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Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 2-1
- Aymen sliti24'
- Nesto groen90+2'
- Milan Zonneveld48'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 · 14:30 (UTC)
- Referee
- S. Gozubuyuk
Match timeline
- 90+2’Goal!
ExcelsiorNesto groenAssist: Ilano Silva Timas2 – 1 - 89’Substitution
Sparta RotterdamNick Verschuren ONJulian Baas OFF - 85’SubstitutionExcelsiorKasey Bos ONSimon Janssen OFF
- 83’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamAlwande Benedict Roaldsøy ONJens Toornstra OFF
- 83’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamJoel Ideho ONMitchell Van Bergen OFF
- 67’SubstitutionExcelsiorNesto groen ONDavid Garden OFF
- 67’SubstitutionExcelsiorIlano Silva Timas ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
- 59’SubstitutionExcelsiorAlireza Jahanbakhsh ONAymen sliti OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 59’SubstitutionExcelsiorEric da Silva Moreira ONDaniel van Vianen OFF
- 48’Goal!Sparta RotterdamMilan ZonneveldAssist: Mitchell Van Bergen1 – 1
- 39’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamCasper Terho ONRobin van Cruijsen OFF
- 37’Yellow cardExcelsiorÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson
- 28’Yellow cardExcelsiorSimon Janssen
- 24’Goal!ExcelsiorAymen sliti1 – 0
- 20’Yellow cardSparta RotterdamJens Toornstra
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam- 44%Possession56%
- 13Shots10
- 3Shots on Target2
- 6Corners4
- 13Fouls7
- 1Saves2
- 365Passes479
- 2Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Excelsior4 - 3 - 3
- 1Gassel
- 3Meissen
- 4Widell
- 14Plug
- 20Hartjes
- 8Yegoian
- 6Vianen
- 7Sliti
- 19Garden
- 30Þorsteinsson
Substitutions
- 59’↑11 A. Jahanbakhsh↓7 A. Sliti
- 59’↑2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira↓6 D. van Vianen
- 67’↑28 N. Groen↓19 D. Garden
- 67’↑21 I. Silva Timas↓ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
- 85’↑12 K. Bos↓ Simon Janssen
Unused substitutes 5 S. Henderikx, 40 Tijmen Holla, 23 Y. Finey, 18 V. Sulzbacher
Coach Ruben den Uil
Sparta Rotterdam4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Bednarek
- 3Young
- 4Indi
- 5Kuipers
- 6Baas
- 8Toornstra
- 7Cruijsen
- 10Mito
- 11Bergen
- 9Zonneveld
Substitutions
- 39’↑17 C. Terho↓7 Robin van Cruijsen
- 83’↑16 A. Roaldsøy↓8 J. Toornstra
- 83’↑22 Joel Ideho↓11 M. van Bergen
- 89’↑13 N. Verschuren↓6 J. Baas
Unused substitutes 15 G. Vianello, 12 B. Reith, 14 Teo Quintero, 20 P. Kuiper
Coach Rogier Meijer
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Date
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:30 (UTC)
- Referee
- S. Gozubuyuk
- Excelsior coach
- Ruben den Uil
- Sparta Rotterdam coach
- Rogier Meijer
League table
Eredivisie - Netherlands
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
| 12 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 12 |
| 15 |  Excelsior | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 11 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Excelsior- W-D-L
- 1-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.5
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Sparta Rotterdam- W-D-L
- 1-1-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.7
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in the Eredivisie - Netherlands.
Aymen sliti 24' and Nesto groen 90+2' scored for Excelsior, Milan Zonneveld 48' for Sparta Rotterdam.
Excelsior had 44% of the ball to Sparta Rotterdam's 56%; the sides had 13 and 10 shots (3 and 2 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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15 events
- 20’Yellow cardSparta RotterdamJens Toornstra
- 24’Goal!ExcelsiorAymen sliti1 – 0
- 28’Yellow cardExcelsiorSimon Janssen
- 37’Yellow cardExcelsiorÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson
- 39’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamCasper Terho ONRobin van Cruijsen OFF
- 48’Goal!Sparta RotterdamMilan ZonneveldAssist: Mitchell Van Bergen1 – 1
- 59’SubstitutionExcelsiorAlireza Jahanbakhsh ONAymen sliti OFF
- 59’SubstitutionExcelsiorEric da Silva Moreira ONDaniel van Vianen OFF
- 67’SubstitutionExcelsiorNesto groen ONDavid Garden OFF
- 67’SubstitutionExcelsiorIlano Silva Timas ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
- 83’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamAlwande Benedict Roaldsøy ONJens Toornstra OFF
- 83’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamJoel Ideho ONMitchell Van Bergen OFF
- 85’SubstitutionExcelsiorKasey Bos ONSimon Janssen OFF
- 89’SubstitutionSparta RotterdamNick Verschuren ONJulian Baas OFF
- 90+2’Goal!ExcelsiorNesto groenAssist: Ilano Silva Timas2 – 1