Eredivisie · Matchday 4

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:30:00 UTCVan Donge and De Roo StadionMatchday 4

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Excelsior 39%Draw 34%Sparta Rotterdam 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

ExcelsiorSparta Rotterdam
43Possession57
1.17Expected goals (xG)0.97
14Shots10
4Shots on target2
5Shots off target4
5Blocked shots4
11Shots inside box5
3Shots outside box5
6Corners4
0Offsides0
13Fouls7
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Saves2
365Passes482
287Accurate passes404
79Pass accuracy84

Match events

  • 20'Jens Toornstra
  • 24'Aymen Sliti
  • 28'Simon Janssen
  • 39'Aaron Meijers Casper Terho
  • 48'Milan Zonneveld (assist Mitchell van Bergen)
  • 59'Daniël van Vianen Eric da Silva Moreira
  • 59'Aymen Sliti Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • 83'Jens Toornstra Alwande Roaldsöy
  • 83'Mitchell van Bergen Joel Ideho
  • 85'Simon Janssen Kasey Bos
  • 89'Julian Baas Nick Verschuren
  • 90'Nesto Groen (assist Ilano Silva Timas)

Excelsior · Sparta Rotterdam

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Excelsior3-4-2
16.8Gassel
36.8Meissen
46.8Widell
146.8Plug
66.859'Vianen
86.8Yegoian
156.585'Janssen
206.8Hartjes
77.859'Sliti
196.8Garden
Sparta Rotterdam5-4-2
16.1Bednarek
76.339'Meijers
26.3Martes
36.3Young
46.3Indi
56.3Kuipers
66.389'Baas
76.3Dyer
86.083'Toornstra
106.3Mito
97.3Zonneveld
117.183'Bergen

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Excelsior

  • 15Simon Janssen6.5
  • 1Stijn van Gassel6.8
  • 4Casper Widell6.8
  • 20Lennard Hartjes6.8
  • 3Rick Meissen6.8
  • 14Jan Plug6.8
  • 6Daniël van Vianen6.8
  • 8Irakli Yegoian6.8
  • 19David Garden6.8
  • 7Aymen Sliti7.8

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 4Bruno Martins Indi6.3
  • 8Jens Toornstra6.0
  • 7Aaron Meijers6.3
  • 1Filip Bednarek6.1
  • 11Mitchell van Bergen7.1
  • 5Bas Kuipers6.3
  • 10Shunsuke Mito6.3
  • 6Julian Baas6.3
  • 3Marvin Young6.3
  • 9Milan Zonneveld7.3
  • 7Kiano Dyer6.3
  • 2Lushendry Martes6.3
ExcelsiorTale of the tapeSparta Rotterdam
9 ptsTable5 pts
+7Goal difference+0
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Excelsior 2W0D1W Sparta Rotterdam

Goals 54

  • 2026-08-29Excelsior21Sparta Rotterdam
  • 2026-05-17Sparta Rotterdam23Excelsior
  • 2025-09-14Excelsior01Sparta Rotterdam

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Excelsior4301+79
Sparta Rotterdam5122+05
Excelsior v Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie | Factlen