Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Intro
With the Eredivisie season starting to take shape, both Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior will be looking for a win when they meet at Sparta Stadion. The home side have endured a poor season, but Excelsior are deep in trouble as they head into this one. Kick off is on Saturday February 17, 2024 at 5:45 PM. Before round 22, Jeroen Rijsdijk’s home team have taken 26 points and sit in the 10th place, and their opponents, fronted by Marinus Dijkhuizen, occupy the 15th place in the Eredivisie table on 21 points from their 21 games. Heading deeper into the campaign, Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior are separated in the Eredivisie table by 5 places and 5 points.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Form
Getting beaten by Feyenoord kept Sparta Rotterdam on 4 points in the last five games – and much more is needed. Meanwhile, Excelsior have just lost to Twente, stalling at 4 points in five games. Sparta Rotterdam haven’t won a game at their own stadium in a long time now. they have just 1 points from the first five games. Excelsior have only managed to take 2 points from their five games on the road.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior H2H
Sparta Rotterdam will hope that home advantage will help them claw back the narrow H2H wins gap. Excelsior currently leads the way with 13 compared to Sparta Rotterdam’s 12 wins out of 31 games played over time. Excelsior will look to the overall record of this fixture as an inspiration here after losing one more than Sparta Rotterdam in the last six meetings.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Analysis
Sparta Rotterdam lost their last match. Jeroen Rijsdijk’s men played against Feyenoord. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 0-2. Now it is time for Jeroen Rijsdijk’s men to face Excelsior. While facing Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam had 31% of ball possession. Taking a look at their previous game, Sparta Rotterdam has those following stats: 4 shots in attack and 22 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Excelsior lost its last game. In their last matchup, Marinus Dijkhuizen’s men were facing Twente. That match ended with a 0-3 scoreline. In their match against Twente, Excelsior claimed 48% of the ball. In terms of shots on goal, Excelsior struck a total of 11 shots in attack while in defence conceding 14 shots.
Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior Odds
As far as the bookmaker’s are concerned the favourite for this match between Sparta Rotterdam and Excelsior is Sparta Rotterdam.
