Eredivisie · Match preview
Excelsior 2–1 
Sparta Rotterdam
- Kick-off
- Status
- Finished
- Venue
- Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
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Match overview
Final score: Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam.
Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie table with 11 points from 9 matches; Sparta Rotterdam are 12th with 9 points from 9.
Last 4 results in our archive, newest first: Excelsior L W W W; Sparta Rotterdam D W L D L.
In their last 4 settled matches Excelsior scored 2.5 and conceded 0.8 goals per game; Sparta Rotterdam scored 1.6 and conceded 1.6 in their last 5.
The Eredivisie averages 3.8 goals a match this season; these two clubs’ recent matches point to about 3.2. Over 2.5 landed in 68% and both teams scored in 55% of their recent games.
Before kick-off the model’s pick was Excelsior to win at 49% probability, and it came in.
All figures come from the results archive and the league table in our data; nothing on this page is estimated. How the probabilities are produced
Settled
The model’s pre-match pick and how it went
- Pick
- Excelsior to win
- Probability
- 49%
- Outcome
- Came in
Logged before kick-off, settled automatically against the final score and never edited afterwards. Full Eredivisie record
Goals in recent matches
From the final scores of each club’s last settled matches: goals for and against per game, and how often over 2.5, both teams scoring and a clean sheet occurred.
| Club | P | For | Against | Over 2.5 | BTTS | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 60% | 60% | 20% |
Eredivisie average this season: 3.8 goals per match.
Eredivisie table: the two clubs
| # | Club | P | W-D-L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | Excelsior | 9 | 3-2-4 | 16:18 | 11 |
| 12. | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2-3-4 | 16:22 | 9 |
Recent form
Last five settled matches before this fixture, newest first.
Excelsior
- HPSV Eindhoven1–2L
- ACambuur0–4W
- ANAC Breda1–3W
- AFC Dordrecht0–2W
Sparta Rotterdam
- HFC Utrecht3–3D
- ATelstar1–3W
- HFeyenoord0–1L
- HMSV Duisburg0–0D
- AZulte Waregem3–2L
Head-to-head
Meetings before this fixture, from the results archive (July 2026 onwards).
No previous meeting between these clubs in our results archive, which starts in July 2026.
