Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie 14 Sep 2025, 10:15
Excelsior
Excelsior
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
🏟 Stadion Woudestein Round 5

Match report

Sparta Rotterdam edged past Excelsior 1-0 in the Eredivisie on 14 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Sparta Rotterdam had 19 shots to Excelsior's 17.

A. Zagre was sent off in the 78th minute.

The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 17 - 19 On target 4 - 7 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 11 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ayoub Oufkir
Sparta Rotterdam · 1 goal
8 Stijn van Gassel 6 saves
8 Joël Drommel 4 saves
8 Teo Quintero 60 passes (87% accurate)
8 Patrick van Aanholt 1 assist
First half vs second half
Sparta Rotterdam came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–7 7–12
Shots On Goal 3–4 1–3
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 3–0 4–2
Attacks 74–46 38–58
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
112 Attacks 104
54 Dangerous Attacks 43
5 On Target 7
12 Off Target 10
17 Shots Total 19
4 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 5
9 Shots Blocked 7
12 Shots Inside Box 12
5 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 8
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 4
439 Passes Total 382
345 Passes Accurate 296
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 4 C. Widell 3 R. Meissen 12 A. Zagre
10 N. Naujoks 6 A. Carlén
30 D. Fernandes 23 I. Yegoian 11 G. Regt
9 S. Włodarczyk
Sparta Rotterdam · 4-3-3
1 J. Drommel
2 S. Sambo 3 M. Young 4 T. Quintero 5 P. Aanholt
10 J. Toornstra 6 J. Kitolano 8 P. Clement
7 M. Bergen 9 T. Lauritsen 11 S. Ltaief
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 18 Chris-Kévin Nadje
  • 29 Mike van Duinen
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 22 Stefan Mitrović
  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 16 Calvin Raatsie
  • 14 Lewis Schouten
  • 5 Stan Henderikx
  • 17 Nolan Martens
  • 8 Mathijs Tielemans
  • 25 Stijn Middendorp
  • 33 Jerolldino Bergraaf
Sparta Rotterdam
Coach
Maurice Steijn
Substitutes
  • 17 Ayoub Oufkir
  • 21 Lance Duijvestijn
  • 18 Jonathan de Guzmán
  • 20 Filip Bednarek
  • 30 Pascal Kuiper
  • 22 Giannino Vianello
  • 12 Saïd Bakari
  • 14 Tijs Velthuis
  • 15 Mike Kleijn
  • 16 Julian Baas
  • 19 Nökkvi Þórisson
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ C. Nadje ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 65' ↑ M. van Duinen ↓ S. Wlodarczyk Excelsior
  • 74' ↑ A. Oufkir ↓ S. Ltaief Sparta Rotterdam
  • 74' ↑ L. Duijvestijn ↓ P. Clement Sparta Rotterdam
  • 77' ↑ D. Yoon ↓ G. de Regt Excelsior
  • 77' ↑ S. Mitrovic ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 80' ↑ S. Janssen ↓ A. Carlen Excelsior
  • 90+4' ↑ T. Velthuis ↓ M. van Bergen Sparta Rotterdam
  • 90+2' ↑ J. de Guzman ↓ T. Quintero Sparta Rotterdam
Cards
  • 78' A. Zagre Excelsior
  • 37' N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 44' J. Toornstra Sparta Rotterdam
  • 60' I. Bronkhorst Excelsior
  • 73' A. Zagre Excelsior
  • 78' A. Zagre Excelsior
Head-to-head
Excelsior 1 1 draws 3 Sparta Rotterdam
2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 0 - 0
2025-09-14 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 1
2024-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior 4 - 2
2023-10-01 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1
2021-07-31 Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 3
Recent form
Excelsior D D L L L
Sparta Rotterdam D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Excelsior lost 0-1 against Sparta Rotterdam on 14 September 2025.
Who won Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Sparta Rotterdam won the match 1-0.
Where was Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam played?
The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.
Who had more possession in Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Excelsior had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.