Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam
- Sliti 24'
- Groen 90+2'
- Zonneveld 48'
29 August 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Excelsior against Sparta Rotterdam on 29 August 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam), rated 78, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 7 recoveries. Young produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Aymen Sliti, with 74.
Marvin Young
Sparta Rotterdam · 90'
Produced 1.21× and cost 0.16× their position's average
- 7 duels won 1.6×
- 7 recoveries 1.8×
- 3 tackles 1.8×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aymen Sliti | Forward | 59 | 74 |
| Nesto Groen | Forward | 23 | 70 |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | Forward | 31 | 64 |
| Daniel van Vianen | Midfielder | 59 | 60 |
| Jan Plug | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 85 | 59 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Forward | 31 | 57 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Ilano Silva Timas | Forward | 23 | 52 |
| Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson | Forward | 67 | 44 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| David Garden | Forward | 67 | 39 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Kasey Bos | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Young ★ | Defender | 90 | 78 |
| Lushendry Martes | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Milan Zonneveld | Forward | 90 | 63 |
| Shunsuke Mito | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | Forward | 83 | 60 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 83 | 51 |
| Julian Baas | Midfielder | 89 | 45 |
| Bas Kuipers | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Casper Terho | Forward | 51 | 26 |
| Robin van Cruijsen | Midfielder | 39 | 22 |
| Filip Bednarek | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Alwande Roaldsøy | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Joel Ideho | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Nick Verschuren | Defender | 1 | no rating |
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.