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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
SBV Excelsior 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
3	PSV	2	4
4	SBV Excelsior	2	3
5	Go Ahead Eagles	1	3
6	NEC	2	3
7	AFC Ajax	1	3
8	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
9	FC Groningen	1	3
10	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	FC Twente '65	1	0
14	ADO Den Haag	1	0
15	PEC Zwolle	1	0
16	FC Utrecht	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

Sparta Rotterdam 6 games · Avg 3.5 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
#8	Position	#4
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
3	Scored	5
2	Conceded	2
+1	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). SBV Excelsior are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SBV Excelsior

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sparta Rotterdam and SBV Excelsior get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ruben den Uil will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Lennard Hartjes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
14' Sparta Rotterdam is taking the lead after the goal scored by Giannino Vianello on 14.
19' Sparta Rotterdam started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gyan de Regt, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kasteel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Noah Naujoks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Sparta Rotterdam have won 307 goals from 230 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' 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 Joel Drommel suffering a number of foals already.
40' It’s a booking for Sparta Rotterdam player. Vito van Crooij gets a card.
45' Sparta Rotterdam are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SBV Excelsior backline.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arthur Zagre makes no mistake. 1-1!
53' Ayoni Santos adds to his 0 season tally! Sparta Rotterdam lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Julian Baas on 54 minutes.
59' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' Noah Naujoks has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
71' Teo Quintero catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Mike van Duinen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
86' Sparta Rotterdam is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' Patrick van Aanholt picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
SBV Excelsior celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Redouan El Yaakoubi	2
Arthur Zagre	2
Couhaib Driouech	2
Noah Naujoks	1
Koki Saito	1
Ayoni Santos	1
Milan Zonneveld	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

3 / 4

1.57 Sparta Rotterdam xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 SBV Excelsior xG

I would bet for: Sparta Rotterdam or SBV Excelsior 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sparta Rotterdam32% Draw26% SBV Excelsior42%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw

58%

Draw or SBV Excelsior

68%

Sparta Rotterdam or SBV Excelsior

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sparta Rotterdam25% Draw41% SBV Excelsior34%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap	Sparta Rotterdam covers	Push	SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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