Sparta Rotterdam tops Excelsior 4-1

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam had a easy win over Excelsior.

By
Mark Hall
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Sparta Rotterdam tops Excelsior 4-1

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam had a comfortable win over Excelsior. Sparta Rotterdam scored with Redouan El Yaakoubi (20′), K. Saito (49′), Tobias Lauritsen (56′) and Bart Vriends (60′). On the other side, Couhaib Driouech (45′) scored for Excelsior.

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Excelsior

1 - 4

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 122 Attack 93
  • 60 Dangerous attack 55
  • 85 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Sparta Rotterdam was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Excelsior shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Couhaib Driouech- sub ->Marouan Azarkan
9'
Redouan El Yaakoubi(own-goal)
20'
Couhaib Driouech(goal)
45'
49'
K. Saito(goal)Arno Verschueren
56'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)
60'
Bart Vriends (goal)Vito van Crooij
63'
69'
J. Baas- sub ->Kenzo Goudmijn
70'
70'
77'
77'
Mike van Duinen- sub ->Nikolas Agrafiotis
86'
88'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this match, Excelsior will stay with 20 points to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will have 40 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host FC Twente on the 1st of April with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will play away agasint FC Twente on the 22nd of April with a 14-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
5.3
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
5.8
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 28.Netherlands
5.5
D
Serano Seymor  34.Netherlands
6.4
69'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 8.Netherlands
7.3
70'
M
Peer Koopmeiners 23.Netherlands
6.5
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.9
70'
M
Lazaros Lamprou 22.Greece
6.4
M
Marouan Azarkan 10.Netherlands
6.2
9'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 7.Serbia
7.0
Substitutes
G
Pascal Kuiper 38.Netherlands
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
7.0
69'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
6.4
70'
M
Joshua Eijgenraam 6.Netherlands
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
7.4
9' Goals45'
F
Reda Kharchouch 9.Netherlands
6.2
70'
F
Mike van Duinen 29.Netherlands
86'

Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (5.3), Siebe Horemans (5.8), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.0), Serano Seymor (6.4), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (5.5), Peer Koopmeiners (6.5), Kenzo Goudmijn (7.2), Marouan Azarkan (6.5), Noah Naujoks (6.9), Lazaros Lamprou (6.4) and Nikolas Agrafiotis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Arthur Zagre, Nathan Markelo (7.0), Julian Baas (6.6), Pascal Kuiper, Couhaib Driouech (7.3), Joshua Eijgenraam, Norbert Alblas, Reda Kharchouch (6.2) and Mike van Duinen.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Marouan Azarkan for Couhaib Driouech (9′), Serano Seymor for Nathangelo Markelo (69′), Kenzo Goudmijn for Julian Baas (70′), N. Naujoks for Reda Kharchouch (70′) and Nikolas Agrafiotis for Mike van Duinen (86′).

Best player: Couhaib Driouech​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Couhaib Driouech.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 33 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 9′.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.6
Goals60'
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
7.2
88'
D
S. Sambo 2.Netherlands
6.7
77'
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands
7.3
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
6.1
63'
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.7
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
6.9
77' Goals49'
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
6.6
M
V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands
8.2
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.6
89' Goals56'
Substitutes
G
Tim Coremans 30.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 20.Netherlands
D
R. Meissen 13.Netherlands
D
Jeremy van Mullem 14.Netherlands
7.0
63'
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
88'
D
Dirk Abels  12.Netherlands
6.5
77'
M
Younes Namli 17.Denmark
7.0
77'
M
P. Serra 16.Spain
89'
F
Mohammed Tahiri 18.Morocco
F
Elias Hoff Melkersen 19.Norway

Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Maurice Steijn played with: Nick Olij (7.1), Shurandy Sambo (6.7), Bart Vriends (7.6), Mike Eerdhuijzen (7.3), Mica Pinto (7.2), Joshua Kitolano (6.6), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.1), Vito van Crooij (8.2), Arno Verschueren (7.7), Koki Saito (6.9) and Tobias Lauritsen (7.6).

They had on the bench: Rick Meissen, Younes Namli (7.0), Jeremy Van Mullem (7.0), Pedro Alemañ Serna, Aaron Meijers, Mohammed Tahiri, Tim Coremans, Delano van Crooy, Dirk Abels (6.5) and Elias Hoff Melkersen.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Jonathan de Guzmán  for Jeremy van Mullem (63′), K. Saito for Younes Namli (77′), Shurandy Sambo for Dirk Abels (77′), Mica Pinto  for Aaron Meijers (88′) and Tobias Lauritsen for Pedro Serra (89′).

Best player: Vito van Crooij​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​