Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam.
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Sparta Rotterdam, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Sparta Rotterdam players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Feyenoord. During that encounter they had 31% possession and had 6 attempts on goal with 0 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 23 shots on goal.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 5 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 9 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. When playing at home, they have failed to score in their last 2 games and kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games.
They've had a terrible run of form at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win.
Excelsior, Recent FormThe Excelsior squad will want to put the 3-0 home thrashing they received from FC Twente firmly behind them and may also need to find something to boost their confidence levels as a consequence. In that game they had 48% possession and managed 12 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to FC Twente who had 14 attempts and 3 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, away from home this season, they have scored in 9 of their 10 games played.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 7 games.
Troy Parrott will be hoping to create problems for Sparta Rotterdam in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Excelsior.
Excelsior recorded a 2-1 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Sparta will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 8 encounters with Roodzwarten. We've seen plenty of goals from Excelsior when they've visited De Kasteelheren in the league, in their last 3 games they've scored a total of 6 goals, which is an average of 2 per game.
With no real injury worries, Sparta manager Jeroen Rijsdijk will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
With only Raphaël Eyongo (Ankle) and Lennard Hartjes (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Marinus Dijkhuizen will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sparta Rotterdam Playing at home | Excelsior Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 2.2 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 35' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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