Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Excelsior

2 : 1

Sparta Rotterdam

A. Sliti24'
N. Groen90'

48'M. Zonneveld

Stadion WoudesteinSerdar GozubuyukCapacity 4,500 · artificial turfSat, 29 Aug 202616:30

Excelsior4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam crest

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

59'
66.9
D. van Vianen
26.9
E. da Silva Moreira
59'
77.9
A. Sliti
116.9
A. Jahanbakhsh
67'
306.3
A. Thorsteinsson
217.3A
I. Silva Timas
67'
196.5
D. Garden
287.3
N. Groen
85'
156.5
S. Janssen
126.6
K. Bos

Unused

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

39'
76.5
R. van Cruijsen
176.3
C. Terho
83'
87.7
J. Toornstra
166.5
A. Roaldsoy
83'
117.2A
M. van Bergen
226.7
J. Ideho
89'
66.2
J. Baas
13
N. Verschuren

Unused

Home

N. Naujoks
Inactive
Out

Away

No reported injuries.

Player of the match

Irakli Yegoian

Attacker · Excelsior

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won6

Build-up

Passes42

Key passes5

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won7 · 47%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Lushendry Edward Martes

Player
Filip BednarekG	3	2	1,38	-0,62	28/41	8/21
Stijn van GasselG	1	1	0,67	-0,33	27/44	8/23

Live stats

Possession & Passing

45%Possession55%

383Total passes488

81%Pass accuracy83%

6Corners4

Attack

15Shots10

5On target2

5Off target4

5Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

12Shots in box5

3Shots out box5

1.2xG1.0

-0.4Goals prevented-0.4

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves3

13Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,36xG0,48

6Shots7

3On target0

0Big chances0

9Touches in box12

48%Possession52%

3Corners2

Second half

0,84xG0,49

9Shots3

2On target2

1Big chances1

26Touches in box9

39%Possession61%

3Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Excelsior

1.21151045%

63% open play37% set piece

Sparta Rotterdam

0.9710655%

84% open play16% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Excelsior1,21 xG · 2 scored

Sparta Rotterdam0,97 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Excelsior29

Open play 26Set piece 1Dribble 1Rebound 1

Sparta Rotterdam20

Open play 16Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

24 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Excelsior41% pressure

Sparta Rotterdam59% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.21xG0.97

15Shots10

10On target6

Momentum

90' Goal Nesto Groen 0.38 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

15 v 10

Excelsior shoot right, Sparta Rotterdam left. Bigger dot = better chance.

EXCExcelsiorSRSparta Rotterdamgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdamgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ExcelsiorDefensive line 32%

Sparta RotterdamDefensive line 25%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ExcelsiorUntil 59'

Most-connected pair: Plug and Janssen, 16 passes between them.

Sparta RotterdamUntil 39'

Most-connected pair: Young and Bednarek, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

56control44

Irakli Yegoian

9 touches in box

In possession

51,3%Field tilt48,7%

15Passes into box10

33Progressive passes36

8Carries into final third10

11Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,10Press intensity (PPDA)11,73

13High turnovers9

11Regains within 5s11

22,5sBall recovery time23,5s

17Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries139

1147mCarry distance1766m

15Progressive carries22

655mProgressive carry distance941m

4Carries into the box7

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

10Take-ons won7

15Take-ons attempted18

588mProgressive pass distance677m

0Through balls0

7Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,27Expected threat (xT)0,86

3,16Action value (VAEP)2,07

29Shot-creating actions20

4Goal-creating actions2

1,06Expected assisted goals0,92

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack4,5

12,3sAttack duration14,0s

2,37 m/sAttack directness2,49 m/s

1Build-up attacks5

11Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

35Touches in box21

62Final third entries69

1Big chances1

1,38xG on target0,67

36Dangerous attacks34

Passing

7/27 (26%)Crosses2/23 (9%)

29/60 (48%)Long balls28/58 (48%)

18Throw-ins9

7Free kicks13

8Goal kicks7

Duels

45Total55

28/59 (47%)Ground31/59 (53%)

17/41 (41%)Aerial24/41 (59%)

10/15 (67%)Dribbles7/14 (50%)

7Dispossessed5

Defending

47Recoveries54

8Interceptions7

12Tackles12

75%Tackles won50%

32Clearances33

1Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

0Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third4

7,89Average rating7,15

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ExcelsiorThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal75%

63%2+ goals50%

25%3+ goals38%

They concede

75%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals75%

13%3+ goals50%

13%4+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ExcelsiorshootallowSparta Rotterdam

5.2%Six-yard box4.6%

63.1%Penalty area61.2%

26.2%Edge of the box26.2%

5.4%-2.3Long range8.0%

423 shots taken · 549 faced

Sparta RotterdamshootallowExcelsior

2.9%-2.2Six-yard box4.6%

63.4%Penalty area63.7%

24.9%Edge of the box25.1%

8.8%Long range6.6%

445 shots taken · 502 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 at Stadion Woudestein in the Eredivisie. Excelsior led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Sliti (24'), N. Groen (90') for Excelsior; M. Zonneveld (48') for Sparta Rotterdam. The winner came in the 90th minute. In their last 12 meetings, Excelsior have won 6, Sparta Rotterdam 5, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.