§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 34

Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 Excelsior

  • Santos 53'
  • Zonneveld 90+1'
  • Vianello 14' (o.g.)
  • Zagré 50'
  • Naujoks 62'

17 May 2026

The match in data

Excelsior got the better of Sparta Rotterdam, 3–2, on 17 May 2026, on matchday 34 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam), rated 55, thanks above all to 5 interceptions and 8 final-third passes. Young produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Arthur Zagré, with 59.

55
Player of the match

Marvin Young

Sparta Rotterdam · 90'

Produced 1.22× and cost 0.73× their position's average

Added
  • 5 interceptions 4.0×
  • 8 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 58 passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.5×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×

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.

Sparta Rotterdam
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tobias Lauritsen Forward 90 61
Milan Zonneveld Forward 44 58
Marvin Young ★ Defender 90 55
Teo Quintero Defender 90 49
Ayoni Santos Midfielder 90 46
Shunsuke Mito Forward 71 46
Pelle Clement Midfielder 46 46
Giannino Vianello Defender 71 45
Julian Baas Midfielder 44 41
Vito van Crooij Midfielder 90 40
Joshua Kitolano Midfielder 79 37
Joël Drommel Goalkeeper 90 36
Saïd Bakari Defender 46 29
Jonathan de Guzmán Midfielder 19 no rating
Patrick van Aanholt Defender 19 no rating
Jens Toornstra Midfielder 11 no rating
Excelsior
PlayerPositionMinRating
Arthur Zagré Defender 90 59
Noah Naujoks Midfielder 86 55
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder 90 54
Gyan de Regt Forward 90 48
Casper Widell Defender 90 46
Ilias Bronkhorst Defender 26 46
Lewis Schouten Defender 90 45
Rick Meissen Defender 64 42
Mike van Duinen Forward 75 41
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper 90 39
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder 90 35
Derensili Sanches Fernandes Forward 86 35
Jerolldino Bergraaf Forward 15 no rating
Adam Carlén Midfielder 4 no rating
Szymon Wlodarczyk Forward 4 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Excelsior player recovered the most balls?

Gyan de Regt, with 8 recoveries. Next: Lennard Hartjes 7, Arthur Zagré 6.

In Excelsior's 2–3 away victory over Sparta Rotterdam, Gyan de Regt paced the team's defensive work with 8 ball recoveries. Lennard Hartjes recorded 7 and Arthur Zagré added 6.

Which Sparta Rotterdam player won the most aerial duels?

Vito van Crooij, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Tobias Lauritsen 4, Teo Quintero 3.

Despite the 2–3 loss to Excelsior, Vito van Crooij led Sparta Rotterdam in the air with 8 duels won. That doubled Tobias Lauritsen's 4 and exceeded Teo Quintero'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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Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 Excelsior, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Marvin Young, 55
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.