
Match info
- Competition
- Dutch Eredivisie
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 29, 2026, 10:30 AM ET
- Venue
- Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Attendance
- 4,600
- Series
- SPA leads series 3-2
Team stats
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13Fouls7
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2Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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0Offsides0
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6Corner Kicks4
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1Saves3
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43.6Possession56.4
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15SHOTS10
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5ON GOAL2
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0.3On Target %0.2
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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293Accurate Passes406
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371Passes487
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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7Accurate Crosses2
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27Crosses23
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0.3Cross %0.1
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60Long Balls58
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29Accurate Long Balls28
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0.5Long Balls %0.5
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5Blocked Shots4
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9Effective Tackles6
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12Tackles12
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0.8Tackle %0.5
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8Interceptions7
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32Effective Clearances33
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32Clearances33
Lineups
Excelsior4-3-3- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 3Rick MeissenRB
- 15Simon Janssen↓LB
- 8Irakli YegoianCM
- 4Casper WidellCD-R
- 14Jan PlugCD-L
- 20Lennard HartjesRM
- 6Daniel Van Vianen↓LM
- 19David Garden↓F
- 7Aymen Sliti↓RF
- 30Ágúst Þorsteinsson↓LF
- 22Osman Turay
- 28Nesto Groen↑
- 5Stan Hendrikx
- 21Ilano Silva Timas↑
- 12Kasey Bos↑
- 40Tijmen Holla
- 11Alireza Jahanbakhsh↑
- 24Guilliano Cairo
- 2Eric Da Silva Moreira↑
- 23Yacqub Hassan Muse Finey
- 18Valentin Sulzbacher
Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1- 1Filip BednarekG
- 2Lushendry MartesRB
- 5Bas KuipersLB
- 8Jens Toornstra↓LM
- 3Marvin YoungCD-R
- 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
- 7Robin Van Cruijsen↓AM-R
- 6Julian Baas↓RM
- 9Milan ZonneveldF
- 10Shunsuke MitoAM
- 11Mitchell van Bergen↓AM-L
- 30Rik Suur
- 15Giannino Vianello
- 20Pascal Kuiper
- 13Nick Verschuren↑
- 17Casper Terho↑
- 14Teo Quintero
- 12Boyd Reith
- 16Alwande Roaldsøy↑
- 19Andrej Kostic
- 22Joel Ideho↑
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 21 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Telstar | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -22 | 2 |
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