Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam — Match Stats & Analysis

Eredivisie · 2026Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 14:30 UTC

Excelsior

2–1Full-time analysis

Sparta Rotterdam

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Excelsior won 2–1.

Shots: 1510
Shots on target: 52
Expected goals: 1.210.97
Possession: 44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1. Recorded in this match (Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam): shots 15–10, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 1.21–0.97, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots15 shots10 shotsExcelsior 15 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 10 shots
Shots on target5 shots2 shotsExcelsior 5 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 2 shots
Expected goals1.21 xG0.97 xGExcelsior 1.21 xG, Sparta Rotterdam 0.97 xG
Possession44%56%Excelsior 44%, Sparta Rotterdam 56%
Corners6 corners4 cornersExcelsior 6 corners, Sparta Rotterdam 4 corners
Fouls13 fouls7 foulsExcelsior 13 fouls, Sparta Rotterdam 7 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards1 cardExcelsior 2 cards, Sparta Rotterdam 1 card
Passes371 passes487 passesExcelsior 371 passes, Sparta Rotterdam 487 passes
Pass accuracy79%83.4%Excelsior 79%, Sparta Rotterdam 83.4%
Shots inside box12 shots5 shotsExcelsior 12 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 5 shots
Blocked shots5 blocks4 blocksExcelsior 5 blocks, Sparta Rotterdam 4 blocks
Goalkeeper saves1 save3 savesExcelsior 1 save, Sparta Rotterdam 3 saves

As it happened

Key moments

20′Jens ToornstraYellow card · Sparta Rotterdam
24′Aymen SlitiGoal · Excelsior
28′Simon JanssenYellow card · Excelsior
37′Ágúst Orri ThorsteinssonYellow card · Excelsior
Half-time
48′Milan ZonneveldGoal · Sparta Rotterdam
90′Nesto GroenGoal · Excelsior
Full time

Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute

39′Sparta Rotterdam · 1 player changeCasper Terho
59′Excelsior · 2 player changesEric da Silva Moreira · Alireza Jahanbakhsh
67′Excelsior · 2 player changesNesto Groen · Ilano Silva Timas
83′Sparta Rotterdam · 2 player changesAlwande Roaldsoy · Joel Ideho
86′Excelsior · 1 player changeKasey Bos
89′Sparta Rotterdam · 1 player changeNick Verschuren

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Excelsior

0Draws

3Sparta Rotterdam

17 May 2026Sparta Rotterdam — Excelsior · Eredivisie2–3

14 Sept 2025Excelsior — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie0–1

17 Feb 2024Sparta Rotterdam — Excelsior · Eredivisie4–2

1 Oct 2023Excelsior — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie2–1

5 Mar 2023Excelsior — Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie1–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

13.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.91 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4