Dutch Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven vs Excelsior, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
PSV Eindhoven
  • 8': Paul Wanner
  • 23': Ricardo Pepi
  • 33': Yarek Gasiorowski
  • 39': Ryan Flamingo
  • 69': Dennis Man
FT
5 - 1
Excelsior
  • 45'+1': Ilias Bronkhorst

About

PSV Eindhoven are hosting Excelsior at Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 5': Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Guus Til.
  • 8': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Excelsior 0. Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 10': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 10': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Guus Til with a through ball.
  • 13': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 13': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 17': Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 23': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 2, Excelsior 0. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guus Til.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Couhaib Driouech replaces Ricardo Pepi because of an injury.
  • 27': Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 28': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 3, Excelsior 0. Yarek Gasiorowski (PSV Eindhoven) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Júnior with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 39': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Simon Janssen.
  • 39': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 0. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Offside, Excelsior. Simon Janssen is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 45': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 1. Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 45'+2': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 45'+4': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Lewis Schouten replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  • 46': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 50': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Mauro Júnior is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 57': Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  • 59': Foul by Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 59': Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Rick Meissen.
  • 61': Substitution, Excelsior. Emil Hansson replaces Gyan de Regt.
  • 62': Substitution, Excelsior. Arthur Zagré replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 62': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  • 63': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  • 63': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Emil Hansson (Excelsior).
  • 63': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Emil Hansson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 65': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 69': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 5, Excelsior 1. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
  • 71': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 73': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 75': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 75': Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 75': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Noah Fernandez replaces Paul Wanner.
  • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  • 76': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Mauro Júnior.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Kiliann Sildillia (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Fernandez with a headed pass.
  • 78': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 81': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.
  • 83': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Nicolas Verkooijen replaces Guus Til.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Fernandez.
  • 85': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Nicolas Verkooijen is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Fernandez.
  • 88': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  • 89': Delay in match (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Noah Fernandez.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  • 90'+2': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 5, Excelsior 1.
  • 0': Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 5, Excelsior 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
49.8 Possession 50.2
8 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 421
481 Passes 492
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 29
30 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 16
12 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Philips Stadion
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Attendance: 32,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 33 +52 81
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 33 +24 62
3 FC Twente 33 +23 58
4 NEC Nijmegen 33 +23 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Matej Kovar (GK)
3 Yarek Gasiorowski
6 Ryan Flamingo
17 Mauro Júnior
8 Sergiño Dest
20 Guus Til
23 Joey Veerman
10 Paul Wanner
9 Ricardo Pepi
5 Ivan Perisic Yellow Card
27 Dennis Man
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Fabian Merién, Armando Obispo, Niek Schiks, Couhaib Driouech, Tijn Smolenaars, Nicolas Verkooijen, Jordy Bawuah, Kiliann Sildillia, Joel Van Den Berg, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Noah Fernandez.

EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
3 Rick Meissen
4 Casper Widell
15 Simon Janssen
2 Ilias Bronkhorst
10 Noah Naujoks
20 Lennard Hartjes
23 Irakli Yegoian
33 Jerolldino Bergraaf
11 Gyan De Regt
30 Sanches Fernandes
Excelsior Substitutes:
Mike van Duinen, Arthur Zagre, Nolan Martens, Stan Hendrikx, Calvin Raatsie, Mathijs Tielemans, Emil Hansson, Lewis Schouten, Adam Carlén.

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