Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EXC	2	1	3
SPA	1	1	2

Match report

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 at Excelsior Stadium in Eredivisie. E. Hansson opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5, while Sparta Rotterdam have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽E. Hansson

17'

28'

⚽J. Kitolano

⚽N. El Hamdaouiassist N. El Hamdaoui

40'

S. Henderikx

40'

2H

⚽N. El Hamdaouiassist Tijmen Holla

78'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

78'

⇄J. Drommel↓ J. Kitolano

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

87'

⇄P. Kuiper↓ P. Clement

89'

⚽P. Clementassist F. Bednarek

Momentum

EXC

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

SPA

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMar 6, 2023 · 17:00

VenueExcelsior Stadium

Attendance56,567 / 65,776 (86%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking EXC

#13·

#2

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

E. Hansson

7.9

Lineups

EXC 4-3-37.04Formation7.284-3-3 SPA

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Sparta Rotterdam

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL