Sparta Rotterdam 2:3 Excelsior: Eredivisie Match Result

Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam WDLDLL

2:3

Finished

Kick-off was 17 May, 13:30 BST

Excelsior LWWDLD

Venue: Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel City: Rotterdam

In the Eredivisie game on 17 May 2026, Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2:3. Match numbers: shots on target 5:4, corners 5:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 6 – 9

Expected goals 1.76 – 0.95

⚽ 14' G. Vianello — Own goal 🟨 40' V. van Crooij — Yellow card ⇄ 46' S. Bakari — Substitution ⇄ 46' P. Clement — Substitution ⚽ 50' A. Zagre — Goal ⚽ 53' A. Santos — Goal 🟨 54' J. Baas — Yellow card ⚽ 62' N. Naujoks — Goal ⇄ 64' R. Meissen — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. Mito — Substitution ⇄ 71' G. Vianello — Substitution 🟨 71' T. Quintero — Yellow card ⇄ 75' M. van Duinen — Substitution ⇄ 79' J. Kitolano — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Sanches Fernandes — Substitution ⇄ 86' N. Naujoks — Substitution 🟨 89' P. van Aanholt — Yellow card ⚽ 90+1' M. Zonneveld — Goal 90+3' M. Zonneveld — var_goal_cancelled

Match events

14' Excelsior Own goal G. Vianello
40' Sparta Rotterdam Yellow card V. van Crooij
46' Sparta Rotterdam Substitution S. Bakari off: M. Zonneveld
46' Sparta Rotterdam Substitution P. Clement off: J. Baas
50' Excelsior Goal A. Zagre
53' Sparta Rotterdam Goal A. Santos
54' Sparta Rotterdam Yellow card J. Baas
62' Excelsior Goal N. Naujoks assist: G. de Regt
64' Excelsior Substitution R. Meissen off: I. Bronkhorst
71' Sparta Rotterdam Substitution S. Mito off: J. de Guzman
71' Sparta Rotterdam Substitution G. Vianello off: P. van Aanholt
71' Sparta Rotterdam Yellow card T. Quintero
75' Excelsior Substitution M. van Duinen off: J. Bergraaf
79' Sparta Rotterdam Substitution J. Kitolano off: J. Toornstra
86' Excelsior Substitution D. Sanches Fernandes off: S. Wlodarczyk
86' Excelsior Substitution N. Naujoks off: A. Carlen
89' Sparta Rotterdam Yellow card P. van Aanholt
90+1' Sparta Rotterdam Goal M. Zonneveld assist: T. Lauritsen
90+3' Sparta Rotterdam var_goal_cancelled M. Zonneveld

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

5 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 9

1.76 Expected goals 0.95

2 Big chances 1

121 Attacks 115

5 Corners 2

11 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 10

2 Offsides 1

4 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

14 Goal kicks 9

13 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

21/3757% Aerial duels 16/3743%

64 Backward passes 77

7 Blocked shots 3

15 Clearances 32

4/2417% Crosses 1/147%

4/1040% Dribbles 3/838%

1.30 Expected assists 0.60

81 Failed passes 79

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

18 Interceptions 3

11 Key passes 8

28/5749% Long passes 45/8056%

68 Passes into the final third 76

247 Passes in the opposition half 233

197 Passes in own half 164

0.28 Shot accuracy 0.25

5 Shots from outside the box 10

13 Shots inside the box 6

9/1275% Tackles 7/1164%

420 Total passes 383

Line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Joël Drommel	1
2	Saïd Riad Yves Lebret Bakari	2
3	Marvin Young	3
4	Teo Quintero	4
5	Giannino Vianello	5
6	Pelle Clement	6
7	A. Santos	7
8	Joshua Kitolano	8
10	Vito van Crooij	10
11	Shunsuke Mito	11
9	Tobias Lauritsen	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
20	Filip Bednarek	20
30	Pascal Kuiper	30
12	Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo	12
14	Max de Ligt	14
15	Patrick van Aanholt	15
16	Julian Baas	16
18	Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán	18
21	Jens Toornstra	21
17	Casper Mikael Terho	17
19	Milan Zonneveld	19

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Excelsior

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Stijn van Gassel	1
3	Rick Meissen	3
4	Casper Ludvig Widell	4
12	Arthur Zagré	12
14	Lewis Schouten	14
10	Noah Naujoks	10
20	Lennard Hartjes	20
23	Irakli Egoian	23
11	Gyan de Regt	11
29	Mike van Duinen	29
30	Derensili Sanches Fernandes	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Calvin Owen Harm Raatsie	16
2	Ilias Bronkhorst	2
15	Simon Janssen	15
6	Adam Erik Carlén	6
8	Mathijs Tielemans	8
24	Juliano Cairo	24
34	Noah El Hamdaoui	34
9	Szymon Włodarczyk	9
33	Geraldino Berggraaf	33