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Excelsior vs Sparta: match report

Excelsior hosted Sparta Rotterdam at Stadion Woudestein on Saturday 29 August 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 4). Serdar Gözübüyük is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.

Result and scorers

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta. Goals: Aymen Sliti 24' for Excelsior; Milan Zonneveld 48' for Sparta; Nesto Groen 90'+2' for Excelsior. Attendance: 4,600.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 20' Yellow card: Jens Toornstra (Sparta)
  • 24' Goal: Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) 1-0
  • 28' Yellow card: Simon Janssen (Excelsior)
  • 37' Yellow card: Ágúst Þorsteinsson (Excelsior)
  • 48' Goal: Milan Zonneveld (Sparta) 1-1
  • 90'+2' Goal: Nesto Groen (Excelsior) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
43.6%Possession56.4%
15Shots10
5Shots on target2
6Corners4
13Fouls7
0Offsides0
1Saves3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Excelsior 4-3-3

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  3. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  4. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  5. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  6. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  7. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  8. 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  9. 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  10. 19 David Garden FWD
  11. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD

Bench

  • 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD
  • 12 Kasey Bos DEF
  • 40 Tijmen Holla GK
  • 24 Giuliano Cairo DEF
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 5 Stan Henderikx DEF
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 23 Yaqub Finey FWD

Sparta 4-2-3-1

Coach: Rogier Meijer

  1. 1 Filip Bednarek GK
  2. 2 Lushendry Martes DEF
  3. 3 Marvin Young DEF
  4. 4 Bruno Martins Indi DEF
  5. 5 Bas Kuipers DEF
  6. 6 Julian Baas MID
  7. 8 Jens Toornstra MID
  8. 7 Robin van Cruijsen MID
  9. 10 Shunsuke Mito FWD
  10. 11 Mitchell van Bergen FWD
  11. 9 Milan Zonneveld FWD

Bench

  • 17 Casper Terho FWD
  • 16 Alwande Roaldsøy MID
  • 22 Joel Ideho FWD
  • 13 Nick Verschuren DEF
  • 20 Pascal Kuiper GK
  • 30 Rik Suur GK
  • 12 Boyd Reith DEF
  • 15 Giannino Vianello DEF
  • 14 Teo Quintero DEF
  • 19 Andrej Kostic FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 17 May 2026: Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 Excelsior
  • Sunday 14 September 2025: Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Saturday 17 February 2024: Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 Excelsior
  • Sunday 1 October 2023: Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam
  • Sunday 5 March 2023: Excelsior 1-4 Sparta Rotterdam