Excelsior vs Sparta RotterdamPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Excelsior face Sparta Rotterdam in matchday four of the Eredivisie, a league currently averaging 3.75 goals per game. Excelsior are tenth with 3 points from two games, one win and one defeat, five goals scored and two conceded, and in recent games have won away at Cambuur, De Graafschap and Heracles, alongside a home defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Sparta Rotterdam are seventh with 4 points from three games, one win, one draw and one defeat, six goals scored and five conceded, and come from a 3-3 draw with Utrecht after a 3-1 away win over Telstar. The two sides have met five times recently, almost all decided by narrow margins. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.