Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior: Prediction, Head-to-Head, Odds & Stats (Sun, 17 May '26)

Wojtek Kolan

Published on 17 May, 12:30 PM

Next Match 17/05/26 at 12:30 PM

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior

📍 Het Kasteel, Netherlands.

Scheduled H2H Match For Sparta Rotterdam Vs Excelsior

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie

Sun, 17 May 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC

Sparta Rotterdam

NLD

Recent Form

5

Win

Last 10 Played

1 Draws

4

Win

6.84

Avg. Rating

6.70

Position

Maurice Steijn

Manager

Ruben den Uil

Excelsior

NLD

Recent Form

5

Win

Last 10 Played

1 Draws

4

Win

6.84

Avg. Rating

6.70

Position

Maurice Steijn

Manager

Ruben den Uil

Game Schedule - Time Of Fixture

Sparta Rotterdam will square off vs Excelsior in VriendenLoterij Eredivisie on Sun, 17 May 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC. Let’s investigate historical performances, recent stats and head-2-head information to find out the most accurate picks and best bets.

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior H2H Game Summary

In the most recent 10 head-2-head games for these rivals, Sparta Rotterdam have got the victory 5 times and Excelsior have come out on top on 4 occasion.

Head-to-Head (Last 10 Matches)
Sparta Rotterdam	5
Excelsior	4

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Past H2H Matches

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie

10:15 AM
14/09/25

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

05:45 PM
17/02/24

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

12:30 PM
01/10/23

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

11:15 AM
05/03/23

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

08:00 PM
14/01/23

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

11:30 AM
21/01/18

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

05:45 PM
21/10/17

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

06:00 PM
07/04/17

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

07:45 PM
19/11/16

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

02:30 PM
16/05/10

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

02:30 PM
13/05/10

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Club Friendly Games

12:30 PM
31/07/21

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

06:30 PM
12/11/15

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

06:30 PM
13/11/14

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Eerste Divisie

01:30 PM
08/12/13

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

06:00 PM
02/09/13

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

06:00 PM
26/04/13

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

07:00 PM
07/12/12

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Recent Matches

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie (21 Matches)

08:00 PM
08/11/25

PEC Zwolle

Sparta Rotterdam

01:30 PM
02/11/25

Sparta Rotterdam

AZ Alkmaar

04:45 PM
25/10/25

Sparta Rotterdam

SC Telstar

12:30 PM
19/10/25

FC Groningen

Sparta Rotterdam

02:30 PM
04/10/25

Sparta Rotterdam

AFC Ajax

07:00 PM
27/09/25

Heracles Almelo

Sparta Rotterdam

06:00 PM
19/09/25

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Twente

10:15 AM
14/09/25

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

12:30 PM
31/08/25

Sparta Rotterdam

Feyenoord

02:30 PM
23/08/25

Go Ahead Eagles

Sparta Rotterdam

12:30 PM
17/08/25

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Utrecht

07:00 PM
09/08/25

PSV Eindhoven

Sparta Rotterdam

12:30 PM
18/05/25

Sparta Rotterdam

PSV Eindhoven

06:00 PM
14/05/25

FC Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam

07:00 PM
10/05/25

Almere City FC

Sparta Rotterdam

12:30 PM
04/05/25

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Twente

12:30 PM
27/04/25

AFC Ajax

Sparta Rotterdam

04:45 PM
12/04/25

Sparta Rotterdam

SC Heerenveen

12:30 PM
06/04/25

Sparta Rotterdam

NEC Nijmegen

05:45 PM
29/03/25

Fortuna Sittard

Sparta Rotterdam

05:45 PM
15/03/25

Sparta Rotterdam

PEC Zwolle

Eurojackpot KNVB Beker (1 Matches)

07:00 PM
30/10/25

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Groningen

Club Friendly Games (8 Matches)

11:30 AM
08/10/25

Sparta Rotterdam

Go Ahead Eagles

11:00 AM
02/08/25

Sparta Rotterdam

OFI Crete

11:00 AM
26/07/25

Willem II Tilburg

Sparta Rotterdam

04:30 PM
18/07/25

Sparta Rotterdam

De Graafschap

12:00 PM
12/07/25

Sparta Rotterdam

ADO Den Haag

12:00 PM
05/07/25

FC Dordrecht

Sparta Rotterdam

06:00 PM
02/07/25

Westlands Sports FC

Sparta Rotterdam

12:00 PM
19/03/25

ADO Den Haag

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior Recent Matches

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie (12 Matches)

03:30 PM
08/11/25

Excelsior

Heracles Almelo

08:00 PM
01/11/25

SC Telstar

Excelsior

07:00 PM
26/10/25

Go Ahead Eagles

Excelsior

12:30 PM
19/10/25

Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard

07:00 PM
04/10/25

SC Heerenveen

Excelsior

06:00 PM
27/09/25

Excelsior

PSV Eindhoven

02:30 PM
20/09/25

FC Volendam

Excelsior

10:15 AM
14/09/25

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

07:00 PM
30/08/25

Excelsior

FC Twente

12:30 PM
24/08/25

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

04:45 PM
16/08/25

Excelsior

Feyenoord

02:30 PM
09/08/25

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior

Eurojackpot KNVB Beker (1 Matches)

08:00 PM
29/10/25

Excelsior Maassluis

Excelsior

Club Friendly Games (4 Matches)

01:00 PM
02/08/25

SC Cambuur

Excelsior

02:00 PM
19/07/25

FC Dordrecht

Excelsior

03:00 PM
12/07/25

NAC Breda

Excelsior

12:30 PM
12/07/25

Excelsior

ADO Den Haag U21

Netherlands Friendly Games (1 Matches)

01:00 PM
05/07/25

ASWH

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie (12 Matches)

06:00 PM
09/05/25

Jong AZ Alkmaar

Excelsior

06:00 PM
02/05/25

Excelsior

Jong PSV Eindhoven

02:45 PM
27/04/25

Excelsior

FC Emmen

02:45 PM
20/04/25

FC Volendam

Excelsior

06:00 PM
11/04/25

Excelsior

TOP Oss

06:00 PM
04/04/25

MVV Maastricht

Excelsior

07:00 PM
28/03/25

Excelsior

Jong FC Utrecht

07:00 PM
14/03/25

FC Eindhoven

Excelsior

07:00 PM
10/03/25

Excelsior

FC Den Bosch

07:00 PM
07/03/25

De Graafschap

Excelsior

03:45 PM
02/03/25

Excelsior

Roda JC Kerkrade

07:00 PM
21/02/25

SC Telstar

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam Next Fixtures

Eurojackpot KNVB Beker

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie

Excelsior Next Fixtures

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam Last Match Played stats

PEC Zwolle vs Sparta Rotterdam

Final Score :1 - 0

(H)	Match overview	(A)
36%	Ball possession	64%
1.05	Expected goals	0.94
2	Big chances	1
11	Total shots	14
1	Goalkeeper saves	1
3	Corner kicks	6
9	Fouls	15
329	Passes	568
17	Tackles	21
15	Free kicks	9
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
(H)	Shots	(A)
11	Total shots	14
3	Shots on target	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
4	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	6
7	Shots inside box	7
4	Shots outside box	7
(H)	Attack	(A)
1	Big chances scored	0
1	Big chances missed	1
22	Touches in penalty area	25
1	Fouled in final third	5
2	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
251	Accurate passes	480
18	Throw-ins	28
41	Final third entries	76
66/99 (67%)	Final third phase	121/176 (69%)
32/67 (48%)	Long balls	30/53 (57%)
1/5 (20%)	Crosses	5/29 (17%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
51%	Duels	49%
11	Dispossessed	5
37/76 (49%)	Ground duels	39/76 (51%)
18/32 (56%)	Aerial duels	14/32 (44%)
5/15 (33%)	Dribbles	9/21 (43%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
59%	Tackles won	62%
17	Total tackles	21
15	Interceptions	7
56	Recoveries	48
45	Clearances	17
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
1	Total saves	1
0.11	Goals prevented	-0.65
1	Punches	0
9	Goal kicks	5

(H)	Match overview	(A)
38%	Ball possession	62%
0.55	Expected goals	0.37
1	Big chances	0
7	Total shots	8
0	Goalkeeper saves	0
3	Corner kicks	3
3	Fouls	6
188	Passes	300
5	Tackles	11
6	Free kicks	3
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
(H)	Shots	(A)
7	Total shots	8
1	Shots on target	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
3	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	3
5	Shots inside box	4
2	Shots outside box	4
(H)	Attack	(A)
1	Big chances scored	0
0	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	2
0	Offsides	0
(H)	Passes	(A)
148	Accurate passes	254
6	Throw-ins	12
23	Final third entries	37
18/38 (47%)	Long balls	11/22 (50%)
1/4 (25%)	Crosses	2/13 (15%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
48%	Duels	52%
7	Dispossessed	1
13/33 (39%)	Ground duels	20/33 (61%)
11/17 (65%)	Aerial duels	6/17 (35%)
2/6 (33%)	Dribbles	6/10 (60%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
60%	Tackles won	73%
5	Total tackles	11
9	Interceptions	4
28	Recoveries	26
25	Clearances	8
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
0	Total saves	0
5	Goal kicks	2

(H)	Match overview	(A)
34%	Ball possession	66%
0.49	Expected goals	0.56
1	Big chances	1
4	Total shots	6
1	Goalkeeper saves	1
0	Corner kicks	3
6	Fouls	9
141	Passes	268
12	Tackles	10
9	Free kicks	6
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
(H)	Shots	(A)
4	Total shots	6
2	Shots on target	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside box	3
2	Shots outside box	3
(H)	Attack	(A)
0	Big chances scored	0
1	Big chances missed	1
0	Fouled in final third	3
2	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
103	Accurate passes	226
12	Throw-ins	16
18	Final third entries	39
14/29 (48%)	Long balls	19/31 (61%)
0/1 (0%)	Crosses	3/16 (19%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
53%	Duels	47%
4	Dispossessed	4
24/43 (56%)	Ground duels	19/43 (44%)
7/15 (47%)	Aerial duels	8/15 (53%)
3/9 (33%)	Dribbles	3/11 (27%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
58%	Tackles won	50%
12	Total tackles	10
6	Interceptions	3
28	Recoveries	22
20	Clearances	9
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
1	Total saves	1
4	Goal kicks	3

Excelsior Last Match Played stats

Excelsior vs Heracles Almelo

Final Score :1 - 2

(H)	Match overview	(A)
45%	Ball possession	55%
2.03	Expected goals	1.34
2	Big chances	1
12	Total shots	10
3	Goalkeeper saves	4
6	Corner kicks	13
14	Fouls	13
324	Passes	395
12	Tackles	12
12	Free kicks	14
1	Yellow cards	2
(H)	Shots	(A)
12	Total shots	10
5	Shots on target	5
0	Hit woodwork	0
3	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside box	8
3	Shots outside box	2
(H)	Attack	(A)
2	Big chances missed	1
1	Through balls	0
24	Touches in penalty area	31
3	Fouled in final third	3
0	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
231	Accurate passes	299
17	Throw-ins	29
66	Final third entries	50
59/116 (51%)	Final third phase	76/122 (62%)
32/63 (51%)	Long balls	33/68 (49%)
1/20 (5%)	Crosses	4/28 (14%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
49%	Duels	51%
6	Dispossessed	6
27/60 (45%)	Ground duels	33/60 (55%)
20/36 (56%)	Aerial duels	16/36 (44%)
3/9 (33%)	Dribbles	8/14 (57%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
83%	Tackles won	58%
12	Total tackles	12
10	Interceptions	7
47	Recoveries	41
36	Clearances	28
1	Errors lead to a shot	0
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
3	Total saves	4
0.49	Goals prevented	0.66
2	Big saves	3
3	High claims	0
1	Punches	0
5	Goal kicks	7
0	Penalty saves	1

(H)	Match overview	(A)
46%	Ball possession	54%
0.31	Expected goals	0.94
0	Big chances	1
6	Total shots	6
2	Goalkeeper saves	2
4	Corner kicks	8
6	Fouls	7
163	Passes	188
7	Tackles	5
7	Free kicks	6
1	Yellow cards	1
(H)	Shots	(A)
6	Total shots	6
3	Shots on target	2
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	1
3	Shots inside box	5
3	Shots outside box	1
(H)	Attack	(A)
0	Big chances missed	1
0	Through balls	0
2	Fouled in final third	1
0	Offsides	0
(H)	Passes	(A)
115	Accurate passes	143
12	Throw-ins	15
33	Final third entries	25
17/33 (52%)	Long balls	14/29 (48%)
0/10 (0%)	Crosses	2/17 (12%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
57%	Duels	43%
3	Dispossessed	5
16/29 (55%)	Ground duels	13/29 (45%)
11/18 (61%)	Aerial duels	7/18 (39%)
2/4 (50%)	Dribbles	2/4 (50%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
86%	Tackles won	40%
7	Total tackles	5
4	Interceptions	3
18	Recoveries	17
17	Clearances	13
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
2	Total saves	2
5	Goal kicks	2

(H)	Match overview	(A)
44%	Ball possession	56%
1.72	Expected goals	0.40
2	Big chances	0
6	Total shots	4
1	Goalkeeper saves	2
2	Corner kicks	5
8	Fouls	6
161	Passes	207
5	Tackles	7
5	Free kicks	8
0	Yellow cards	1
(H)	Shots	(A)
6	Total shots	4
2	Shots on target	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
2	Shots off target	0
2	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside box	3
0	Shots outside box	1
(H)	Attack	(A)
2	Big chances missed	0
1	Through balls	0
1	Fouled in final third	2
0	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
116	Accurate passes	156
5	Throw-ins	14
33	Final third entries	25
15/30 (50%)	Long balls	19/39 (49%)
1/10 (10%)	Crosses	2/11 (18%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
41%	Duels	59%
3	Dispossessed	1
11/31 (35%)	Ground duels	20/31 (65%)
9/18 (50%)	Aerial duels	9/18 (50%)
1/5 (20%)	Dribbles	6/10 (60%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
80%	Tackles won	71%
5	Total tackles	7
6	Interceptions	4
29	Recoveries	24
19	Clearances	15
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
1	Total saves	2
0	Goal kicks	5

Eredivisie 25/26 Standings

POS	TEAM	MP	W	L	D	PER %
1	PSV Eindhoven	12	10	1	1	31
2	Feyenoord	12	9	2	1	28
3	AZ Alkmaar	12	7	2	3	24
4	AFC Ajax	12	5	2	5	20
5	FC Utrecht	12	6	5	1	19
6	FC Groningen	12	6	5	1	19
7	NEC Nijmegen	12	5	4	3	18
8	FC Twente	12	4	4	4	16
9	Go Ahead Eagles	12	4	4	4	16
10	Fortuna Sittard	12	5	6	1	16
11	Sparta Rotterdam	12	5	6	1	16
12	SC Heerenveen	12	3	4	5	14
13	FC Volendam	12	3	5	4	13
14	NAC Breda	12	3	6	3	12
15	PEC Zwolle	12	3	6	3	12
16	Excelsior	12	3	8	1	10
17	SC Telstar	12	2	7	3	9
18	Heracles Almelo	12	3	9	0	9

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