Dutch Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven

3rd · 5-1-1 · 16 pts · +14
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PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven1-1-0 2 – 1 Excelsior1-0-1
FT · Sat, Aug 15

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 2.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiliann Sildillia.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Amir Bouhamdi.
  • 90'+1'Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
  • 89'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 88'Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans following a set piece situation.
  • 88'Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Line Score

12T
PSV 11 2
EXC 01 1

Match Leaders

PSV Eindhoven
Excelsior

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 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 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
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Key Events

89'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Sergiño Dest.
88'Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Sven Mijnans replaces Ricardo Pepi.
80'Substitution, Excelsior. Yacqub Finey replaces Daniël van Vianen.
80'Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces Simon Janssen.
74'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Lennard Hartjes.
72'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Dennis Man replaces Ivan Perisic.
68'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden because of an injury.
63'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kodai Sano replaces Paul Wanner.
63'Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Amir Bouhamdi replaces Ruben van Bommel.
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.
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.
45'Substitution, Excelsior. Osman Turay replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
45'Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Aymen Sliti.
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.

Team Stats

PSV EindhovenExcelsior
General
58.9 Possession % 41.1
20 Shots 5
8 On Target 2
1 Offsides 1
7 Corners 1
3 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
529 Passes Completed 339
7 Crosses Won 2
13 Tackles Won 12
7 Interceptions 8
17 Clearances 32
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 6

Recent Form

Excelsior W W D W W
PSV Eindhoven W L W L D

Starting Lineups

Excelsior4-3-3
1 van Gassel
3 Meissen 4 Widell 54' 14 Plug 15 Janssen
8 Yegoian A 20 Hartjes 6 Van Vianen
7 Sliti 19 Garden 21 Silva Timas
7 Van Bommel 5' 9 Pepi 56' 5 Perisic
10 Wanner 23 Veerman 20 Til
17 Júnior 4 Obispo 6 Flamingo 8 Dest A
32 Kovár
PSV Eindhoven4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. JP #14 Jan PlugCD-L
  3. #4 Casper WidellCD-R54'
  4. #15 Simon JanssenLB
  5. #3 Rick MeissenRB
  6. #20 Lennard HartjesCM
  7. #6 Daniel Van VianenLM
  8. IY #8 Irakli YegoianRM
  9. #19 David GardenF
  10. IS #21 Ilano Silva TimasLF
  11. AS #7 Aymen SlitiRF
Substitutes · 6 used

PSV Eindhoven

  1. #32 Matej KovárG
  2. #4 Armando ObispoCD-L
  3. #6 Ryan FlamingoCD-R
  4. #17 Mauro JúniorLB
  5. #8 Sergiño DestRB
  6. #23 Joey VeermanCM
  7. #10 Paul WannerLM
  8. #20 Guus TilRM
  9. #9 Ricardo PepiF56'
  10. #7 Ruben Van BommelLF5'
  11. #5 Ivan PerisicRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

Ricardo Pepi's injury in PSV match a concern for USMNT
PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi had to be substituted because of injury in the club's match on Sunday, giving the U.S. men's national team a possible selection headache.

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