Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam Head to Head, Prediction
Stadion Woudestein
Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 15:30 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
2.39
Draw
3.79
Away Win
2.80
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 1
Match Events ?
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
20'
🟨 J. Toornstra
A. Sliti ⚽
24'
S. Janssen 🟨
28'
A. Thorsteinsson 🟨
37'
48'
⚽ M. Zonneveld (M. van Bergen)
N. Groen (I. Silva Timas) ⚽
90+2'
Match Statistics ?
43%
Ball Possession
57%
14
Total Shots
10
4
Shots on Goal
2
6
Corner Kicks
4
13
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
Starting Lineups
Excelsior (4-3-3)
Stijn van Gassel
Rick Meissen
Casper Widell
Jan Plug
Simon Janssen
Lennard Hartjes
Irakli Yegoian
Daniel van Vianen
Aymen Sliti
David Garden
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
Filip Bednarek
Lushendry Edward Martes
Marvin Young
Bruno Martins Indi
Bas Kuipers
Julian Baas
Jens Toornstra
Robin van Cruijsen
Shunsuke Mito
Mitchell Van Bergen
Milan Zonneveld
Player Ratings ?
Excelsior
Irakli YegoianM8.0
Jan PlugD7.7
Nesto GroenF7.7
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan ZonneveldF8.2
Bruno Martins IndiD7.5
Lushendry Edward MartesD7.3
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Excelsior edge recent form, attack and defence, Sparta Rotterdam edge head-to-head, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Excelsior stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Excelsior stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Excelsior stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Sparta Rotterdam slightly stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Not enough odds history yet to show market movement for this fixture.
Team Comparison
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
Season Profile
This season
10th
League Position
8th
2
Games Played
3
1.50
Points/Game
1.33
2.50
Goals/Game
2.00
1.00
Conceded/Game
1.67
11.3
Shots/Game
13.1
4.7
Shots on Target
4.3
Home vs Away Context
Excelsior at home (3 matches) vs Sparta Rotterdam away (3 matches)
1.00
Points/Game
1.00
1.33
Goals/Game
1.67
1.67
Conceded/Game
2.33
33%
Win Rate
33%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Excelsior
Home form
L
L
W
D
L
Lost 3 of last 5 at home
4 of these matches from last season.
1.6
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.4
Goals conceded
per match
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Sparta Rotterdam
Away form
L
D
L
L
W
Lost 3 of last 5 away
4 of these matches from last season.
0.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
2.6
Goals conceded
per match
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Excelsior Wins
2
Draws
0
Sparta Rotterdam Wins
3
Avg Goals
4.0
Sparta Rotterdam2 – 3Excelsior
Excelsior0 – 1Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam4 – 2Excelsior
Excelsior2 – 1Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior1 – 4Sparta Rotterdam
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Excelsiorvs
Sparta Rotterdam
Recent Scoring Profile
2.10
Goals scored / game
1.30
1.40
Goals conceded / game
2.00
7/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
6/10
7/10
Both Teams Scored
5/10
1/10
Failed to Score
4/10
8 of Excelsior's 10 matches and 7 of Sparta Rotterdam's 10 matches are from last season.
Match Poll
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