Excelsior 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam
- Zagré 78'
- Oufkir 90+3'
14 September 2025
The match in data
Sparta Rotterdam got the better of Excelsior, 1–0, on 14 September 2025, on matchday 5 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior), rated 69, thanks above all to 1.65 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.81; conceded 1) and 12 recoveries. van Gassel produced 3.4 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Sparta Rotterdam, the highest-rated player was Joël Drommel, with 66.
Arthur Zagré was sent off at 78'.
Stijn van Gassel
Excelsior · 90'
Produced 3.44× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.65 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.81; conceded 1) 4.9×
- 12 recoveries 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 69 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 77 | 59 |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | Midfielder | 25 | 52 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 65 | 49 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Adam Carlén | Midfielder | 80 | 45 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 78 | 44 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 77 | 44 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Mike van Duinen | Forward | 25 | 35 |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 65 | 23 |
| Do-young Yoon | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Stefan Mitrović | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Drommel | Goalkeeper | 90 | 66 |
| Marvin Young | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Joshua Kitolano | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Shurandy Sambo | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Teo Quintero | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | Midfielder | 74 | 44 |
| Pelle Clement | Midfielder | 74 | 38 |
| Patrick van Aanholt | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Ayoub Oufkir | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Lance Duijvestijn | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Tijs Velthuis | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Excelsior player completed the most dribbles?
Derensili Sanches Fernandes, with 5 completed dribbles. Next: Gyan de Regt 2, Ilias Bronkhorst 1.
Excelsior lost 0–1 to Sparta Rotterdam, yet Derensili Sanches Fernandes offered individual spark by completing 5 dribbles. Gyan de Regt registered 2, while Ilias Bronkhorst completed 1.
Which Sparta Rotterdam player completed the most dribbles?
Joshua Kitolano, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Sayfallah Ltaief 2, Jens Toornstra 1.
In Sparta Rotterdam's 0–1 away victory over Excelsior, Joshua Kitolano led the ball carrying with 3 successful dribbles. Kitolano finished ahead of Sayfallah Ltaief with 2 and Jens Toornstra with 1.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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