Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:1
14/09/2025 at 06:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eredivisie - Round 5
  • Referee: Manschot J. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaDStv Now, SupeSport ESPN 1
kenyaKenyaGotv
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 1, ESPN Extra
nigeriaNigeriaSupeSport ESPN 1
south-africaSouth-africaSupeSport ESPN

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.561.65
Ball Possession
53%47%
Total shots
1719
Shots on target
47
Big Chances
32
Corner Kicks
72
Passes
79% (345/439)77% (295/381)
Yellow Cards
41
Red Cards
10
Expected Goals (xG)
1.561.65
xG on target (xGOT)
0.492.16
Total shots
1719
Shots on target
47
Shots off target
45
Blocked Shots
97
Shots inside the Box
1212
Shots outside the Box
57
Hit the Woodwork
10
Big Chances
32
Corner Kicks
72
Touches in opposition box
3330
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
11
Free Kicks
810
Passes
79% (345/439)77% (295/381)
Long passes
44% (35/80)42% (27/64)
Passes in final third
66% (94/142)61% (79/129)
Crosses
17% (4/24)36% (8/22)
Expected assists (xA)
1.231.13
Throw-ins
1813
Fouls
118
Tackles
60% (6/10)57% (12/21)
Duels won
4460
Clearances
2349
Interceptions
86
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
64
xGOT faced
2.160.49
Goals prevented
1.160.49

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 37', Naujoks N. 🟨,
  • 44', Toornstra J. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 60', Bronkhorst I. 🟨,
  • 65', Wlodarczyk S. , van Duinen M. ,
  • 65', Naujoks N. , Nadje C. ,
  • 74', Zagre A. 🟨,
  • 74', Clement P. , Duijvestijn L. ,
  • 74', Ltaief S. , Oufkir A. ,
  • 77', Sanches Fernandes D. , Mitrovic S. ,
  • 77', de Regt G. , Yoon D. ,
  • 78', Zagre A. 🟨,
  • 80', Carlen A. , Janssen S. ,
  • 90+2', Quintero T. , de Guzman J. ,
  • 90+3', 0 - 1, Oufkir A. , van Aanholt P. (A),
  • 90+4', van Bergen M. , Velthuis T. ,

Chances of winning


Excelsior
36.1%
Draw
26.4%
Sparta Rotterdam
37.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
32% 26.8% 41.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

31.2% 26.2% 42.2%

Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.69
(2.99)
3.6
(3.58)
2.49
(2.32)
5.2%
(4.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.00
What is the prediction for Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam?
  • Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Excelsior will win (votes: 3 - 30%). Sparta Rotterdam will win (votes: 6 - 60%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 10%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Sparta Rotterdam: 29.6%90.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Excelsior (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Sparta Rotterdam (votes: 2 - 66.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Excelsior won 1.
    • Excelsior is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
    • Sparta Rotterdam has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Sparta Rotterdam may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Sparta Rotterdam might have a minor edge in this game.
    • There will not play in Excelsior: Hartjes L. (Knee Injury) Henderikx S. (Red Card) Naujoks N. (Inactive) Schouten L. (Muscle Injury) Tielemans M. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Sparta Rotterdam: Duijvestijn L. (Injury) Martins Indi B. (Red Card)
    • There are questionable in Excelsior: Bronkhorst I. (Injury)
    • There are questionable in Sparta Rotterdam: Mito S. (Knee Injury) de Guzman J. (Injury)
    • In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Excelsior won 7 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 26:26. (average 1.7:1.7).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Excelsior won 5 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 16:15. (average 1.8:1.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam were as follows:
    17.02.2024 Sparta Rotterdam - Excelsior 4:2
    01.10.2023 Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam 2:1
    05.03.2023 Excelsior - Sparta Rotterdam 1:4
    14.01.2023 Sparta Rotterdam - Excelsior 1:0
    Latest results of Excelsior
    30.08.2025 Excelsior - Twente 1:0
    24.08.2025 Utrecht - Excelsior 4:1
    16.08.2025 Excelsior - Feyenoord 1:2
    09.08.2025 NEC Nijmegen - Excelsior 5:0
    19.07.2025 Dordrecht - Excelsior 2:2
    Latest results of Sparta Rotterdam
    Dutch Eredivisie Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1PSV15131146:172940
    2Feyenoord15111341:182334
    3Nijmegen1583439:251427
    4Ajax1575328:20826
    5AZ Alkmaar1574428:24425
    6Groningen1572621:21023
    7Utrecht1564526:20622
    8Twente1556423:20321
    9Sparta Rotterdam1562717:28-1120
    10G.A. Eagles1546525:26-118
    11Sittard1553721:25-418
    12Heerenveen1545623:26-317
    13Excelsior1551914:26-1216
    14Zwolle1544719:36-1716
    15FC Volendam1535719:27-814
    16Heracles1542923:37-1414
    17NAC Breda1533915:24-912
    18Telstar1525817:25-811

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