Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 14 September 2025
Result
Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie · Sunday 14 September 2025, 10:15 UTC · half-time 0-0
Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam: match report
Excelsior were beaten by Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 14 September 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Ayoub Oufkir of Sparta Rotterdam in the 90th minute.
Discipline: Excelsior received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Excelsior were 16th on 3 points from 4 and Sparta Rotterdam 10th on 6 points from 4. Excelsior went on to finish that season 13th with 38 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 10th with 43.
Excelsior lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Joshua Kitolano of Sparta Rotterdam (7.8), ahead of Stijn van Gassel (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Excelsior win, 0 draws and 3 for Sparta Rotterdam.
Going into the match Excelsior's last five read W-L-L-L and Sparta Rotterdam's L-W-W-L.
Key events
- 37'Yellow card · Noah Naujoks
- 45'Yellow card · Jens Toornstra
- 60'Yellow card · Ilias Bronkhorst
- 73'Yellow card · Arthur Zagré
- 78'Second yellow · Arthur Zagré
- 90+3'Goal · Ayoub Oufkir
Head-to-head
Team news
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Excelsior line-up (4-2-3-1)
Stijn van Gassel, Ilias Bronkhorst, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Arthur Zagré, Noah Naujoks, Adam Carlén, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Irakli Yegoian, Gyan de Regt, Szymon Wlodarczyk
Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joël Drommel, Shurandy Sambo, Marvin Young, Teo Quintero, Patrick van Aanholt, Pelle Clement, Joshua Kitolano, Mitchell van Bergen, Jens Toornstra, Sayfallah Ltaief, Tobias Lauritsen