Excelsior vs PSV Eindhoven
Ref: Dennis Higler, NetherlandsVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Włodarczyk scored for Excelsior; Veerman and Saibari replied for PSV Eindhoven. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.17 for Excelsior versus 2.67 for PSV Eindhoven. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while PSV Eindhoven are 1st.
First Half
⚽
Włodarczyk
19'
⚽
Veerman
32'
⇄
Pepi
Second Half
⇄
Włodarczyk
70'
⇄
Wanner
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Naujoks
72'
⚽
Saibari
Assist: Man
⇄
Carlén
⇄
de Regt
85'
⇄
Salah-Eddine
85'
⇄
Perišić
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorPSV Eindhoven
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.17VS2.67
Attack2 · 2 won
18
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
12
9
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
335
Total passes
616
253
Accurate passes
533
76%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 1 won
8
Fouls
5
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
3
-0.27
Goals prevented
-0.27
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
PSV Eindhoven
4-3-3
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 18Chris Kevin NadjeM
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
PSV Eindhoven
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Anass Salah-EddineD
- 3Yarek GasiorowskiD
- 5Ivan PerišićF
- 6Ryan FlamingoD
- 9Ricardo Daniel PepiF
- 10Paul WannerF
- 17Mauro JúniorD
- 22Jerdy SchoutenM
- 23Joey VeermanM
- 32Matěj KovářG
- 34Ismael Saibari Ben El BasraM
Substitutes
- 1Nick Quinten OlijG
- 4Armando ObispoD
- 11Couhaib DriouechF
- 19Esmir BajraktarevićF
- 20Guus Berend TilM
- 24Niek SchiksG
- 27Dennis ManF
- 31Noah FernandezM
- 39Adamo NagaloD
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 60 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Adam Carlén | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stijn Middendorp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
PSV Eindhoven
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Veerman | M | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Ryan Flamingo | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yarek Gasiorowski | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Matěj Kovář | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ismael Saibari | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3/7 |
| Ivan Perišić | F | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jerdy Schouten(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | D | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Paul Wanner | F | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mauro Júnior | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ricardo Pepi | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adamo Nagalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Olij | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Fernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niek Schiks | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Man | F | 20 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Armando Obispo | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Couhaib Driouech | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guus Til | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |