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 62, thanks above all to 5 interceptions and 8 final-third passes. Young produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.
For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Arthur Zagré, with 61.
Marvin Young
Sparta Rotterdam · 90'
Produced 1.36× and cost 0.62× their position's average
- 5 interceptions 4.0×
- 8 final-third passes 1.4×
- 58 passes 1.3×
- 1 time dribbled past 1.5×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Zonneveld | Forward | 44 | 68 |
| Marvin Young ★ | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Teo Quintero | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Pelle Clement | Midfielder | 46 | 51 |
| Julian Baas | Midfielder | 44 | 51 |
| Giannino Vianello | Defender | 71 | 49 |
| Shunsuke Mito | Forward | 71 | 48 |
| Ayoni Santos | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Vito van Crooij | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Joshua Kitolano | Midfielder | 79 | 38 |
| Saïd Bakari | Defender | 46 | 32 |
| Joël Drommel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | Midfielder | 19 | no rating |
| Patrick van Aanholt | Defender | 19 | no rating |
| Jens Toornstra | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 86 | 56 |
| Mike van Duinen | Forward | 75 | 51 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 26 | 50 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 64 | 45 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 86 | 30 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Adam Carlén | Midfielder | 4 | no rating |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 4 | 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.