Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior

17 May 2026 · Eredivisie · 2025/26 · Referee Allard Lindhout

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Ayoni Santos 53’
Milan Zonneveld 90+1’

Giannino Vianello 14’ (og)
Arthur Zagré 50’
Noah Naujoks 62’

Match summary

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 on the road. Excelsior led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Vianello's own goal put Excelsior ahead in the 14th minute. In the second half, Arthur Zagré made it 0-2 in the 50th minute, Ayoni Santos pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 53rd minute, Noah Naujoks made it 1-3 with a header in the 62nd minute, and Milan Zonneveld made it 2-3 in stoppage time.

Sparta Rotterdam can feel hard done by, creating 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Excelsior's 0.96 from 16.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%

17 Shots 16

5 Shots on target 4

5 Corners 2

86 Attacks 89

47 Dangerous attacks 39

423 Passes 384

80.1% Pass accuracy 77.9%

12 Tackles 10

11 Fouls 15

4 Yellow cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Sparta Rotterdam Excelsior

Kick-off

14’

Giannino VianelloOwn goal

0-1

Shunsuke MitoShot on target

39’

Vito van Crooij

40’

Half-time0-1

Julian BaasPelle Clement

46’

Milan ZonneveldSaïd Bakari

46’

Second half underway

50’

Arthur ZagréRight foot shot

0-2

50’

Arthur ZagréShot on target

Ayoni SantosRight foot shot

1-2

53’

Julian Baas

54’

62’

Noah NaujoksHeader

1-3

64’

Ilias BronkhorstRick Meissen

68’

Irakli YegoianShot on target

Teo Quintero

71’

Jonathan de GuzmánShunsuke Mito

71’

Patrick van AanholtGiannino Vianello

71’

Joshua KitolanoShot on target

73’

75’

Jerolldino BergraafMike van Duinen

Jens ToornstraJoshua Kitolano

79’

86’

Adam CarlénNoah Naujoks

86’

Szymon WłodarczykDerensili Sanches Fernandes

Patrick van Aanholt

89’

Milan ZonneveldVAR: Goal given

90’

Milan ZonneveldLeft foot shot

2-3

90+1’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sparta Rotterdam 1.77 xGExcelsior 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Excelsior attacking Sparta Rotterdam attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Excelsior 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Joël Drommel	90′	1	3	48	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Saïd Bakari Taken off	45′	–	1	–	1	1	19	–	–	–	–
Marvin Young	90′	1	6	–	3	–	59	–	–	–	–
Teo Quintero	90′	2	6	–	7	4	68	2	–	–
Giannino Vianello Taken off	71′	1	1	–	2	1	42	–	–	–	–
Patrick van Aanholt Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	1	–	8	1	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Joshua Kitolano Taken off	79′	–	–	18	–	–	2	2	4	2	2	–
Pelle Clement Taken off	45′	–	–	22	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Ayoni Santos	90′	1	–	18	–	–	1	–	5	1	3	–
Vito van Crooij	90′	–	–	29	1	–	1	–	8	2	–
Shunsuke Mito Taken off	71′	–	–	27	1	–	1	1	6	–	2	–
Julian Baas Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	25	2	–	–	–	2	1	1
Jonathan de Guzmán Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	11	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
Jens Toornstra Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Tobias Lauritsen	90′	–	1	2	1	0.06	–	2	6	2	14	–
Milan Zonneveld Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	2	1	0.63	–	–	2	1	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Stijn van Gassel	90′	3	2	44	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Rick Meissen Taken off	64′	1	–	–	4	3	28	1	–	–	–
Casper Widell	90′	–	1	–	2	2	43	–	–	–	–
Lewis Schouten	90′	–	1	–	4	3	32	3	–	–	–
Arthur Zagré	90′	1	–	–	2	–	43	1	1	–	–
Ilias Bronkhorst Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	1	1	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Noah Naujoks Taken off	86′	1	–	35	4	–	1	–	4	1	–	–
Lennard Hartjes	90′	–	–	36	–	–	3	–	4	–	1	–
Irakli Yegoian	90′	–	–	34	1	–	3	1	6	1	2	–
Adam Carlén Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards5 players


Derensili Sanches Fernandes Taken off	86′	–	–	4	–	0.06	–	1	2	2	28	–
Mike van Duinen Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	–	18	–
Gyan de Regt	90′	–	1	1	–	0.08	–	1	4	2	28	–
Jerolldino Bergraaf Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	5	–
Szymon Włodarczyk Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sparta Rotterdam win 47% Avg odds 1.99

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72

Excelsior win 28% Avg odds 3.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sparta Rotterdam D L L D L

Excelsior L D W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam, 14 Sep 25 Next meeting: Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam, 29 Aug 26 All Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior meetings

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