Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs PSV Eindhoven, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 54': Casper Widell
FT
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PSV Eindhoven
  • 5': Ruben Van Bommel
  • 56': Ricardo Pepi

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 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.
  • 11': Foul by Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 11': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 16': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior).
  • 21': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Excelsior. Daniël van Vianen is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior).
  • 26': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 33': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 34': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  • 35': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  • 35': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Paul Wanner with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Daniël van Vianen.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Plug.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 0, PSV Eindhoven 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Aymen Sliti.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Osman Turay replaces Ilano Silva Timas.
  • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 0, PSV Eindhoven 1.
  • 46': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (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 Ruben van Bommel.
  • 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.
  • 55': Foul by Osman Turay (Excelsior).
  • 55': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  • 62': Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Amir Bouhamdi replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  • 63': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kodai Sano replaces Paul Wanner.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kodai Sano.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kodai Sano (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Amir Bouhamdi.
  • 64': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury David Garden (Excelsior).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amir Bouhamdi.
  • 68': Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Dennis Man replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 74': Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amir Bouhamdi.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Kodai Sano (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 Mauro Júnior.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 80': Substitution, Excelsior. Yacqub Finey replaces Daniël van Vianen.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a through ball.
  • 83': Foul by Yacqub Finey (Excelsior).
  • 83': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Sven Mijnans replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  • 84': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 85': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).
  • 85': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 85': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Mario Domínguez.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
  • 88': Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Jan Plug (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 89': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Kiliann Sildillia replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 90': Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
  • 90': Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Amir Bouhamdi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 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'+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'+6': Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 1, PSV Eindhoven 2.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,600

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 +12 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 +18 17
3 PSV Eindhoven 7 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 +8 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EXC Excelsior (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
14 Jan Plug Yellow Card
4 Casper Widell
15 Simon Janssen
3 Rick Meissen
20 Lennard Hartjes
6 Daniel Van Vianen
8 Irakli Yegoian
19 David Garden
21 Ilano Silva Timas
7 Aymen Sliti
Excelsior Substitutes:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Yacqub Hassan Muse Finey, Nesto Groen, Mario Dominguez, Nolan Martens, Guilliano Cairo, Valentin Sulzbacher, Celton Biai, Osman Turay, Stan Hendrikx.

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3)

No. Name
32 Matej Kovár (GK)
4 Armando Obispo
6 Ryan Flamingo
17 Mauro Júnior
8 Sergiño Dest
23 Joey Veerman
10 Paul Wanner
20 Guus Til
9 Ricardo Pepi
7 Ruben Van Bommel
5 Ivan Perisic
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Khadim Ngom, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Nick Olij, Yarek Gasiorowski, Kodai Sano, Kiliann Sildillia, Amir Bouhamdi, Fabian Merién, Dennis Man, Sven Mijnans.

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