Struggling Excelsior will hope to pull off an upset when they host top team Sparta Rotterdam in the next league fixture. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home supporters will have low confidence.
- Excelsior have the most conceded goals (54) in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eredivisie
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Excelsior form and stats
All-inclusive Eredivisie stats playing at home this season for Excelsior are 5-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). Excelsior has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Dijkhuizen and the players.
Excelsior haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 414 minutes ago. Yaakoubi scored that one.
The fans are hoping that Excelsior will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against FC Groningen (placed 17th). The forward Agrafiotis was named "man of the match" for Excelsior with the rating of 7.02/10. Agrafiotis hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against NEC with the scoreline 0-3.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The Excelsior fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Excelsior have conceded 18 from these games. When Excelsior hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Groningen, FC Emmen, SC Cambuur, FC Volendam and Vitesse), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sparta Rotterdam playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.
Sparta Rotterdam have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 212 minutes ago. Lauritsen was the goal scorer.
Rotterdam failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs FC Utrecht (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Pinto was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Pinto hit two key passes and won 2 of 2 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Ajax's place.Sparta Rotterdam have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Sparta Rotterdam in these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other previously this season, with the match result Sparta Rotterdam - Excelsior 1-0 registered in the official records. Excelsior-Sparta Rotterdam H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Excelsior five wins, Sparta Rotterdam two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. van Crooij 8 goals |  A. Verschueren 7 goals |  T. Lauritsen 7 goals |
Excelsior missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| Excelsior | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 54 | 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 70% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 70% |
| 57% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 57% |
| 39% | 27% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 26% | 18% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 43% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 55% | 43% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 35% |
| 4.1 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 6.2 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 12.2 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 27% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 29% | 32% |
| 17.7 | 16.2 | 22.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 16.4 | 15.6 |
| 7.8 | 6.2 | 10.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Excelsior have the most conceded goals (54) in Eredivisie
- Excelsior have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Eredivisie
- Excelsior have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Eredivisie
- Excelsior have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Excelsior is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sparta Rotterdam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Eredivisie
- Sparta Rotterdam have the most clean sheets (6) away in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 31 | 52 |
| 2 | Ajax | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 42 | 49 |
| 3 | AZ | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | PSV | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 32 | 46 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | NEC | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -13 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 20 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 36 | -34 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 18 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -23 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -26 | 13 |
