Eredivisie · Round 4
Stadion Woudestein

Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam starting lineups

Excelsior Sparta Rotterdam
2 - 1
Full time
Sliti 24' Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'

Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam lineup images

Excelsior starting lineup vs Sparta Rotterdam, 4-3-3: van Gassel, Meissen, Widell, Plug, Janssen, Hartjes, Yegoian, van Vianen, Sliti, Garden, Thorsteinsson. Eredivisie Round 4, Saturday, August 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Sparta Rotterdam starting lineup vs Excelsior, 4-2-3-1: Bednarek, Martes, Young, Martins Indi, Kuipers, Baas, Toornstra, van Cruijsen, Mito, van Bergen, Zonneveld. Eredivisie Round 4, Saturday, August 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

20'
Yellow cardToornstra Yellow card
1 - 0Slitigoal
24'
Janssen Yellow cardYellow card
28'
Thorsteinsson Yellow cardYellow card
37'
39'
substitutionTerho for van Cruijsen
Half time · 1 - 0
48'
goalZonneveld1 - 1
Jahanbakhsh for Slitisubstitution
59'
da Silva Moreira for van Vianensubstitution
59'
Groen for Gardensubstitution
67'
Silva Timas for Thorsteinssonsubstitution
67'
82'
substitutionRoaldsøy for Toornstra
83'
substitutionIdeho for van Bergen
Bos for Janssensubstitution
85'
89'
substitutionVerschuren for Baas
2 - 1Groengoal
90+2'

Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam team sheets and player ratings

Excelsior

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Netherlands van Gassel rating 6.5
3 Netherlands Meissen rating 6.9
4 Sweden Widell rating 7.6
14 Netherlands Plug rating 7.3
15 Netherlands Janssen yellow card off 85' rating 7.1
20 Netherlands Hartjes rating 6.9
8 Georgia Yegoian rating 8.1
6 Netherlands van Vianen off 59' rating 7.0
7 Netherlands Sliti 1 goal off 59' rating 7.9
19 Netherlands Garden off 67' rating 6.4
30 Iceland Thorsteinsson yellow card off 67' rating 6.5
Substitutes
2 Germany da Silva Moreira on 59' rating 6.5
11 Iran Jahanbakhsh on 59' rating 6.8
21 Cabo Verde Silva Timas on 67' rating 6.9
28 Netherlands Groen 1 goal on 67' rating 7.6
12 Australia Bos on 85'
40 Netherlands Holla
24 Netherlands Cairo
22 Germany Mohamed Turay
5 Netherlands Henderikx
18 Austria Sulzbacher
23 Sweden Finey

Sparta Rotterdam

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Poland Bednarek rating 6.3
2 Netherlands Martes rating 6.8
3 Netherlands Young rating 7.2
4 Netherlands Martins Indi rating 6.8
5 Netherlands Kuipers rating 6.8
6 Netherlands Baas off 89' rating 5.9
8 Netherlands Toornstra yellow card off 82' rating 7.2
7 Netherlands van Cruijsen off 39' rating 5.9
10 Japan Mito rating 6.9
11 Netherlands van Bergen off 83' rating 7.7
9 Netherlands Zonneveld 1 goal rating 7.8
Substitutes
17 Finland Terho on 39' rating 5.9
16 Norway Roaldsøy on 82'
22 Netherlands Ideho on 83'
13 Netherlands Verschuren on 89'
20 Netherlands Kuiper
30 Netherlands Suur
12 Netherlands Reith
15 Netherlands Vianello
14 Venezuela Quintero
19 Montenegro Kostic

Managers

den Uil4-3-3Excelsior
Meijer4-2-3-1Sparta Rotterdam
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Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam: match summary

Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 at Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam on Saturday, August 29, 2026, in Round 4 of the Eredivisie. Aymen Sliti (24') and Nesto Groen (90+2') scored for Excelsior, Milan Zonneveld (48') for Sparta Rotterdam. The match ratings read 7.1 for Excelsior and 6.8 for Sparta Rotterdam. three players tied for the highest player rating at 8.0, and Julian Baas of Sparta Rotterdam the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 under den Uil, Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-2-3-1 under Meijer. Nesto Groen had come on for David Garden on 67 minutes. Jens Toornstra was booked on 20 minutes, Simon Janssen on 28 and Ágúst Thorsteinsson on 37, and nobody was sent off. The Eredivisie table taken on September 2, 2026 had Excelsior 8th on 6 points and Sparta Rotterdam 12th on 4.

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