Sparta Rotterdam vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

Sparta Rotterdam

2 – 3

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SBV Excelsior

Sun 17 May 2026 · 12:30 UTC Het Kasteel 10,599 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Giannino Vianello og

0–2 50' Arthur Zagre

Ayoni Santos 53' 1–2

1–3 62' Noah Naujoks

Milan Zonneveld 90+1' 2–3

Vito van Crooij 40' Y

Julian Baas 54' Y

Teo Quintero 71' Y

Patrick van Aanholt 89' Y

Overview

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Sparta Rotterdam vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Het Kasteel.

Sparta Rotterdam 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

Sparta Rotterdam 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals SBV Excelsior

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 SBV Excelsior 2025-09-14 SBV Excelsior 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2024-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 SBV Excelsior 2023-10-01 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-03-05 SBV Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	SBV Excelsior	H	2–3	L
10 May	FC Twente '65	A	0–4	L
03 May	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–2	D
22 Apr	Telstar 1963	A	1–4	L
11 Apr	PSV	H	0–2	L
05 Apr	NAC Breda	A	0–0	D

SBV Excelsior

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Sparta Rotterdam	A	3–2	W
10 May	FC Volendam	H	1–1	D
02 May	FC Groningen	A	3–2	W
26 Apr	FC Utrecht	H	5–0	W
12 Apr	PEC Zwolle	A	2–2	D
04 Apr	NEC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

Milan Zonneveld	8 G	2 A
Marvin Young	2 G	1 A
Nokkvi THorisson	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sparta Rotterdam get us underway at Het Kasteel.
5' Sparta Rotterdam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Arthur Zagre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
14' What a moment for Giannino Vianello! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
19' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' SBV Excelsior has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
29' Teo Quintero is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sparta Rotterdam side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' SBV Excelsior are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Vito van Crooij argues furiously but the card stands.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gyan de Regt suffering a number of foals already.
50' What composure from Arthur Zagre! The France international strokes it home. 1-1.
53' Magnificent from Ayoni Santos! That is 1 goals in 239 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Julian Baas argues furiously but the card stands.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
62' A goal from the Netherlands international Noah Naujoks! He fires home on 62 to make it 2-2!
67' Lennard Hartjes, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Teo Quintero gets a card.
76' Mike van Duinen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 242 appearances.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
86' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SBV Excelsior backline.
89' The referee calls foul for Patrick van Aanholt. He receives a card.
2-3 the final result. Sparta Rotterdam will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben den Uil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tobias Lauritsen	4
Couhaib Driouech	2
Redouan El Yaakoubi	2
Milan Zonneveld	2
Arthur Zagre	2
Joshua Kitolano	1
Arno Verschueren	1
Charles-Andreas Brym	1

Head to Head

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 SBV Excelsior L 2026-05-10 FC Twente '65 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-05-03 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-04-22 Telstar 1963 4–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-04-11 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 PSV L 2026-04-05 NAC Breda 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D

SBV Excelsior Form

2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 SBV Excelsior W 2026-05-10 SBV Excelsior 1–1 FC Volendam D 2026-05-02 FC Groningen 2–3 SBV Excelsior W 2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht W 2026-04-12 PEC Zwolle 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2026-04-04 SBV Excelsior 0–2 NEC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.3 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.95 SBV Excelsior xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam42% Draw24% SBV Excelsior34%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

66%

Draw or SBV Excelsior

58%

Sparta Rotterdam or SBV Excelsior

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam36% Draw37% SBV Excelsior27%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.9%

3 – 3

3.4%

4 – 1

3.1%

4 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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