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Excelsior
Vs
Sparta Rotterdam

Since 19/11/2016
6
EXC wins
1
Draws
4
SR wins
Meetings
11
on record
Total goals
41
20 Excelsior · 21 Sparta R…
Goals per game
3.73
both sides combined
Over 1.5
82%
of meetings
Over 2.5
73%
of meetings
BTTS
82%
of meetings
Last meeting
2-1
29 Aug 2026
Next game
09 Jan
Saturday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam: the head-to-head
The latest clash saw Excelsior edge Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 on 29 August 2026, the most recent of 11 meetings that have unfolded since 2016. In these encounters Excelsior has claimed six victories, Sparta four, with a single draw, a record that reflects a competitive balance. Across the series 41 goals have been scored, averaging 3.73 per game, a figure that underlines the attacking nature of the fixture. Two or more goals have appeared in 82% of the matches, while 73% have seen three or more, and both sides have managed to score in 82% of the games. Excelsior’s 20 goals to Sparta’s 21 give a slight edge to the visitors in the overall tally. At home, Excelsior has won three of six, drawing one and losing two; away, they have won three of five, with no draws and two defeats. The next encounter is scheduled for 9 January 2027.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior
Saturday 09 January 2027 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
ExcelsiorExcelsior
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
6
wins
4
20
goals
21
0
clean sheets
2
The last 11 games between these two clubs
55%
win %
36%
3.73
avg goals
3.73
82%
over 1.5 %
82%
73%
over 2.5 %
73%
55%
over 3.5 %
55%
1.82
scored
1.91
1.91
conceded
1.82
82%
btts
82%
0%
clean sheet
18%
10.43
corners
10.43
5.29
cards
5.29
Top three rows are this fixture: 11 meetings, 6 to Excelsior, 1 drawn, 4 to Sparta Rotterdam, at 3.73 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
ExcelsiorExcelsior
Won at home
50%
3 of 6 home meetings
Won away
60%
3 of 5 away meetings
Drawn
9%
1 of 11 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Won at home
40%
2 of 5 home meetings
Won away
33%
2 of 6 away meetings
Drawn
9%
1 of 11 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayExcelsior
29 Aug 2026Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-1Sparta RotterdamWview
17 May 2026Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-3ExcelsiorWview
14 Sep 2025Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior0-1Sparta RotterdamLview
17 Feb 2024Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam4-2ExcelsiorLview
01 Oct 2023Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-1Sparta RotterdamWview
05 Mar 2023Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-4Sparta RotterdamLview
14 Jan 2023Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam1-0ExcelsiorLview
21 Jan 2018Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-3ExcelsiorWview
21 Oct 2017Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-1Sparta RotterdamDview
07 Apr 2017Netherlands - EredivisieSparta Rotterdam2-3ExcelsiorWview
19 Nov 2016Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior3-2Sparta RotterdamWview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Excelsior · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-511D02L22D50W32W11D32W40W12L21WA·HER20/03H·NN04/04A·PZ12/04H·UTR26/04A·GRO02/05H·FV10/05A·SR17/05A·CAM07/08H·PE15/08H·SR29/08
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
2.2
Avg conceded
1.3
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.431.401.331.331.531.47
vs Stronger (10)1.401.701.801.601.001.80
vs Similar (20)1.451.251.101.201.801.30
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
Sparta Rotterdam · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-400D02L14L22D04L23L01L31W33D12LA·NB05/04H·PE11/04A·TEL22/04H·GAE03/05A·TWE10/05H·EXC17/05H·FEY09/08A·TEL14/08H·UTR22/08A·EXC29/08
Avg total
3.4
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
2.2
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.301.671.201.331.402.00
vs Stronger (8)1.122.120.751.751.502.50
vs Similar (22)1.361.501.361.181.361.82
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Excelsior
DLDWWDWWLW
Last 10: 22 scored, 13 conceded.
Sparta Rotterdam
DLLDLLLWDL
Last 10: 12 scored, 22 conceded.
Excelsior
Home · last 10
DDLLLLWDLW
2 won · 15 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
DDWLLDDWWW
4 won · 18 scored, 12 conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
Home · last 10
LWDDWLDLLD
2 won · 14 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
WDLLLDLLWL
2 won · 10 scored, 22 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
ExcelsiorExcelsior
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'20%1-15'25%16-30'31-45'25%40%46-60'25%61-75'25%40%76-90'45
1st half / 2nd half
Scored25% / 75%
Conceded20% / 80%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Excelsior's full Goal Clock across all their games.
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'20%1-15'25%16-30'31-45'40%25%46-60'25%61-75'40%25%76-90'54
1st half / 2nd half
Scored20% / 80%
Conceded25% / 75%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.
From this fixture only: 3 of 11 meetings have goal timings on record. See Sparta Rotterdam's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
€16.3m
squad value
€22.9m
€22.9m
attack
€53.9m
€4.9m
midfield
€13.8m
€24.0m
defence
€46.3m
25
players
24
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Sparta Rotterdam carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Excelsior
DateOpponentScoreRes
20 Mar@ Heracles1-1D
04 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen0-2L
12 Apr@ PEC Zwolle2-2D
26 Aprvs Utrecht5-0W
02 May@ Groningen3-2W
10 Mayvs FC Volendam1-1D
17 May@ Sparta Rotterdam3-2W
07 Aug@ Cambuur4-0W
15 Augvs PSV Eindhoven1-2L
29 Augvs Sparta Rotterdam2-1W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentScoreRes
05 Apr@ NAC Breda0-0D
11 Aprvs PSV Eindhoven0-2L
22 Apr@ Telstar1-4L
03 Mayvs GO Ahead Eagles2-2D
10 May@ Twente0-4L
17 Mayvs Excelsior2-3L
09 Augvs Feyenoord0-1L
14 Aug@ Telstar3-1W
22 Augvs Utrecht3-3D
29 Aug@ Excelsior1-2L
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Excelsior
Sat 05 Sep@ Willem II
Tue 08 Sep@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 13 Sepvs Utrecht
Sat 19 Sep@ Ajax
Sun 11 Octvs Groningen
Fri 16 Oct@ Heerenveen
Sun 25 Oct@ Fortuna Sittard
Sun 01 Novvs Twente
Sparta Rotterdam
Fri 04 Sepvs PEC Zwolle
Sun 13 Sep@ PSV Eindhoven
Fri 18 Sepvs Heerenveen
Sat 10 Oct@ GO Ahead Eagles
Sat 17 Octvs Willem II
Sun 25 Octvs Ajax
Sun 01 Nov@ Groningen
Sat 07 Nov@ ADO Den Haag
Excelsior stats ↗Sparta Rotterdam stats ↗