Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam

EXCExcelsior

2–1

Full Time

SPASparta Rotterdam

Aymen Sliti 24′
Nesto Groen 90+2′ · assist Ilano Silva Timas

Milan Zonneveld 48′ · assist Mitchell van Bergen

Saturday 29 August at 15:30 · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion · Referee Serdar Gözübüyük

Match stats

45%Possession55%

15Shots10

5Shots on target2

1Big chances1

6Corners4

383

Line-ups

Excelsior4-3-34-2-3-1Sparta Rotterdam

Next meetingSparta Rotterdam v ExcelsiorSat, 9 Jan 2027

Previous meetings · last 5

2

Excelsior

0

Draws

3

Sparta Rotterdam

Passes

488

81%Pass accuracy83%

10Tackles13

8Interceptions7

1Saves3

13Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

How it happened

20′Jens Toornstra · away
24′Aymen Sliti · home
28′Simon Janssen · home
37′Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson · home
39′Casper Terho on for Robin van Cruijsen · away
48′Milan Zonneveld · assist Mitchell van Bergen · away
59′Alireza Jahanbakhsh on for Aymen Sliti · home
59′Eric da Silva Moreira on for Daniel van Vianen · home
67′Nesto Groen on for David Garden · home
67′Ilano Silva Timas on for Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson · home
83′Joel Ideho on for Mitchell van Bergen · away
83′Alwande Roaldsøy on for Jens Toornstra · away
85′Kasey Bos on for Simon Janssen · home
89′Nick Verschuren on for Julian Baas · away
90+2′Nesto Groen · assist Ilano Silva Timas · home

EXCExcelsior4-3-3

1Stijn van Gassel
3Rick Meissen
4Casper Widell
14Jan Plug
15Simon Janssen▾ 85′ (Bos on)
20Lennard Hartjes
8Irakli Yegoian
6Daniel van Vianen▾ 59′ (da Silva Moreira on)
7Aymen Sliti▾ 59′ (Jahanbakhsh on)
19David Garden▾ 67′ (Groen on)
30Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson▾ 67′ (Timas on)

2Eric da Silva Moreira▴ 59′ for van Vianen

11Alireza Jahanbakhsh▴ 59′ for Sliti

12Kasey Bos▴ 85′ for Janssen

21Ilano Silva TimasA▴ 67′ for Thorsteinsson

28Nesto Groen▴ 67′ for Garden

Bench: Stan Henderikx, Valentin Sulzbacher, Osman Turay, Yacqub Finey, Guilliano Cairo, Tijmen Holla

SPASparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1

1Filip Bednarek
2Lushendry Martes
3Marvin Young
4Bruno Martins Indi
5Bas Kuipers
6Julian Baas▾ 89′ (Verschuren on)
8Jens Toornstra▾ 83′ (Roaldsøy on)
7Robin van Cruijsen▾ 39′ (Terho on)
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Sparta Rotterdam

Mar 2023Excelsior1–4Sparta Rotterdam

We go again

Shunsuke Mito

11Mitchell van BergenA▾ 83′ (Ideho on)

9Milan Zonneveld

13Nick Verschuren▴ 89′ for Baas

16Alwande Roaldsøy▴ 83′ for Toornstra

17Casper Terho▴ 39′ for van Cruijsen

22Joel Ideho▴ 83′ for van Bergen

Bench: Boyd Reith, Teo Quintero, Giannino Vianello, Andrej Kostic, Pascal Kuiper, Rik Suur