ROTTERDAM. Excelsior managed to reverse the score against Sparta Rotterdam to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sparta Rotterdam to strike first with a goal of Jonathan de Guzmán at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Troy Parrott gave the win to Excelsior in the 90′ minute. Excelsior took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.71 degrees Celsius or 71.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 7 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 98 Attack 105
- 55 Dangerous attack 44
- 114 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Excelsior was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Excelsior won the match.
Excelsior shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 4 yellow cards (Couhaib Driouech, Troy Parrott, Arthur Zagré and Redouan El Yaakoubi). On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Bart Vriends).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior will have 9 points like Fortuna Sittard to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 11 points like Heracles Almelo to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
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73'
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Excelsior started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Arthur Zagré , Julian Baas , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Cisse Sandra , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Nikolas Agrafiotis and Couhaib Driouech .
The home team had on the bench: Lazaros Lamprou , Troy Parrott , Kian Fitz-Jim, Oscar Uddenäs , Richie Omorowa, Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita, Adrian Fein , Ian Smeulers, Serano Seymor and Pascal Kuiper.
Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Serano Seymor (injured).
Substitutions
Excelsior made 4 changes: Couhaib Driouech for Lazaros Lamprou (71′), Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Oscar Uddenäs (71′), Nikolas Agrafiotis for Troy Parrott (82′) and Sven Nieuwpoort for Serano Seymor (32′).
Best player: Stijn van Gassel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Arno Verschueren, Nick Olij , Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Tijs Velthuis , Djevencio van der Kust , Jonathan de Guzmán , Joshua Kitolano , Pelle Clement , Charles-Andreas Brym and Agustin Anello , Tobias Lauritsen .
These were the players on the bench: Rick Meissen, Dylan van Wageningen, Metinho , Django Warmerdam, Camiel Neghli , Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of Camiel Neghli (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Agustin Anello for Camiel Neghli (74′) and Jonathan de Guzmán for Metinho (81′).
Best player: Djevencio van der Kust
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Djevencio van der Kust.
His rating is with 35 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Heracles Almelo – PEC Zwolle – 2-1
- AZ – Fortuna Sittard – 4-0
- Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- NEC – Vitesse – 1-3
