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Excelsior v Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 · Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Excelsior
FT

2-1

  • Aymen sliti24'
  • Nesto groen90+2'
  • Milan Zonneveld48'
Sparta Rotterdam
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What happened

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Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in the Eredivisie.

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.

Key stats

Possession

44%56%

Shots

1310

Shots on Target

32

Corners

64

Fouls

137

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’Nesto groenExcelsior · assist Ilano Silva Timas2–1
  2. 89’SubstitutionJulian Baas · On: Nick Verschuren
  3. 85’SubstitutionSimon Janssen · On: Kasey Bos
  4. 83’SubstitutionJens Toornstra · On: Alwande Benedict Roaldsøy
  5. 83’SubstitutionMitchell Van Bergen · On: Joel Ideho
  6. 67’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Nesto groen
  7. 67’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Ilano Silva Timas
  8. 59’SubstitutionAymen sliti · On: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  9. 59’SubstitutionDaniel van Vianen · On: Eric da Silva Moreira
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Team stats comparison

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
  • 44Possession56
  • 13Shots10
  • 3Shots on Target2
  • 6Corners4
  • 1Saves2
  • 365Passes479
  • 13Fouls7
  • 2Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Referee
S. Gozubuyuk
Excelsior coach
Ruben den Uil
Sparta Rotterdam coach
Rogier Meijer

Match record

Competition
Eredivisie
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:excelsior-vs-sparta-rotterdam-eredivisie-2026-08-29

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Excelsior4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1S. van GasselGK
  • 3R. MeissenDF
  • 4C. WidellDF
  • 14J. PlugDF
  • 20L. HartjesMF
  • 8I. YegoianMF
  • 6D. van VianenMF
  • 7A. SlitiFW
  • 19D. GardenFW
  • 30Á. ÞorsteinssonFW

Bench

  • 12K. Bos
  • 5S. Henderikx
  • 40Tijmen Holla
  • 11A. Jahanbakhsh
  • 23Y. Finey
  • 21I. Silva Timas
  • 18V. Sulzbacher
  • 2Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
  • 28N. Groen

Coach · Ruben den Uil

1. S. van Gassel (GK)1Gassel3. R. Meissen (DF)3Meissen4. C. Widell (DF)4Widell14. J. Plug (DF)14Plug20. L. Hartjes (MF)20Hartjes8. I. Yegoian (MF)8Yegoian6. D. van Vianen (MF)6Vianen7. A. Sliti (FW)7Sliti19. D. Garden (FW)19Garden30. Á. Þorsteinsson (FW)30Þorsteinsson1. F. Bednarek (GK)1Bednarek3. M. Young (DF)3Young4. B. Martins Indi (DF)4Indi5. B. Kuipers (DF)5Kuipers6. J. Baas (MF)6Baas8. J. Toornstra (MF)8Toornstra7. Robin van Cruijsen (MF)7Cruijsen10. S. Mito (MF)10Mito11. M. van Bergen (MF)11Bergen9. M. Zonneveld (FW)9Zonneveld
  • Excelsior
  • Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1F. BednarekGK
  • 3M. YoungDF
  • 4B. Martins IndiDF
  • 5B. KuipersDF
  • 6J. BaasMF
  • 8J. ToornstraMF
  • 7Robin van Cruijsen ↓MF
  • 10S. MitoMF
  • 11M. van BergenMF
  • 9M. ZonneveldFW

Bench

  • 15G. Vianello
  • 13N. Verschuren
  • 17C. Terho
  • 16A. Roaldsøy
  • 12B. Reith
  • 14Teo Quintero
  • 20P. Kuiper
  • 22Joel Ideho

Coach · Rogier Meijer

Eredivisie table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1PSV Eindhoven6510+1516
2AZ Alkmaar6510+1116
3Feyenoord6420+1314
4Twente6411+713
5Ajax5311+810
6Excelsior6312+610
12Sparta Rotterdam6123-35
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Full timeline

15 events

  1. 20’Yellow cardJens Toornstra
  2. 24’Aymen slitiExcelsior1–0
  3. 28’Yellow cardSimon Janssen
  4. 37’Yellow cardÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson
  5. 39’SubstitutionRobin van Cruijsen · On: Casper Terho
  6. 48’Milan ZonneveldSparta Rotterdam · assist Mitchell Van Bergen1–1
  7. 59’SubstitutionAymen sliti · On: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  8. 59’SubstitutionDaniel van Vianen · On: Eric da Silva Moreira
  9. 67’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Nesto groen
  10. 67’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Ilano Silva Timas
  11. 83’SubstitutionJens Toornstra · On: Alwande Benedict Roaldsøy
  12. 83’SubstitutionMitchell Van Bergen · On: Joel Ideho
  13. 85’SubstitutionSimon Janssen · On: Kasey Bos
  14. 89’SubstitutionJulian Baas · On: Nick Verschuren
  15. 90+2’Nesto groenExcelsior · assist Ilano Silva Timas2–1

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