Excelsior VS Sparta Rotterdam

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

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

  • League Regular Season - 4
    Home Excelsior
    2 - 1
    Sparta Rotterdam Away
     
  • League Regular Season - 34
    Home Sparta Rotterdam
    2 - 3
    Excelsior Away
    Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
  • League Regular Season - 5
    Home Excelsior
    0 - 1
    Sparta Rotterdam Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 22
    Home Sparta Rotterdam
    4 - 2
    Excelsior Away
    Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
  • League Regular Season - 7
    Home Excelsior
    2 - 1
    Sparta Rotterdam Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Match center

2 - 1
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Starting eleven

Substitutes Excelsior
  • 40
    G
  • 5
    D
  • 24
    M
  • 2
    F
  • 18
    M
  • 23
    M
  • 21
    F
  • 11
    F
  • 28
    F
  • 12
    F
  • 22
    D
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes
  • G
    30
  • G
    20
  • D
    12
  • D
    14
  • D
    15
  • D
    13
  • M
    16
  • F
    17
  • F
    22
  • F
    19

Match events

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  • 20'
    Jens Toornstra Yellow Card
  • 24'
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    A. Sliti Normal Goal
  • 28'
    Simon Janssen Yellow Card
  • 37'
    Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Yellow Card
  • 39'
    C. Terho R. van Cruijsen
  • 48'
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    M. Zonneveld Normal Goal (Asst: M. van Bergen)
  • 59'
    Alireza Jahanbakhsh Aymen sliti
  • 59'
    Eric da Silva Moreira Daniel van Vianen
  • 59'
    E. da Silva Moreira D. van Vianen
  • 59'
    A. Jahanbakhsh A. Sliti
  • 67'
    Nesto groen David Garden
  • 67'
    Ilano Silva Timas Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
  • 67'
    I. Silva Timas A. Thorsteinsson
  • 67'
    N. Groen D. Garden
  • 83'
    A. Roaldsoy J. Toornstra
  • 83'
    J. Ideho M. van Bergen
  • 85'
    K. Bos S. Janssen
  • 89'
    N. Verschuren J. Baas
  • 90' +2
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    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

Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam

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

Regular Season - 4
Excelsior
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
 
Regular Season - 34
Sparta Rotterdam
2 - 3
Excelsior
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 5
Excelsior
0 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 22
Sparta Rotterdam
4 - 2
Excelsior
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 7
Excelsior
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 24
Excelsior
1 - 4
Sparta Rotterdam
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 16
Sparta Rotterdam
1 - 0
Excelsior
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Club Friendlies 3
Excelsior
0 - 3
Sparta Rotterdam
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 19
Sparta Rotterdam
2 - 3
Excelsior
 
Regular Season - 9
Excelsior
1 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
 
Regular Season - 30
Sparta Rotterdam
2 - 3
Excelsior
 
Regular Season - 13
Excelsior
3 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
 

Previous games Excelsior

Regular Season - 11
Excelsior
Twente
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Round of 64
MVV
Excelsior
De Geusselt
Regular Season - 10
Fortuna Sittard
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Regular Season - 9
Heerenveen
Excelsior
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Regular Season - 8
Excelsior
Groningen
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Previous games Sparta Rotterdam

Regular Season - 11
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam
Euroborg
Round of 64
Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 10
Sparta Rotterdam
Ajax
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 9
Sparta Rotterdam
Willem II
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Regular Season - 8
GO Ahead Eagles
Sparta Rotterdam
De Adelaarshorst

Upcoming games Excelsior

- Regular Season - 12
Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
- Regular Season - 13
Feyenoord
Excelsior
 
- Regular Season - 14
Excelsior
Telstar
 
- Regular Season - 15
ADO Den Haag
Excelsior
 
- Regular Season - 16
PEC Zwolle
Excelsior
 

Upcoming games Sparta Rotterdam

- Regular Season - 12
ADO Den Haag
Sparta Rotterdam
WerkTalent Stadion
- Regular Season - 13
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Regular Season - 14
Cambuur
Sparta Rotterdam
Kooi Stadion
- Regular Season - 15
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
- Regular Season - 16
Twente
Sparta Rotterdam
De Grolsch Veste