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 74, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 7 recoveries. Young produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Aymen Sliti, with 73.
Marvin Young
Sparta Rotterdam · 90'
Produced 1.08× and cost 0.14× their position's average
- 7 duels won 1.6×
- 7 recoveries 1.8×
- 66 passes 1.3×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aymen Sliti | Forward | 59 | 73 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Forward | 31 | 64 |
| Nesto Groen | Forward | 23 | 60 |
| Jan Plug | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | Defender | 31 | 53 |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 85 | 52 |
| Daniel van Vianen | Midfielder | 59 | 51 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Ilano Silva Timas | Forward | 23 | 38 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| David Garden | Forward | 67 | 35 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson | Forward | 67 | 28 |
| Kasey Bos | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Young ★ | Defender | 90 | 74 |
| Lushendry Martes | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | Forward | 83 | 58 |
| Milan Zonneveld | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Bruno Martins Indi | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 83 | 50 |
| Shunsuke Mito | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Bas Kuipers | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Filip Bednarek | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Julian Baas | Midfielder | 89 | 40 |
| Casper Terho | Forward | 51 | 30 |
| Robin van Cruijsen | Midfielder | 39 | 19 |
| Alwande Roaldsøy | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Joel Ideho | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Nick Verschuren | 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?
Irakli Yegoian, with 6 completed dribbles. Next: Aymen Sliti 1, Rick Meissen 0.
Excelsior's 2–1 win against Sparta Rotterdam featured Irakli Yegoian as the primary spark, completing 6 dribbles. Aymen Sliti managed 1, while Rick Meissen completed none.
Which Sparta Rotterdam player won the most aerial duels?
Milan Zonneveld, with 11 aerial duels won. Next: Bruno Martins Indi 4, Lushendry Martes 3.
Despite Sparta Rotterdam's 2–1 defeat to Excelsior, Milan Zonneveld dominated the air with 11 aerial duels won. That mark comfortably exceeded Bruno Martins Indi's 4 and Lushendry Martes's 3.
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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