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Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 17th May, 13:30 BST, Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel, Rotterdam

Maurice Steijn's Sparta Rotterdam side will have home backing in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as Ruben den Uil's Excelsior visit the Sparta Stadium Het Kasteel. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Eredivisie performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% probability of S.Rotterdam and Excelsior delivering at least 2 goals in this Eredivisie clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.13.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think S.Rotterdam are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
S.Rotterdam 44%	1/1	1/1
Draw 24%	27/10	3/1
Excelsior 31%	23/10	9/4
Draw 1-1 11%	7/1	13/2
S.Rotterdam 2-1 9%	8/1	7/1
S.Rotterdam 1-0 9%	12/1	10/1
Excelsior 2-1 7%	12/1	9/1
Excelsior 1-0 7%	16/1	12/1
S.Rotterdam 2-0 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 6%	10/1	17/2
Draw 0-0 6%	20/1	16/1
S.Rotterdam 3-1 5%	12/1	10/1
Excelsior 2-0 5%	22/1	16/1
S.Rotterdam 3-0 4%	18/1	14/1
Excelsior 3-1 3%	22/1	16/1
S.Rotterdam 3-2 3%	16/1	14/1
Excelsior 3-2 3%	22/1	16/1
Excelsior 3-0 2%	40/1	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 55%	4/9	4/9
Under 2.5 Goals 45%	17/10	17/10
Home 1st Goal 51%	4/6	7/10
Away 1st Goal 46%	11/10	6/5
No 1st Goal 3%	20/1	14/1
BTTS - Yes 58%	2/5	4/9
BTTS - No 42%	7/4	17/10
BTTS - Home Win 23%	21/10	21/10
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 16%	4/1	18/5
Home/draw 69%	1/3	1/3
Away/draw 56%	4/5	4/5
Home/away 76%	2/7	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 78%	1/9	1/8
Under 1.5 Goals 22%	11/2	9/2
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	1/1	21/20
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	8/11	7/10
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	12/5	12/5
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	3/10	2/7
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	5/1	19/4
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/8	1/9
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/66	1/80
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	18/1	14/1
Home DNB 62%	4/9	1/2
Away DNB 48%	13/8	7/5
S.Rotterdam win to nil 22%	7/2	-
Excelsior win to nil 15%	8/1	-
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam 27%	21/10	19/10
S.Rotterdam / Excelsior 4%	22/1	20/1
S.Rotterdam / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / S.Rotterdam 14%	9/2	9/2
Draw / Excelsior 10%	7/1	7/1
Draw / Draw 12%	6/1	11/2
Excelsior / S.Rotterdam 5%	18/1	16/1
Excelsior / Excelsior 16%	9/2	19/5
Excelsior / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

S.Rotterdam have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 40 goals to 38 goals.

Home League Performance

S.Rotterdam have played 16 games at home winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 24 goals at home.

Excelsior are in 14th position in the Eredivisie on 35 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 20 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 4 and won 6. Excelsior have conceded 45 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	S.Rotterdam Excelsior
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	PSV	33	26	3	4	52	81	l 0-2A	l 6-1A	l 1-2F	l 5-1A
2	Feyenoord	33	18	8	7	24	62	l 0-4A	w 3-4F	l 1-2F	l 2-1F
3	Twente	33	15	13	5	23	58	l 1-5A	l 4-0A	w 1-0F	d 0-00-0
4	NEC	33	15	11	7	23	56	d 1-1F	l 3-1A	l 0-2A	l 5-0A
5	Ajax	33	14	13	6	21	55	d 3-3A	l 4-0A	d 2-2A	w 1-2F
6	AZ Alkmaar	33	14	9	10	7	51	l 0-1A	l 3-1A	l 1-2F	d 1-1A
7	Utrecht	33	14	8	11	11	50	w 2-1F	w 0-1F	w 5-0F	l 4-1A
8	Heerenveen	33	14	8	11	4	50	l 0-3A	l 2-1A	l 1-2A	l 2-1F
9	Groningen	33	13	6	14	3	45	w 2-0F	w 0-2F	l 0-2A	w 2-3A
10	S.Rotterdam	33	12	7	14	-21	43	-	-	l 0-1A	May 17
11	Fortuna	33	11	6	16	-12	39	d 1-1F	d 2-2A	w 1-0F	l 2-1A
12	GA Eagles	33	8	14	11	2	38	d 2-2F	w 0-3F	l 0-1A	l 2-0A
13	PEC Zwolle	33	9	10	14	-25	37	d 1-1F	l 1-0A	w 2-1F	d 2-2A
14	Excelsior	33	9	8	16	-14	35	May 17	w 0-1F	-	-
15	Telstar	33	8	10	15	-7	34	w 1-0F	l 4-1F	d 2-2A	d 2-2A
16	FC Volendam	33	8	8	17	-19	32	w 2-0F	w 0-1F	d 1-1A	w 1-2F
17	NAC	33	6	10	17	-23	28	w 1-0F	d 0-00-0	w 1-0F	w 0-2F
18	Heracles	33	5	4	24	-49	19	w 2-0F	l 3-0A	l 1-2F	d 1-1A

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
S.Rotterdam	2 - 2	GA Eagles
S.Rotterdam	0 - 2	PSV
S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	FC Volendam
S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	PEC Zwolle
S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	NEC
S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	Groningen
S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	Heracles
S.Rotterdam	0 - 3	Heerenveen
S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	NAC
S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	Fortuna
S.Rotterdam	0 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	Telstar
S.Rotterdam	3 - 3	Ajax
S.Rotterdam	1 - 5	Twente
S.Rotterdam	0 - 4	Feyenoord
S.Rotterdam	2 - 1	Utrecht
S.Rotterdam	1 - 3	PSV
S.Rotterdam	0 - 2	Twente
S.Rotterdam	3 - 1	Heerenveen
S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	NEC

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	S.Rotterdam	0 - 4	Twente
H	S.Rotterdam	2 - 2	GA Eagles
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 4	Telstar
H	S.Rotterdam	0 - 2	PSV
A	S.Rotterdam	0 - 0	NAC
H	S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	FC Volendam
A	S.Rotterdam	0 - 4	Ajax
H	S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	PEC Zwolle
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 2	Heerenveen
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 3	AZ Alkmaar
H	S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	NEC
A	S.Rotterdam	2 - 2	Fortuna
H	S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	Groningen
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	Utrecht
A	S.Rotterdam	4 - 3	Feyenoord
H	S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	Heracles
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	FC Volendam
H	S.Rotterdam	0 - 3	Heerenveen
H	S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	NAC
A	S.Rotterdam	1 - 3	NEC

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Groningen	2 - 3	Excelsior
PEC Zwolle	2 - 2	Excelsior
Heracles	1 - 1	Excelsior
Feyenoord	2 - 1	Excelsior
Fortuna	2 - 1	Excelsior
NAC	0 - 2	Excelsior
Twente	0 - 0	Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 1	Excelsior
PSV	5 - 1	Excelsior
Ajax	1 - 2	Excelsior
Telstar	2 - 2	Excelsior
GA Eagles	2 - 0	Excelsior
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Excelsior
FC Volendam	1 - 2	Excelsior
Utrecht	4 - 1	Excelsior
NEC	5 - 0	Excelsior
Feyenoord	4 - 0	Excelsior
Ajax	2 - 2	Excelsior
PEC Zwolle	2 - 1	Excelsior
GA Eagles	3 - 0	Excelsior

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Excelsior	1 - 1	FC Volendam
A	Excelsior	3 - 2	Groningen
H	Excelsior	5 - 0	Utrecht
A	Excelsior	2 - 2	PEC Zwolle
H	Excelsior	0 - 2	NEC
A	Excelsior	1 - 1	Heracles
A	Excelsior	1 - 2	Feyenoord
H	Excelsior	1 - 2	Heerenveen
H	Excelsior	0 - 1	GA Eagles
A	Excelsior	1 - 2	Fortuna
H	Excelsior	1 - 2	AZ Alkmaar
A	Excelsior	2 - 0	NAC
H	Excelsior	2 - 2	Ajax
A	Excelsior	0 - 0	Twente
A	Excelsior	1 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
H	Excelsior	2 - 2	Telstar
A	Excelsior	1 - 5	PSV
H	Excelsior	2 - 1	PEC Zwolle
H	Excelsior	0 - 2	Groningen
H	Excelsior	1 - 0	NAC

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

S.Rotterdam

Excelsior

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

3 / 4

Clean sheets

1 / 4

0 / 4

SPA

EXC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT S.Rotterdam
S.Rotterdam	4 - 2
S.Rotterdam	1 - 0
	2 - 3	Excelsior
	2 - 3	Excelsior

Excelsior

S.Rotterdam

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 5

5 / 5

Clean sheets

0 / 5

1 / 5

SPA

EXC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
	0 - 1	S.Rotterdam
Excelsior	2 - 1
	1 - 4	S.Rotterdam
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Excelsior	3 - 2

Goal Statistics

	S.Rotterdam 10th	Excelsior 14th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 80% probability that S.Rotterdam will score 1 or more goals	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 62% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-19 S.Rotterdam have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted	-8 Excelsior’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.3 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.5 conceded	2.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season

SPA

EXC

better

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Games scored	24		26
Failed to score	9		7
Scored first	17		14
Goals scored	38		40
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.2
Avg. shots per game	9		9
Avg. shots per goal	8		7
Conversion rate for	12		14
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.4
KickOff rating		+6%

11%

better

SPA

EXC

view stats

Games conceded	22		27
Clean sheets	11		6
Conceded first	15		18
Goals conceded	59		54
Avg. goals conceded	1.8		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	15%		15%
Avg. XG against	1.8		1.7
KickOff rating		+11%

S.Rotterdam v Excelsior Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
33	12	4	8
J Drommel	T Lauritsen	T Lauritsen	T Quintero

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Drommel GLK	33			1 -
T Lauritsen FWD	33	12	4	4 -
M. Young DEF	32		1	7 -
J Kitolano MID	31	5	2	3 -
T Quintero DEF	30	1	1	7 1
M Bergen FWD	29	3	4	1 -
B Indi DEF	27	1		5 1
S Sambo DEF	25		2	6 -
A. Santos MID	25		1	2 -
P Clement MID	25	2	3	2 -
S Mito FWD	24	7	3	-
J Baas MID	22			4 -
J Toornstra MID	16			5 -
L. Martes MID	13			5 -
S Bakari DEF	12			-
P Aanholt DEF	12	1	3	1 -
M Kleijn DEF	11		1	-
M. Zonneveld FWD	10	3		-
V Crooij MID	9		1	2 -
C Terho FWD	9	1	1	1 -
J Guzmán MID	5			-
G. Vianello DEF	4			-
A. Roaldsöy MID	4			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
12	26	4	10
T Lauritsen	T Lauritsen	T Lauritsen	M Bergen

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Lauritsen FWD	12	26	4	8
S Mito FWD	7	17	3	4
J Kitolano MID	5	10	2	2
M Bergen FWD	3	21	4	10
M. Zonneveld FWD	3	7		1
P Clement MID	2	5	3	6
T Quintero DEF	1	6	1
B Indi DEF	1	6
P Aanholt DEF	1	3	3	2
C Terho FWD	1	1	1	2
J Drommel GLK				1
M. Young DEF		1	1	4
S Sambo DEF		1	2	1
A. Santos MID		6	1	4
J Baas MID		5		2
J Toornstra MID		2		1
L. Martes MID		2		1
M Kleijn DEF		1	1	1
V Crooij MID		3	1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1711	71	313
M. Young	M. Young	T Lauritsen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M. Young DEF	1711	71	151
J Drommel GLK	1416	2	16
B Indi DEF	1353	21	100
T Quintero DEF	1110	62	159
J Kitolano MID	844	50	135
T Lauritsen FWD	727	19	313
S Sambo DEF	672	41	90
M Bergen FWD	637	15	62
P Clement MID	628	29	73
J Baas MID	544	25	55
A. Santos MID	513	57	113
S Mito FWD	498	25	92
L. Martes MID	395	30	61
J Toornstra MID	310	21	34
P Aanholt DEF	274	18	29
S Bakari DEF	186	9	23
V Crooij MID	167	8	20
M Kleijn DEF	164	20	24
G. Vianello DEF	113	2	8
C Terho FWD	59	4	22
J Guzmán MID	52	4	7
M. Zonneveld FWD	32		10
A. Roaldsöy MID	31	2	7

Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
33	9	6	7
C Widell	N Naujoks	G Regt	A Zagre

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Widell DEF	33	1	1	2 -
G Regt FWD	33	3	6	3 -
R Meissen DEF	32		3	4 -
I Bronkhorst DEF	32	2	1	6 -
D Fernandes FWD	32	6	3	-
S Gassel GLK	31		1	-
I Yegoian MID	30	5	2	2 -
N Naujoks MID	30	9	1	3 -
A Zagre DEF	29	3	2	6 1
M Duinen FWD	27	1	2	1 -
A Carlén MID	24		1	5 -
L Schouten DEF	23	1		1 -
J. Armantrading FWD	23			1 -
S Wlodarczyk FWD	22	3	1	1 -
L Hartjes MID	20	1		1 -
S Janssen DEF	13		1	-
E Hansson FWD	12	1	1	1 -
S. Hendrikx DEF	10			1
M Jonathans FWD	9	2		1 -
C Raatsie GLK	2			-
M Tielemans MID	2			-
T. Holla GLK	1			-
N. Groen FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	23	6	15
N Naujoks	N Naujoks	G Regt	G Regt

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
N Naujoks MID	9	23	1	4
D Fernandes FWD	6	20	3	8
I Yegoian MID	5	13	2	4
G Regt FWD	3	16	6	15
A Zagre DEF	3	7	2	3
S Wlodarczyk FWD	3	10	1	1
I Bronkhorst DEF	2	4	1	2
M Jonathans FWD	2	4		2
C Widell DEF	1	4	1	1
M Duinen FWD	1	4	2	3
L Schouten DEF	1	5		2
L Hartjes MID	1	2
E Hansson FWD	1	5	1	4
R Meissen DEF		6	3	3
S Gassel GLK			1	2
A Carlén MID		1	1
J. Armantrading FWD		3		2
S Janssen DEF		5	1	2
S. Hendrikx DEF		3
M Tielemans MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1716	53	149
C Widell	A Zagre	C Widell

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C Widell DEF	1716	34	149
S Gassel GLK	1408		9
R Meissen DEF	1256	29	87
I Bronkhorst DEF	1115	46	145
A Zagre DEF	1042	53	109
I Yegoian MID	982	51	142
D Fernandes FWD	829	24	127
L Schouten DEF	729	24	64
G Regt FWD	694	21	91
L Hartjes MID	682	31	70
N Naujoks MID	614	49	147
A Carlén MID	455	37	73
S. Hendrikx DEF	275	11	24
J. Armantrading FWD	203	8	63
E Hansson FWD	173	4	14
S Janssen DEF	157	10	20
S Wlodarczyk FWD	135	4	30
M Duinen FWD	132	12	58
C Raatsie GLK	113	1	1
M Tielemans MID	77	1	2
M Jonathans FWD	69	3	18
T. Holla GLK	40
N. Groen FWD	4

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S.Rotterdam have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Excelsior are in 14th position in the Eredivisie on 35 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

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