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Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior
2–1 Full time
Sparta Rotterdam

Regular Season - 4Saturday, 29 August 2026Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam

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Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie, Saturday, 29 August 2026. Full-time result, kick-off time and match details on FutToday.

Match statistics

5 Shots on goal 2
15 Total shots 10
44% Possession 56%
371 Total passes 487
79% Pass accuracy 83%
6 Corner kicks 4
13 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 1

Timeline

  1. 20' Jens Toornstra Yellow Card Sparta Rotterdam
  2. 24' A. Sliti Excelsior
  3. 28' Simon Janssen Yellow Card Excelsior
  4. 37' Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Yellow Card Excelsior
  5. 39' C. Terho off R. van Cruijsen Sparta Rotterdam
  6. 48' M. Zonneveld Assist M. van Bergen Sparta Rotterdam
  7. 59' E. da Silva Moreira off D. van Vianen Excelsior
  8. 59' A. Jahanbakhsh off A. Sliti Excelsior
  9. 67' I. Silva Timas off A. Thorsteinsson Excelsior
  10. 67' N. Groen off D. Garden Excelsior
  11. 83' A. Roaldsoy off J. Toornstra Sparta Rotterdam
  12. 83' J. Ideho off M. van Bergen Sparta Rotterdam
  13. 85' K. Bos off S. Janssen Excelsior
  14. 89' N. Verschuren off J. Baas Sparta Rotterdam
  15. 90' N. Groen Assist I. Silva Timas Excelsior

Line-ups

Excelsior

4-3-3 Ruben den Uil

Starting XI

  1. 1 S. van Gassel G
  2. 3 R. Meissen D
  3. 4 C. Widell D
  4. 14 J. Plug D
  5. 15 S. Janssen D
  6. 20 L. Hartjes M
  7. 8 I. Yegoian M
  8. 6 D. van Vianen M
  9. 7 A. Sliti F
  10. 19 D. Garden
  11. 30 A. Thorsteinsson F

Substitutes

  1. 40 T. Holla G
  2. 5 S. Henderikx D
  3. 24 G. Cairo M
  4. 2 E. da Silva Moreira F
  5. 18 V. Sulzbacher M
  6. 23 Y. Finey M
  7. 21 I. Silva Timas F
  8. 11 A. Jahanbakhsh F
  9. 28 N. Groen F
  10. 12 K. Bos F
  11. 22 O. Turay D

Sparta Rotterdam

4-2-3-1 Rogier Meijer

Starting XI

  1. 1 F. Bednarek G
  2. 2 L. Martes D
  3. 3 M. Young D
  4. 4 B. Martins Indi D
  5. 5 B. Kuipers D
  6. 6 J. Baas M
  7. 8 J. Toornstra M
  8. 7 R. van Cruijsen
  9. 10 S. Mito M
  10. 11 M. van Bergen M
  11. 9 M. Zonneveld F

Substitutes

  1. 30 R. Suur G
  2. 20 P. Kuiper G
  3. 12 B. Reith D
  4. 14 T. Quintero D
  5. 15 G. Vianello D
  6. 13 N. Verschuren D
  7. 16 A. Roaldsoy M
  8. 17 C. Terho F
  9. 22 J. Ideho F
  10. 19 A. Kostic F