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EredivisieMatchday 4
Excelsior
  • Sliti24'
  • Groen90'
21Full timeHalf-time 10
Sparta Rotterdam
  • Zonneveld48'

Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam

Stadion Woudestein, RotterdamSerdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Summary

Match report

Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie (Matchday 4) ended in a 2-1 win for Excelsior. Excelsior led 1-0 at half-time.

Excelsior’s goals came from A. Sliti in the 24th minute and N. Groen in the 90th minute. Sparta Rotterdam’s goal came from M. Zonneveld in the 48th minute. M. Zonneveld was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.3).

Player of the match

9M. ZonneveldSparta Rotterdam90'1Rating 8.3

Key stats

All stats
45%Possession55%
  • 1.32Expected goals (xG)1.03
  • 15Total shots10
  • 5Shots on target2
  • 6Corners4
  • 2Yellow cards1

Live commentary

  1. It's all over: Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1. In numbers: possession Excelsior 45%, Sparta Rotterdam 55%; shots 15 (5 on target) to 10 (2 on target)

  2. 90'

    Goal! N. Groen restores Excelsior's lead (2-1) after a pass from I. Silva Timas

  3. 89'

    Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: J. Baas comes on for N. Verschuren

  4. 85'

    Substitution, Excelsior: S. Janssen comes on for K. Bos

  5. 83'

    Double substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: A. Roaldsoy makes way for J. Toornstra, M. van Bergen on for J. Ideho

  6. 67'

    Double substitution, Excelsior: A. Thorsteinsson replaces I. Silva Timas, D. Garden on for N. Groen

  7. 59'

    Double substitution, Excelsior: E. da Silva Moreira makes way for D. van Vianen, A. Sliti on for A. Jahanbakhsh

  8. 48'

    Goal! M. Zonneveld equalises for Sparta Rotterdam (1-1), assisted by M. van Bergen

  9. We're back under way for the second half

  10. Half-time: Excelsior lead 1-0

  11. 39'

    Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam: R. van Cruijsen comes on for C. Terho

  12. 37'

    Yellow card: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) for a foul

  13. 28'

    Yellow card: Simon Janssen (Excelsior) for a foul

  14. 24'

    Goal! A. Sliti gives Excelsior the lead (1-0)

  15. 20'

    Booking: Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) for a foul

  16. Kick-off! We're under way between Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam. Excelsior line up in a 4-3-3, Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

ExcelsiorCoach: Ruben den UilAverage rating 6.94-3-3

Excelsior – Starting XI (4-3-3)

  1. 1S. van GasselGoalkeeper – Rating 6.5
  2. 3R. MeissenDefender – Rating 6.9
  3. 4C. WidellDefender – Captain, Rating 6.6
  4. 14J. PlugDefender – Rating 7.5
  5. 15S. JanssenDefender – Rating 6.5, Yellow card 28', On 85'
  6. 20L. HartjesMidfielder – Rating 6.3
  7. 8I. YegoianMidfielder – Rating 8.3
  8. 6D. van VianenMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 59'
  9. 7A. SlitiForward – Rating 7.9, Goal 24', On 59'
  10. 19D. GardenForward – Rating 6.5, On 67'
  11. 30A. ThorsteinssonForward – Rating 6.3, Yellow card 37', On 67'

ExcelsiorSubstitutes

CoachRuben den Uil

Sparta RotterdamCoach: Rogier MeijerAverage rating 6.94-2-3-1

Sparta Rotterdam – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

  1. 1F. BednarekGoalkeeper – Rating 6.7
  2. 2L. MartesDefender – Rating 7.3
  3. 3M. YoungDefender – Rating 7.2
  4. 4B. Martins IndiDefender – Captain, Rating 7.2
  5. 5B. KuipersDefender – Rating 6.2
  6. 6J. BaasMidfielder – Rating 6.2, On 89'
  7. 8J. ToornstraMidfielder – Rating 7.7, Yellow card 20', On 83'
  8. 7R. van CruijsenMidfielder – Rating 6.5, On 39'
  9. 10S. MitoMidfielder – Rating 6.3
  10. 11M. van BergenMidfielder – Rating 7.2, Assist, On 83'
  11. 9M. ZonneveldForward – Player of the match, Rating 8.3, Goal 48'

Sparta RotterdamSubstitutes

CoachRogier Meijer

Stats

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
  • 45%Possession55%
  • 1.32Expected goals (xG)1.03
  • 15Total shots10
  • 5Shots on target2
  • 5Shots off target4
  • 5Blocked shots4
  • 12Shots inside the box5
  • 3Shots outside the box5
  • 6Corners4
  • 0Offsides0
  • 13Fouls7
  • 2Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0
  • 1Goalkeeper saves3
  • 383Total passes488
  • 309Accurate passes406
  • 81%Pass accuracy83%
  • -0.39Goals prevented-0.39

Standings

Standings Eredivisie

Full table
Standings Eredivisie
#TeamPGDPts
10GO Ahead Eagles11-414
11Sparta Rotterdam11-612
12Utrecht11-1212
14PEC Zwolle11-1111
15Excelsior11-1211
16Telstar11-79

Info

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Round
Matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Referee
Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

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