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SBV Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
SBV Excelsior
1 – 4
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 11:15 UTC Van Donge and De Roo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Michael Eijgelsheim (Netherlands)
  • Referee Joris Westhof (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

3
4
SBV Excelsior 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-01-14 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–4 L
25 Feb FC Groningen A 0–3 L
19 Feb NEC H 0–3 L
10 Feb AZ A 0–5 L
04 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 0–0 D
29 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar SBV Excelsior A 4–1 W
24 Feb FC Utrecht H 0–3 L
19 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
12 Feb Go Ahead Eagles H 2–1 W
03 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
28 Jan NEC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior Sparta Rotterdam
#15 Position #12
11 Points 12
12 Played 12
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
16 Scored 21
29 Conceded 29
-13 GD -8
0.92 PPG 1.00
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion as SBV Excelsior face off against Sparta Rotterdam in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 9' Marouan Azarkan makes way for Couhaib Driouech at the 9 minute mark. A tactical switch from SBV Excelsior.
  • 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 19' Nikolas Agrafiotis is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
  • 20' Redouan El Yaakoubi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 21' Redouan El Yaakoubi doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' The 28-year-old Siebe Horemans has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' Aaron Meijers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' SBV Excelsior has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' Magnificent from Couhaib Driouech! That is 17 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Brilliant from the forward! Couhaib Driouech makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 49' What a strike from Koki Saito! The score is 2-3.
  • 54' SBV Excelsior currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Goal! Tobias Lauritsen scores his 38 goal in 242 matches.
  • 57' What composure from Tobias Lauritsen! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-5.
  • 60' Bart Vriends has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Jonathan de Guzman as he leaves the pitch. Jeremy van Mullem steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SBV Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 69' Time for substitution for SBV Excelsior. Serano Seymor is replaced by Nathan Markelo.
  • 70' The whistle greets Noah Naujoks as he departs to be replaced by Reda Kharchouch.
  • 75' SBV Excelsior are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sparta Rotterdam's shape.
  • 77' The whistle greets Shurandy Sambo as he departs to be replaced by Dirk Abels.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marouan Azarkan made 337 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 86' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mike van Duinen is hanging Nikolas Agrafiotis on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' Aaron Meijers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mica Pinto on 89 minute.
  • 1-4 the final result. SBV Excelsior will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Lauritsen 4
Couhaib Driouech 2
Redouan El Yaakoubi 2
Milan Zonneveld 2
Arthur Zagre 2
Kik Pierie 1
Lance Duijvestijn 1
Joshua Kitolano 1

Head to Head

2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-01-14 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Excelsior

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-02-19 SBV Excelsior 0–3 NEC L 2023-02-10 AZ 5–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-02-04 SBV Excelsior 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D 2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-02-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht L 2023-02-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-02-12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-01-28 NEC 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior25% Draw23% Sparta Rotterdam52%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
48%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
75%
SBV Excelsior or Sparta Rotterdam
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior20% Draw39% Sparta Rotterdam41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 21% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.