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Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam prediction: odds and line-ups

Excelsior take on Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie. Kick-off on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 4 :30 pm.
Stadium

Stadion Woudestein

Rotterdam

  • Attendance4,600

2 - 1

Finished
Eredivisie

Round 27

16:30

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Match summary

This Eredivisie match pitted Excelsior against Sparta Rotterdam. The fixture was held at Stadion Woudestein. In the meeting on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 4 :30 pm, Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam by a score of 2 - 1. The scorers in this match are Aymen Sliti in the 24 minute, Milan Zonneveld in the 48 minute, Nesto Groen in the 90 minute.

The fixture is played at Stadion Woudestein. It counts towards Round 27 of Eredivisie. Excelsior sit 6th in the standings. Their opponents Sparta Rotterdam are 12th. The bookmakers price the hosts at 2.20, the visitors at 3.00 and a share of the points at 3.70.

Probable line-ups

Line-ups

Excelsior

4-3-3

  • 1 Stijn van Gassel
  • 14 Jan Plug
  • 4 Casper Widell
  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 3 Rick Meissen
  • 8 Irakli Yegoian
  • 6 Daniel Van Vianen
  • 20 Lennard Hartjes
  • 19 David Garden
  • 30 Ágúst Þorsteinsson
  • 7 Aymen Sliti
  • 22 Osman Turay
  • 28 Nesto Groen
  • 5 Stan Hendrikx
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas
  • 12 Kasey Bos
  • 40 Tijmen Holla
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo
  • 2 Eric Da Silva Moreira
  • 23 Yacqub Hassan Muse Finey
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher

Sparta Rotterdam

4-2-3-1

  • 1 Filip Bednarek
  • 4 Bruno Martins Indi
  • 3 Marvin Young
  • 5 Bas Kuipers
  • 2 Lushendry Martes
  • 10 Shunsuke Mito
  • 8 Jens Toornstra
  • 6 Julian Baas
  • 9 Milan Zonneveld
  • 11 Mitchell van Bergen
  • 7 Robin Van Cruijsen
  • 30 Rik Suur
  • 15 Giannino Vianello
  • 20 Pascal Kuiper
  • 13 Nick Verschuren
  • 17 Casper Terho
  • 14 Teo Quintero
  • 12 Boyd Reith
  • 16 Alwande Roaldsöy
  • 19 Andrej Kostic
  • 22 Joel Ideho

Statistics

13Fouls7
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
6Corner Kicks4
1Saves3
43.6Possession56.4
15SHOTS10
5ON GOAL2
0.3On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
293Accurate Passes406
371Passes487
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses2
27Crosses23
0.3Cross %0.1
60Long Balls58
29Accurate Long Balls28
0.5Long Balls %0.5
5Blocked Shots4
9Effective Tackles6
12Tackles12
0.8Tackle %0.5
8Interceptions7
32Effective Clearances33
32Clearances33

Match events

  • 20'Jens Toornstra Yellow Card
  • 24'Aymen Sliti Goal
  • 28'Simon Janssen Yellow Card
  • 37'Ágúst Þorsteinsson Yellow Card
  • 39'Casper Terho Substitution
  • 48'Milan Zonneveld Goal
  • 59'Alireza Jahanbakhsh Substitution
  • 59'Eric Da Silva Moreira Substitution
  • 67'Nesto Groen Substitution
  • 67'Ilano Silva Timas Substitution
  • 83'Alwande Roaldsöy Substitution
  • 83'Joel Ideho Substitution
  • 85'Kasey Bos Substitution
  • 89'Nick Verschuren Substitution
  • 90'+2'Nesto Groen Goal - Header

Where Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam stand

Excelsior sits in 6 place. Sparta Rotterdam is in 12 position.

Probable line-ups

The announced line-ups for Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam are detailed in the match sheet above.

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14FC UtrechtFC Utrecht61231119-85
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