Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, August 15, 2026
PSV Eindhoven WLWLD 2
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Excelsior WWDWW 1
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PSV112
EXC011
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Team Stats

3
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
6
58.9
Possession
41.1
20
SHOTS
5
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
529
Accurate Passes
339
607
Passes
427
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
68
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
32
17
Clearances
32

Head to Head

PSV leads series 5-0

Lineups

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Jan PlugCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 15Simon JanssenLB
  5. 3Rick MeissenRB
  6. 20Lennard HartjesCM
  7. 6Daniel Van VianenLM
  8. 8Irakli YegoianRM
  9. 19David GardenF
  10. 21Ilano Silva TimasLF
  11. 7Aymen SlitiRF

PSV · 4-3-3

  1. 32Matej KovárG
  2. 4Armando ObispoCD-L
  3. 6Ryan FlamingoCD-R
  4. 17Mauro JúniorLB
  5. 8Sergiño DestRB
  6. 23Joey VeermanCM
  7. 10Paul WannerLM
  8. 20Guus TilRM
  9. 9Ricardo PepiF
  10. 7Ruben Van BommelLF
  11. 5Ivan PerisicRF

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Excelsior 0, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ruben van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 38' Delay in match because of an injury Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior).
  3. 38'
  4. 38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 38'
  6. 45' Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Aymen Sliti.
  7. 45' Substitution, Excelsior. Osman Turay replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
  8. 54' Goal! Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 1. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
  9. 56' Goal! Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 2. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
  10. 63' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Amir Bouhamdi replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  11. 63' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kodai Sano replaces Paul Wanner.
  12. 66' Delay in match because of an injury David Garden (Excelsior).
  13. 66'
  14. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 67'
  16. 68' Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden because of an injury.
  17. 72' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Dennis Man replaces Ivan Perisic.
  18. 74' Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  19. 80' Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces Simon Janssen.
  20. 80' Substitution, Excelsior. Yacqub Finey replaces Daniël van Vianen.
  21. 84' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Sven Mijnans replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  22. 88' Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 89' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Sergiño Dest.

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