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Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam is a balanced matchup shaped by narrow wins on both sides. Excelsior won 2–1 at home on 29 August 2026 and 3–2 away on 17 May 2026, while Sparta had won 1–0 at Excelsior on 14 September 2025 and 4–2 at home on 17 February 2024. The changing margins leave neither club with a settled hold on the fixture.
Past matches, Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam
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Starting eleven
Substitutes Excelsior
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40G
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5D
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24M
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2F
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18M
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23M
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21F
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11F
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28F
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12F
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22D
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes
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G
30
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G
20
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D
12
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D
14
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D
15
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D
13
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M
16
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F
17
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F
22
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F
19
Match events
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20'Jens Toornstra Yellow Card
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24'⚽A. Sliti Normal Goal
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28'Simon Janssen Yellow Card
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37'Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Yellow Card
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39'C. Terho R. van Cruijsen
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48'⚽M. Zonneveld Normal Goal (Asst: M. van Bergen)
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59'Alireza Jahanbakhsh Aymen sliti
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59'Eric da Silva Moreira Daniel van Vianen
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59'E. da Silva Moreira D. van Vianen
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59'A. Jahanbakhsh A. Sliti
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67'Nesto groen David Garden
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67'Ilano Silva Timas Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
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67'I. Silva Timas A. Thorsteinsson
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67'N. Groen D. Garden
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83'A. Roaldsoy J. Toornstra
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83'J. Ideho M. van Bergen
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85'K. Bos S. Janssen
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89'N. Verschuren J. Baas
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90' +2⚽Nesto groen Normal Goal
Stats for this game
Matchup Excelsior VS Sparta Rotterdam
A contest decided by small margins
Excelsior’s 2–1 home win on 29 August 2026 and 3–2 away victory on 17 May 2026 give them a clear response in the dated sequence. Sparta Rotterdam had supplied its own answers with a 1–0 win at Excelsior on 14 September 2025 and a 4–2 home success on 17 February 2024. The balance therefore moves between venues rather than settling permanently with one side.
Both venues have produced answers
Neither club can treat its home ground as an automatic guarantee, and neither has been shut out of the other setting. Excelsior have won away, Sparta have won away, and the dated margins remain close enough to keep the pairing difficult to reduce. Future meetings will ask which side can protect a narrow lead and whether another venue change will shift the emphasis again. That uncertainty is the fixture’s defining quality when they meet again.
Past head to head stats
Excelsior VS Sparta Rotterdam
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 12 games
Excelsior VS Sparta Rotterdam
Head-to-Head History
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