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

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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 2 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Going into the match Excelsior's last five read W-L-L-L and Sparta Rotterdam's L-W-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Yellow card · Noah NaujoksExcelsior
  • 45'Yellow card · Jens ToornstraSparta Rotterdam
  • 60'Yellow card · Ilias BronkhorstExcelsior
  • 73'Yellow card · Arthur ZagréExcelsior
  • 78'Second yellow · Arthur ZagréExcelsior
  • 90+3'Goal · Ayoub OufkirSparta Rotterdam · 0-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Excelsior 1, draws 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

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