Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior prediction

Eredivisie · Sat, 09 Jan 2027 15:30 GMT · Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior, Eredivisie on Sat, 09 Jan 2027 15:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Sparta Rotterdam host Excelsior in the Eredivisie on Saturday 9 January (kick-off 15:30 UK).

The key numbers

14 of Sparta Rotterdam’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (93%).

12 of Excelsior’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Sparta Rotterdam have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Both teams scored in 12 of Sparta Rotterdam’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%). At home, Sparta Rotterdam have no wins, four draws and four defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 0.50 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 2.38. Sparta Rotterdam have scored 21 goals, the ninth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 29 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Both teams scored in nine of Excelsior’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Excelsior have four wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.75 points per game, scoring 2.13 and conceding 1.63. Excelsior have scored 16 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Excelsior have conceded 29 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Sparta Rotterdam (12th) and Excelsior (15th) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Sparta Rotterdam the stronger side, 61 rating points above Excelsior (Sparta Rotterdam 1435, Excelsior 1374, after at least 192 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 29 August 2026, finished Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam.

Team news

Predicted Sparta Rotterdam XI (5-4-1): M. Brouwer, M. Young, B. Kuipers, L. Martes, B. Martins Indi, N. Verschuren, C. Hatenboer, I. Babadi, M. van Bergen, R. van Cruijsen, M. Zonneveld — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Milan Zonneveld (5.2 per match over 13 appearances, nine goals and two assists) and L. Martes (4.1 per match over 13 appearances, two goals) have been Sparta Rotterdam’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Sparta Rotterdam (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Milan Zonneveld averages 3.5 shots per 90 over 963 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. L. Martes averages 3.3 tackles per 90 over 1107 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Excelsior XI (4-3-3): S. van Gassel, C. Widell, J. Plug, R. Meissen, K. Bos, L. Hartjes, I. Yegoian, N. Naujoks, M. Domínguez, A. Sliti, D. Garden — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Irakli Yegoian (5.9 per match over 13 appearances, five goals and five assists) and Rick Meissen (3.8 per match over 13 appearances, one goal) have been Excelsior’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Excelsior (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Irakli Yegoian averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 1189 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last 10 appearances. Rick Meissen averages 2.1 tackles per 90 over 1170 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 09 Jan 2027 15:30 GMT · Eredivisie · Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Head-to-head (last 6): Sparta Rotterdam 3 · draws 0 · Excelsior 3 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sparta Rotterdam 1W 2D 2L · Excelsior 1W 0D 4L

Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 2.75 / 3 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.14 / 2.63

Corners

against 5.43 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.29 / 2.38

Shots on target

against 7.43 / 7.25 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.43 / 1.13

Cards

against 1 / 1 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sparta Rotterdam for / against	Line	Excelsior for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.14 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2.63 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.57 for · 18.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	8 for · 16.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.29 for · 7.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.38 for · 7.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 8.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Goalkeeper

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Brouwer	7	88618 min	334.8 /90	131.9 /90	00 /90
F. Bednarek	4	90360 min	102.5 /90	71.8 /90	00 /90

Sparta Rotterdam — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Brouwer n 7	88.3	4.8 7/6
F. Bednarek n 6	90	2.3 3/3

Sparta Rotterdam Defensive

Sparta Rotterdam — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Kuipers	11	90990 min	121.1 /90	70.6 /90	30.3 /90	312.8 /90	80.7 /90	10.1 /90
M. Young	11	88973 min	232.1 /90	111 /90	50.5 /90	494.5 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90
L. Martes	11	88972 min	383.5 /90	111 /90	30.3 /90	686.3 /90	141.3 /90	30.3 /90
B. Martins Indi	10	81811 min	91 /90	70.8 /90	50.6 /90	313.4 /90	141.6 /90	20.2 /90
N. Verschuren	8	77613 min	111.6 /90	101.5 /90	91.3 /90	365.3 /90	50.7 /90	00 /90
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Sparta Rotterdam — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Kuipers n 8	90	1 5/1	0.3 2/0	—
M. Young n 8	89.3	0.8 3/2	1.3 6/4	—
L. Martes n 8	87.8	1.2 5/2	1.2 7/1	—
B. Martins Indi n 8	82.4	1.5 7/4	0.1 1/0	—
M. Zonneveld n 8	85.5	1.1 5/2	0.9 4/2	—
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Sparta Rotterdam — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Kuipers n 8	90	1 6/2
M. Young n 8	89.3	1.9 6/5
L. Martes n 8	87.8	4 8/8
B. Martins Indi n 8	82.4	0.8 6/0
M. Zonneveld n 8	85.5	0.3 2/0
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Sparta Rotterdam Attacking

Sparta Rotterdam — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Zonneveld	10	74740 min	60.7 /90	20.2 /90	253 /90	121.5 /90	182.2 /90	40.5 /90
N. Þórisson	3	70209 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	73 /90	41.7 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90
A. Kostić	1	2828 min	00 /90	00 /90	26.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. van Bergen	8	62496 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	81.5 /90	50.9 /90	112 /90	81.5 /90
Cedric Hatenboer	7	88619 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	30.4 /90	20.3 /90	60.9 /90	30.4 /90
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Sparta Rotterdam — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Kuipers n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.3 1/1
M. Young n 8	89.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
L. Martes n 8	87.8	1 5/2	0.5 3/1
B. Martins Indi n 8	82.4	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
M. Zonneveld n 8	85.5	2.8 8/6	1.3 5/3
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Sparta Rotterdam — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sparta Rotterdam before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Kuipers n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
M. Young n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Martes n 8	87.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
B. Martins Indi n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Zonneveld n 8	85.5	0.7 5/0	0.3 2/0
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Excelsior

Excelsior Goalkeeper

Excelsior — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. van Gassel	12	901080 min	443.7 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	4.3 7/7

Excelsior Defensive

Excelsior — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Plug	12	901080 min	252.1 /90	201.7 /90	70.6 /90	473.9 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
R. Meissen	12	901080 min	272.3 /90	282.3 /90	60.5 /90	584.8 /90	110.9 /90	10.1 /90
C. Widell	12	841006 min	100.9 /90	191.7 /90	100.9 /90	474.2 /90	80.7 /90	00 /90
S. Janssen	10	65649 min	131.8 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90	283.9 /90	71 /90	10.1 /90
Eric da Silva Moreira	8	64514 min	152.6 /90	122.1 /90	20.4 /90	305.3 /90	81.4 /90	00 /90
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Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Meissen n 8	90	1 7/1	0.4 3/0	—
J. Plug n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.4 3/0	—
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	0.9 4/2	1.4 8/2	—
C. Widell n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.6 3/2	—
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Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Meissen n 8	90	2.5 7/4
J. Plug n 8	90	2 8/6
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	1.2 4/2
C. Widell n 8	90	0.9 4/3
A. Sliti n 8	65	0.9 5/0
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Excelsior Attacking

Excelsior — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Sliti	12	55662 min	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	162.2 /90	81.1 /90	91.2 /90	30.4 /90
David Garden	11	57624 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	91.3 /90	40.6 /90	30.4 /90	40.6 /90
Á. Þorsteinsson	9	63569 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	30.5 /90	71.1 /90
Mario Domínguez	6	44266 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
I. Silva Timas	6	44262 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90
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Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Plug n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
R. Meissen n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	1.3 5/3	0.7 3/1
C. Widell n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0 0/0
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Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Meissen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Plug n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
C. Widell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sparta RotterdamDLDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

ExcelsiorLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.6 scored / 3 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sparta Rotterdam 3 · 0 draws · Excelsior 3 · 3.83 goals/game

2026-08-29 Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2026-05-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 Excelsior
2025-09-14 Excelsior 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2024-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 Excelsior
2023-10-01 Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
2023-03-05 Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam

League standing · 2026/27

Sparta Rotterdam#12 pos12 pts12 pl-8 GD

Excelsior#15 pos11 pts12 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Sparta Rotterdam scored1.75

Excelsior scored1.33

Sparta Rotterdam conceded2.42

Excelsior conceded2.42

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What is the head-to-head record between Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior?: In their last 6 meetings, Sparta Rotterdam won 3, Excelsior won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior?: Recent form — Sparta Rotterdam 1W 2D 2L; Excelsior 1W 0D 4L.

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