Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior prediction | 9 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Sparta Rotterdam
Ranking: #289 overall, #10 in Netherlands

63.7 → 62.9 (-0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 17 May Excelsior (H) 62.6 +0.1
0-1 09 Aug Feyenoord (H) 61.9 -0.7
1-3 14 Aug Telstar (A) 63.0 +1.1
3-3 22 Aug Utrecht (H) 62.9 -0.1
2-1 29 Aug Excelsior (A) 62.9 0.0
Excelsior
Ranking: #361 overall, #11 in Netherlands

57.8 → 60.8 (+3.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Volendam (H) 59.8 -0.4
2-3 17 May Sparta R'dam (A) 59.8 0.0
0-4 07 Aug Cambuur (A) 61.0 +1.2
1-2 15 Aug PSV (H) 60.8 -0.2
2-1 29 Aug Sparta R'dam (H) 60.8 0.0

Sparta Rotterdam vs Excelsior: by the numbers

Sparta Rotterdam sit 72 places above Excelsior in our European rankings, and 1 place above them in Netherlands.

Over their last 10 matches Excelsior have moved +3.0 rating points, against -0.8 for Sparta Rotterdam.

Sparta Rotterdam came away with their rating unchanged in the last contest between these two, on 29 Aug 2026.

Sparta Rotterdam first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 64.6 on 22 Feb 2026.

The highest Excelsior have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #260, first reached on 26 Jul 2018.