MX23RW : Sunday, October 1 06:52:23| >> :300:86500:86500:
AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 24
Mar 5, 2023 at 11.15am UK
 
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Excelsior
1 - 4
Sparta
Driouech (45')
FT(HT: 1-1)
El Yaakoubi (20' og.), Saito (49'), Lauritsen (56'), Vriends (60')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between SBV Excelsior and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Groningen 3-0 Excelsior
Saturday, February 25 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 0-3 Utrecht
Friday, February 24 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam

Both teams have struggled in front of goal of late, so we expect a low-scoring affair here. Having said that, we are also backing the away side to narrowly come out on top at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 37.82%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 35.72% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.28%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 1-0 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sparta Rotterdam would win this match.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawSparta Rotterdam
35.72% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04) 26.46% (0.018000000000001 0.02) 37.82% (0.025999999999996 0.03)
Both teams to score 52.64% (-0.053000000000004 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.82% (-0.065999999999995 -0.07)52.18% (0.07 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.11% (-0.056999999999999 -0.06)73.89% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.94% (-0.054999999999993 -0.05)28.05% (0.058999999999997 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.29% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)63.71% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.17% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)26.83% (0.02 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.87% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)62.13% (0.026000000000003 0.03)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 35.72%
    Sparta Rotterdam 37.82%
    Draw 26.46%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawSparta Rotterdam
1-0 @ 9.57% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
2-1 @ 8% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.08% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 3.39% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.58% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.23% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.08% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 35.72%
1-1 @ 12.58% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.53% (0.021 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.26% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-3 @ 0.98% (-0.003 -0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.46%
0-1 @ 9.9% (0.022 0.02)
1-2 @ 8.28% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 6.51% (0.011 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.63% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 2.86% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 2.31% (-0.004 -0)
1-4 @ 1.19% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 0.94% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 37.82%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Sparta

SBV Excelsior
30.8%
Draw
7.7%
Sparta Rotterdam
61.5%
13
Head to Head
Jan 14, 2023 8pm
Sparta
1-0
Excelsior
Kitolano (90+1')
van Mullem (23')

van Duinen (90')
Jan 21, 2018 11.30am
Sparta
2-3
Excelsior
Massop (3' og.), Brogno (42' pen.)
Chabot (18'), Brogno (32'), Fischer (85'), Floranus (88')
Messaoud (5'), Van Duinen (44'), Hadouir (86')
Karami (30'), van Duinen (44'), de Wijs (66')
Oct 21, 2017 6.45pm
Excelsior
1-1
Sparta
Massop (54')
Koolwijk (60'), Mattheij (69'), Vermeulen (75'), de Wijs (85')
Goodwin (86')
Dougall (34'), Floranus (71')
Apr 7, 2017 7pm
Sparta
2-3
Excelsior
Brogno (10'), Pusic (87')
Hasselbaink (24', 48'), Van Duinen (44')
Fortes (50'), Hadouir (89')
Nov 19, 2016 7.45pm
Excelsior
3-2
Sparta
Elbers (26'), Ribeiro (30'), Hasselbaink (65')
Elbers (60')
Brogno (23'), Dumfries (73')
Verhaar (65'), Dumfries (83'), Breuer (93')
rhs 2.0
MLS Apple TV+ Messi promo
Today's games header
2.30pm
Falcons
@
Jags
6pm
Broncos
@
Bears
6pm
Dolphins
@
Bills
6pm
Ravens
@
Browns
6pm
Rams
@
Colts
6pm
Washington
@
Eagles
6pm
Vikings
@
Panthers
6pm
Buccaneers
@
Saints
6pm
Steelers
@
Texans
6pm
Bengals
@
Titans
9.05pm
Raiders
@
Chargers
9.25pm
Cardinals
@
49ers
9.25pm
Patriots
@
Cowboys
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV77002322121
2FC Twente76011441018
3Feyenoord75202662017
4AZ AlkmaarAZ65101631316
5Sparta RotterdamSparta632197211
6Go Ahead Eagles73131315-210
7SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior6231121029
8Fortuna SittardSittard62317709
9Heracles62221012-28
10Ajax62221012-28
11NECNijmegen6213111107
12PEC Zwolle6213610-47
13Heerenveen7205917-86
14RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk7205716-96
15Almere CityAlmere City7115618-124
16Vitesse6105310-73
17FC UtrechtUtrecht7106416-123
18FC VolendamVolendam6015616-101

MLS Apple TV+ Messi promo
New Apple Music general promo - 300x250

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!