Excelsior concede 4.2 goals per match
Sparta Rotterdam2.6
Excelsior4.2
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sparta Rotterdam concede 2.6.
Match Centre: Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior
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Sparta Rotterdam
16:30
Sat 9 Jan · your time
in 68 days 14 h
Away
Excelsior
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:3Sparta Rotterdam
Ondrejka 1'van Bergen 29'
Hatenboer 15'Zonneveld 25'Kostic 85'
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam1:2Ajax
Toornstra 43'
Ouazane 22'Arokodare 45+1'
Sat 17 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:2Willem II
Toornstra 39'Martes 50'Zonneveld 57'
Vilhena 17'van Aalst 68'
Sat 10 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles3:3Sparta Rotterdam
Suray 50'Zonneveld 60' (og)Tengstedt 75'
Zonneveld 23'Martes 61'Terho 84'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam0:4SC Heerenveen
Courtens 28'Trenskow 43'Rivera 56'Farji 75'
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior0:9FC Twente
Weghorst 12', 32', 33', 62' (p)Belt 39'Rots 45+1', 82'Bawuah 49'Zerrouki 71' (p)
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Stadium: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Excelsior without a win in 7 matches
DLDLLLL
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.
Sparta Rotterdam score 2.0 goals per match
Sparta Rotterdam2.0
Excelsior0.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.6.
Last meeting, 29 August: Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam 2:1
LWW
2 points apart in the table
14.Sparta Rotterdam9 pts
13.Excelsior11 pts
Sparta Rotterdam: place 14, 9 pts · Excelsior: place 13, 11 pts.
Milan Zonneveld: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches
Goals3
xG1.97
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.0).
Players to watch
Eredivisie, this season.
Milan Zonneveld
Sparta Rotterdam · forward
7goals
2assists
7.28avg rating
Last match, FC Groningen: 1 goal, rating 7.2.
Irakli Yegoian
Excelsior · forward
3goals
5assists
7.32avg rating
Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Sparta Rotterdam at home and Excelsior away, as in this match.
Sparta Rotterdam
all matches · 10
3W3D4L2.0scored per match2.5conceded per match
at home · 10
2W3D5L1.5scored per match2.1conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.3scored per match2.6conceded per match
- 1 Nov FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:3W
- 25 Oct AjaxHEredivisie 1:2L
- 17 Oct Willem IIHEredivisie 3:2W
- 10 Oct Go Ahead EaglesAEredivisie 3:3D
- 19 Sep SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 0:4L
- 13 Sep PSVAEredivisie 4:1L
- 4 Sep PEC ZwolleHEredivisie 2:2D
- 29 Aug ExcelsiorAEredivisie 2:1L
- 22 Aug FC UtrechtHEredivisie 3:3D
- 14 Aug TelstarAEredivisie 1:3W
- 9 Aug FeyenoordHEredivisie 0:1L
- 17 May ExcelsiorHEredivisie 2:3L
- 10 May FC TwenteAEredivisie 4:0L
- 3 May Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 2:2D
- 22 Apr TelstarAEredivisie 4:1L
- 11 Apr PSVHEredivisie 0:2L
- 5 Apr NAC BredaAEredivisie 0:0D
- 21 Mar FC VolendamHEredivisie 2:0W
- 14 Mar AjaxAEredivisie 4:0L
- 28 Feb SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 2:1L
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:3Sparta Rotterdam
Ondrejka 1'van Bergen 29'
Hatenboer 15'Zonneveld 25'Kostic 85'
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam1:2Ajax
Toornstra 43'
Ouazane 22'Arokodare 45+1'
Sat 17 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:2Willem II
Toornstra 39'Martes 50'Zonneveld 57'
Vilhena 17'van Aalst 68'
Sat 10 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles3:3Sparta Rotterdam
Suray 50'Zonneveld 60' (og)Tengstedt 75'
Zonneveld 23'Martes 61'Terho 84'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam0:4SC Heerenveen
Courtens 28'Trenskow 43'Rivera 56'Farji 75'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieaway
PSV4:1Sparta Rotterdam
Mijnans 23', 74', 88'Sano 39'
Zonneveld 15'
Fri 4 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:2PEC Zwolle
Zonneveld 24'Babadi 69'
Cissoko 21'Kostons 80'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24'Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'
Sat 22 Aug · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam3:3FC Utrecht
Young 45'Zonneveld 67'Verschuren 90+6'
Didden 16'Stepanov 46'Blake 76'
Fri 14 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Telstar1:3Sparta Rotterdam
Soualhia 90+1'
Young 6'Thórisson 53'van Cruijsen 90+7'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior
Santos 53'Zonneveld 90+1'
Vianello 14' (og)Zagré 50'Naujoks 62'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Twente4:0Sparta Rotterdam
Belt 58', 59'Hlynsson 71'Rots 78'
Sun 3 May · Eredivisieat home
Sparta Rotterdam2:2Go Ahead Eagles
Mito 45+2'Lauritsen 57'
Edvardsen 51'Dirksen 77'
Wed 22 Apr · Eredivisieaway
Telstar4:1Sparta Rotterdam
Hardeveld 33'van Duijn 72', 78'Seedorf 88'
Zonneveld 31'
Sat 14 Mar · Eredivisieaway
Ajax4:0Sparta Rotterdam
Kitolano 19' (og)Berghuis 32'Klaassen 73'Godts 76'
Sat 28 Feb · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Trenskow 40'Brouwers 82'
van Bergen 86'
Excelsior
all matches · 10
2W2D6L1.2scored per match2.8conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L1.2scored per match2.5conceded per match
away · 10
4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match
- 1 Nov FC TwenteHEredivisie 0:9L
- 25 Oct Fortuna SittardAEredivisie 1:0L
- 16 Oct SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 4:0L
- 11 Oct FC GroningenHEredivisie 1:5L
- 19 Sep AjaxAEredivisie 2:2D
- 13 Sep FC UtrechtHEredivisie 1:2L
- 8 Sep NEC NijmegenAEredivisie 2:2D
- 5 Sep Willem IIAEredivisie 0:3W
- 29 Aug Sparta RotterdamHEredivisie 2:1W
- 15 Aug PSVHEredivisie 1:2L
- 7 Aug SC CambuurAEredivisie 0:4W
- 17 May Sparta RotterdamAEredivisie 2:3W
- 10 May FC VolendamHEredivisie 1:1D
- 2 May FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:3W
- 26 Apr FC UtrechtHEredivisie 5:0W
- 12 Apr PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 2:2D
- 4 Apr NEC NijmegenHEredivisie 0:2L
- 20 Mar Heracles AlmeloAEredivisie 1:1D
- 7 Mar SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 1:2L
- 1 Mar Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 0:1L
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior0:9FC Twente
Weghorst 12', 32', 33', 62' (p)Belt 39'Rots 45+1', 82'Bawuah 49'Zerrouki 71' (p)
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht
Sliti 77'
Stepanov 36'de Wit 90+2'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieaway
NEC Nijmegen2:2Excelsior
Tahaui 10'Lebreton 90+2'
Garden 43'Sulzbacher 73'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24'Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'
Fri 7 Aug · Eredivisieaway
SC Cambuur0:4Excelsior
Yegoian 17'Naujoks 31', 69'Garden 42'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieaway
Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior
Santos 53'Zonneveld 90+1'
Vianello 14' (og)Zagré 50'Naujoks 62'
Sat 2 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:3Excelsior
de Jonge 3'Taha 47'
Widell 40'Fernandes 65'de Regt 90'
Sun 26 Apr · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior5:0FC Utrecht
Naujoks 11'Fernandes 36', 55'Yegoian 69'Hartjes 90+3'
Sun 12 Apr · Eredivisieaway
PEC Zwolle2:2Excelsior
Oosting 3'Velanas 60'
Fernandes 16'Wlodarczyk 80'
Sat 7 Mar · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2SC Heerenveen
Naujoks 74' (p)
Brouwers 38'van Overeem 67'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 29 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
Excelsior 2:1 Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24' · Groen 90+2' · Zonneveld 48'. Excelsior: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
1wins
2wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3
- 29 Aug 2026Eredivisie Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam Sliti 24' · Groen 90+2' · Zonneveld 48' Details
- 17 May 2026Eredivisie Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior Santos 53' · Zonneveld 90+1' · Vianello 14' (s) · Zagré 50' · Naujoks 62' Details
- 14 Sep 2025Eredivisie Excelsior0:1Sparta Rotterdam Oufkir 90+3' Details
0wins
1wins
0 draws5.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
1wins
1wins
0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1, last: FC Groningen) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: FC Twente).
MBBrouwer
BKKuipers
BIIndi
NVVerschuren
MYYoung
LMMartes
IBBabadi
CHHatenboer
JTToornstra
MBvan Bergen
MZZonneveld
SGvan Gassel
RMMeissen
CWWidell
JPPlug
KBBos
DVvan Vianen
NNNaujoks
LHHartjes
ASSliti
NGGroen
IYYegoian
Sparta RotterdamExcelsior
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
What this match changes in the season Derby
Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior are rivals.
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44.6
43.9
Sparta RotterdamExcelsior
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 9 January, 16:30Your time · in 68 days 14 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel Rotterdam · show map
- Rest
- Sparta Rotterdam 69 days · Excelsior 69 days Both last played: Eredivisie
- Table
- 14. Sparta Rotterdam (9 pts) and 13. Excelsior (11 pts) Matchday 18 of 34