Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 1 October 2023
Result
Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie · Sunday 1 October 2023, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report
Excelsior won against Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 1 October 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Jonathan de Guzmán opened the scoring in the 59th minute. Excelsior's goals came from Arthur Zagré (73') and Troy Parrott (90+4'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through Jonathan de Guzmán (59').
Discipline: Excelsior received 4 yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Excelsior were 7th on 9 points from 6 and Sparta Rotterdam 5th on 11 points from 6. Excelsior went on to finish that season 16th with 29 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 9th with 49.
Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Stijn van Gassel of Excelsior (8.1), ahead of Siebe Horemans (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Excelsior wins, 0 draws and 2 for Sparta Rotterdam.
Key events
- 2'Yellow card · Redouan El Yaakoubi
- 45'Yellow card · Couhaib Driouech
- 59'Goal · Jonathan de Guzmán
- 73'Goal · Arthur Zagré
- 75'Yellow card · Arthur Zagré
- 90'Yellow card · Bart Vriends
- 90+4'Goal · Troy Parrott
- 90+4'Yellow card · Troy Parrott
Head-to-head
Team news
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Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)
Stijn van Gassel, Siebe Horemans, Casper Widell, Sven Nieuwpoort, Arthur Zagré, Julian Baas, Redouan El Yaakoubi, Cisse Sandra, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Couhaib Driouech
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nick Olij, Saïd Bakari, Bart Vriends, Tijs Velthuis, Djevencio van der Kust, Jonathan de Guzmán, Joshua Kitolano, Pelle Clement, Charles-Andreas Brym, Agustín Anello, Tobias Lauritsen