Excelsior 2-1 Sparta — Prediction Result

Excelsior vs Sparta tips

Published Wed 26 Aug, before kick-off

Match statistics

Excelsior vs Sparta: expected goals, shots, possession and discipline, home on the left, away on the right
Excelsior	Statistic	Sparta
1.32	Expected goals (xG)	1.03
15	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	2
12	Shots inside the box	5
45%	Possession	55%
383	Passes	488
81%	Pass accuracy	83%
6	Corners	4
13	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Goalkeeper saves	3

Excelsior finished +0.7 goals against its expected goals (xG), Sparta 0.0.

Markets Stats H2H Form Table

Excelsior vs Sparta: every market we priced

Excelsior vs Sparta odds

Result

No tip

Result: price for each selection
Excelsior win	Draw	Sparta win
2.30✓, happened	3.75	2.60

No tip here: no side is a clear favourite, so the tip is in Double chance.

Likeliest score 1–1 · final 2–1

Goals

Trust 8 · ✓ Won

Goal lines: price for over and under
Line	Over	Under
1.5	—✓Over 1.5, our tip, Trust 8, happened	—Under 1.5
2.5	—✓Over 2.5, happened	—Under 2.5
3.5	—Over 3.5	—✓Under 3.5, happened

Over 1.5 landed in 10 of Excelsior's last 10 and 7 of Sparta's · 82% of Eredivisie matches.

Both teams to score

Trust 6 · ✓ Won

Both teams to score: price for each selection
Yes	No
—✓Our tip, Trust 6, happened	—

Both teams scored in 8 of Excelsior's last 10 and 6 of Sparta's · 57% of Eredivisie matches.

Double chance

Trust 7 · ✓ Won

Double chance: price for each selection
Excelsior or draw	Excelsior or Sparta	Draw or Sparta
1.43✓, happened	1.22✓Our tip, Trust 7, happened	1.54

Excelsior vs Sparta: team stats

Excelsior vs Sparta: season metrics compared, longer bars are better within the league
Excelsior		Sparta
7th	Position	12th
11	Points	5
2.1	Goals / game	1.4
1.72	xG for / game	1.72
1.24	xG against / game	2.38
€18m	Squad value	€39m
2.50	Points / game (last 10)	0.90
1.4	Conceded / game	1.9
2 of 10	Clean sheets	2 of 10

Longer bar, stronger side. Season: Eredivisie. Last 10: all competitions.

Excelsior vs Sparta: head-to-head · last 6

2Excelsior wins

0Draws

4Sparta wins

17 MaySparta2–3Excelsior
14 Sep 25Excelsior0–1Sparta
17 Feb 24Sparta4–2Excelsior
1 Oct 23Excelsior2–1Sparta
5 Mar 23Excelsior1–4Sparta
14 Jan 23Sparta1–0Excelsior

Excelsior and Sparta: form · last 10

Excelsior25 / 30 pts

LExcelsior1–2PSV
WCambuur0–4Excelsior
WDe Graafschap1–5Excelsior
WHeracles Almelo3–5Excelsior
WNAC Breda1–3Excelsior
WDordrecht0–2Excelsior
WExcelsior3–2Cambuur
WSparta2–3Excelsior
DExcelsior1–1FC Volendam
WGroningen2–3Excelsior

Sparta9 / 30 pts

DSparta3–3Utrecht
WTelstar1–3Sparta
LSparta0–1Feyenoord
DSparta0–0MSV Duisburg
DSparta1–1Asteras Tripolis
LZulte Waregem3–2Sparta
LSV Meppen3–2Sparta
WSparta1–0Telstar
LSparta2–3Excelsior
LTwente4–0Sparta

Eredivisie table

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Eredivisie table, 2026-27, with Excelsior and Sparta highlighted in their colours
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	AZ	7	6	1	0	+12	19
2	Feyenoord	7	5	2	0	+18	17
3	PSV	7	5	1	1	+14	16
4	Twente	7	5	1	1	+8	16
5	Ajax	7	4	2	1	+12	14
6	Sittard	7	4	1	2	-1	13
7	Excelsior	7	3	2	2	+6	11
8	Groningen	7	3	2	2	+2	11
9	Go Ahead	7	2	4	1	+2	10
10	Heerenveen	7	2	3	2	+2	9
11	NEC	7	2	2	3	-1	8
12	Sparta	7	1	2	4	-7	5
13	Telstar	7	1	2	4	-7	5
14	Cambuur	7	1	2	4	-9	5
15	Utrecht	7	1	2	4	-13	5
16	Zwolle	7	1	1	5	-14	4
17	Den Haag	7	0	2	5	-10	2
18	Willem II	7	0	2	5	-14	2

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Excelsior vs Sparta?

Excelsior 2–1 Sparta, played on Sat 29 Aug in the Eredivisie.

Did FootInsights get Excelsior vs Sparta right?

Our Best Tip was Over 1.5 goals, Trust 8 out of 10, and it won. 3 of our 3 pre-match tips on this match won. Every Best Tip stays on our public track record, wins and losses alike.

Did both teams score in Excelsior vs Sparta?

Yes — the match finished 2–1. Our tip was Both Score: Yes, and it won.

Were there over 2.5 goals in Excelsior vs Sparta?

Yes — 3 goals in total. Our goals tip was Over 1.5 goals, and it won.