Dutch Eredivisie

PSV vs Excelsior 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

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

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 26': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Couhaib Driouech replaces Ricardo Pepi because of an injury.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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'+4': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Lewis Schouten replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  • 45': Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 4, Excelsior 1.
  • 61': Substitution, Excelsior. Emil Hansson replaces Gyan de Regt.
  • 62': Substitution, Excelsior. Arthur Zagré replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 63': Emil Hansson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 83': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Nicolas Verkooijen replaces Guus Til.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 5, Excelsior 1.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

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

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 PSV Eindhoven 26 68 2
+20 Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 49 7
+21 NEC Nijmegen 26 46 6
+18 FC Twente 26 44 4
Full Table

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

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

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 Armantrading
11 Gyan De Regt
30 Sanches Fernandes

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