Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior

Eredivisie prediction, odds, stats and match analysis.

18 Jun 2026
17 May 2026 12:30
NETHERLANDS › EREDIVISIE • REGULAR SEASON - 34
Sparta Rotterdam
W D W L W
FT
2 - 3
Excelsior
L D L W W
🏟️ Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Rotterdam
Referee: A. Lindhout

Match Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions from this fixture.

Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 3 Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam Timeline Excelsior
1st Half 0 - 1
14'
0 - 1
G. Vianello own goal
⚽
40'
Vito van Crooij yellow card
2nd Half 2 - 2
46'
↔
S. Bakari ↔ M. Zonneveld Substitution
46'
↔
P. Clement ↔ J. Baas Substitution
50'
0 - 2
A. Zagre normal goal
⚽
53'
⚽
A. Santos normal goal
1 - 2
54'
Julian Baas yellow card
62'
1 - 3
N. Naujoks Assist: G. de Regt
⚽
64'
R. Meissen ↔ I. Bronkhorst Substitution
↔
71'
Teo Quintero yellow card
71'
↔
S. Mito ↔ J. de Guzman Substitution
71'
↔
G. Vianello ↔ P. van Aanholt Substitution
75'
M. van Duinen ↔ J. Bergraaf Substitution
↔
79'
↔
J. Kitolano ↔ J. Toornstra Substitution
86'
N. Naujoks ↔ A. Carlen Substitution
↔
86'
D. Sanches Fernandes ↔ S. Wlodarczyk Substitution
↔
89'
Patrick van Aanholt yellow card
90'
⚽
M. Zonneveld Assist: T. Lauritsen
2 - 3
90+4'
VAR
Milan Zonneveld goal cancelled

All Predictions Markets

AI-powered match picks, confidence ratings and value signals.

AI Model · Pro v3.1
★ Top AI Pick
1X2

No Draw

AI Confidence 84.3% High Confidence
Odds -
Value +0%
Win Probability 84.3%
View Full Analysis →
🥅
BTTS BTTS No
Confidence 30.6%
Odds -
⚽
Over / Under 2.5 Under 2.5
Confidence 24.1%
Odds -
🚩
Corners O/U Over 7.5 Corners
Confidence 79.1%
Odds -
⏱️
HT / FT Draw / Away
Confidence -
Odds -
🎯
Correct Score 0-1
Confidence -
Odds -
🧠

AI Insight Summary

Our model highlights 1X2 as the strongest available market, with the pick "No Draw" showing the best current confidence signal.

Confidence 36.4% Low
Best Odds - Fair Odds
Value Edge +0% Expected Value
📊

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

66 matches analysed
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam Home
VS
Excelsior Away
Excelsior
🎟️ 33 Matches Played
🏆 12 Wins
🎯 1.15 Avg Goals
🎟️ 33 Matches Played
🏆 9 Wins
🎯 1.21 Avg Goals
33
Matches Played
33
12
Wins
9
7
Draws
8
14
Losses
16
38
Goals For
40
59
Goals Against
54
1.15
Avg Goals Scored
1.21
1.79
Avg Goals Conceded
1.64
14
BTTS Yes
21
17
Over 2.5
20
11
Clean Sheets
6
9
Failed To Score
7

Key Stats

Quick comparison based on available match data

1.15
Average Goals Scored
1.21
1.79
Average Goals Conceded
1.64
14
BTTS Yes
21
17
Over 2.5
20
4.36
Shots on Goal
4.27

Trend Signals

Derived from season data
Attack Edge Excelsior
Defensive Edge Excelsior
BTTS Signal Lower BTTS profile
Goals Trend Lower-scoring trend

Quick Verdict

Pre-match summary
Home Win Rate 36%
Away Win Rate 27%

Sparta Rotterdam show the stronger season trend before kickoff.

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam

Match Statistics

Excelsior Excelsior
5
🎯 Shots on Goal
4
6
✕ Shots off Goal
9
7
🛡️ Blocked Shots
3
5
🚩 Corner Kicks
2
11
🦶 Fouls
15
53%
◐ Ball Possession
47%
18
⚽ Total Shots
16
420
↔ Total passes
383
339
✓ Passes accurate
304
4
🟨 Yellow Cards
0
0
🟥 Red Cards
0
Last matches: Sparta Rotterdam
10.05.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Twente
0
4
L
03.05.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
GO Ahead Eagles
2
2
D
22.04.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Telstar
1
4
L
11.04.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven
0
2
L
05.04.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
NAC Breda
0
0
D
21.03.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
FC Volendam
2
0
W
14.03.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Ajax
0
4
L
08.03.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle
1
1
D
28.02.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Heerenveen
1
2
L
22.02.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
1
3
L
17.02.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
1
1
D
07.02.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard
2
2
D
31.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Groningen
2
0
W
25.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Utrecht
1
0
W
18.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord
4
3
W
11.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Heracles
2
0
W
06.01.26
Fri
Sparta Rotterdam
VVV Venlo
5
2
W
21.12.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
FC Volendam
1
0
W
14.12.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Heerenveen
0
3
L
07.12.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
NAC Breda
1
0
W
Last matches: Excelsior
10.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
FC Volendam
1
1
D
02.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
Groningen
3
2
W
26.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
Utrecht
5
0
W
12.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
2
D
04.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen
0
2
L
20.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heracles
1
1
D
15.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Feyenoord
1
2
L
07.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heerenveen
1
2
L
01.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles
0
1
L
20.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
14.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
2
L
06.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
2
0
W
01.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Ajax
2
2
D
24.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Twente
0
0
D
21.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
1
D
17.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Telstar
2
2
D
10.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
1
5
L
20.12.25
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
1
W
05.12.25
Ere
Excelsior
Groningen
0
2
L
29.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
1
0
W
H2H: Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior
17.05.26
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
14.09.25
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
0
1
W
17.02.24
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
4
2
W
01.10.23
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
2
1
L
05.03.23
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
1
4
W
14.01.23
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
1
0
W
31.07.21
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
0
3
W
21.01.18
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
21.10.17
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
1
1
D
07.04.17
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
19.11.16
H2H
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
3
2
L
Last matches: Sparta Rotterdam
03.05.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
GO Ahead Eagles
2
2
D
11.04.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven
0
2
L
21.03.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
FC Volendam
2
0
W
08.03.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle
1
1
D
17.02.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
NEC Nijmegen
1
1
D
31.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Groningen
2
0
W
11.01.26
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Heracles
2
0
W
14.12.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Heerenveen
0
3
L
07.12.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
NAC Breda
1
0
W
22.11.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard
1
1
D
02.11.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
0
1
L
25.10.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Telstar
1
0
W
04.10.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Ajax
3
3
D
19.09.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Twente
1
5
L
31.08.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord
0
4
L
17.08.25
Ere
Sparta Rotterdam
Utrecht
2
1
W
H2H at home: Sparta Rotterdam
17.05.26
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
17.02.24
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
4
2
W
14.01.23
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
1
0
W
21.01.18
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
07.04.17
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
L
Last matches: Excelsior
02.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
Groningen
3
2
W
12.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
2
D
20.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heracles
1
1
D
15.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Feyenoord
1
2
L
20.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
06.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
2
0
W
24.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Twente
0
0
D
21.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
1
D
10.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
1
5
L
22.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
Ajax
2
1
W
01.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
Telstar
2
2
D
26.10.25
Ere
Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles
0
2
L
04.10.25
Ere
Excelsior
Heerenveen
1
2
L
20.09.25
Ere
Excelsior
FC Volendam
2
1
W
24.08.25
Ere
Excelsior
Utrecht
1
4
L
09.08.25
Ere
Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen
0
5
L
H2H away: Excelsior
17.05.26
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
W
17.02.24
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
4
2
L
14.01.23
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
1
0
L
21.01.18
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
W
07.04.17
H2H
Sparta Rotterdam
Excelsior
2
3
W
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1
Lineups 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3
Excelsior 4-3-3
Excelsior
1
J. Drommel
2
S. Bakari
↓
3
M. Young
4
T. Quintero
🟨
5
G. Vianello
⚽↓
8
J. Kitolano
↓
6
P. Clement
↓
7
A. Santos
⚽
10
V. van Crooij
🟨
11
S. Mito
↓
9
T. Lauritsen
🎯
1
S. van Gassel
3
R. Meissen
↓
4
C. Widell
14
L. Schouten
12
A. Zagre
⚽
10
N. Naujoks
⚽↓
20
L. Hartjes
23
I. Yegoian
30
D. Sanches Fernandes
↓
29
M. van Duinen
↓
11
G. de Regt
🎯
Sparta Rotterdam Excelsior ⚽ Goal 🎯 Assist 🟨 Yellow 🟥 Red ↑ In ↓ Out

Eredivisie Standings

# Team MP GD PTS Form
1
PSV Eindhoven
34 56 84
W W D W W
2
Feyenoord
34 26 65
W D W W D
3
NEC Nijmegen
34 24 59
W L D D D
4
Twente
34 19 58
L W D D W
5
Ajax
34 21 56
D L D W W
6
Utrecht
34 13 53
W W W L W
7
AZ Alkmaar
34 7 52
D D D D W
8
Heerenveen
34 4 51
D L W W L
9
Groningen
34 4 48
W W L L D
10
Sparta Rotterdam
34 -22 43
L L D L L
11
Fortuna Sittard
34 -14 39
L W L L D
12
GO Ahead Eagles
34 1 38
L L D D D
13
Excelsior
34 -13 38
W D W W D
14
Telstar
34 -6 37
W W D W L
15
PEC Zwolle
34 -27 37
L L W L D
16
FC Volendam
34 -20 32
L D L W L
17
NAC Breda
34 -23 29
D W L L D
18
Heracles
34 -50 19
L L L L L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Champions League (Qualification)
Promotion - Europa League (Qualification)
Promotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Eerste Divisie (Relegation)
Relegation - Eerste Divisie

Match Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions from this fixture.

Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 3 Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam Timeline Excelsior
1st Half 0 - 1
14'
0 - 1
G. Vianello own goal
⚽
40'
Vito van Crooij yellow card
2nd Half 2 - 2
46'
↔
S. Bakari ↔ M. Zonneveld Substitution
46'
↔
P. Clement ↔ J. Baas Substitution
50'
0 - 2
A. Zagre normal goal
⚽
53'
⚽
A. Santos normal goal
1 - 2
54'
Julian Baas yellow card
62'
1 - 3
N. Naujoks Assist: G. de Regt
⚽
64'
R. Meissen ↔ I. Bronkhorst Substitution
↔
71'
Teo Quintero yellow card
71'
↔
S. Mito ↔ J. de Guzman Substitution
71'
↔
G. Vianello ↔ P. van Aanholt Substitution
75'
M. van Duinen ↔ J. Bergraaf Substitution
↔
79'
↔
J. Kitolano ↔ J. Toornstra Substitution
86'
N. Naujoks ↔ A. Carlen Substitution
↔
86'
D. Sanches Fernandes ↔ S. Wlodarczyk Substitution
↔
89'
Patrick van Aanholt yellow card
90'
⚽
M. Zonneveld Assist: T. Lauritsen
2 - 3
90+4'
VAR
Milan Zonneveld goal cancelled

Missing Players

Sparta Rotterdam 4 missing
-
S. Bakari
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
M. Kleijn
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
B. Martins Indi
Missing Fixture Yellow Cards
OUT
-
M. van Bergen
Questionable Injury
OUT
Excelsior 3 missing
-
A. Carlen
Missing Fixture Yellow Cards
OUT
-
S. Henderikx
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
M. Jonathans
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT