Excelsior 1-2 PSV Eindhoven: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Excelsior

1 : 2

PSV Eindhoven

C. Widell54'

5'R. van Bommel
56'R. Pepi

Stadion WoudesteinMarc NagtegaalCapacity 4,500 · artificial turfSat, 15 Aug 202620:00

Excelsior4-3-3

Line ups

4-3-3PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven crest

Assistant

Rob Maas

Substitutions

46'
76.6
A. Sliti
175.6
N. Martens
46'
216.5
I. Silva Timas
226.2
O. Turay
68'
196.6
D. Garden
286.2
N. Groen
74'
207.0
L. Hartjes
306.3
A. Jahanbakhsh
80'
66.5
D. van Vianen
236.3
Y. Finey
80'
156.3
S. Janssen
96.3
M. Dominguez

Unused

Assistant

Rob Maas

Substitutions

63'
106.7
P. Wanner
246.7
K. Sano
63'
77.3
R. van Bommel
377.5
A. Bouhamdi
72'
56.9
I. Perisic
276.2
D. Man
84'
97.0
R. Pepi
216.7
S. Mijnans
89'
87.6A
S. Dest
25
K. Sildillia

Unused

Home

K. Bos
Shoulder Injury
Out

Away

J. Schouten
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Joey Veerman

Midfielder · PSV Eindhoven

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes88

Key passes3

Pass accuracy88%

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Interceptions1

Duels won1 · 50%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Stijn van GasselG	7	2	1,78	-0,22	35/51	10/26
Matěj KovářG	1	1	1,01	+0,01	42/52	3/13

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,11xG0,28

2Shots3

0On target2

0Big chances0

6Touches in box8

43%Possession57%

1Corners3

Second half

0,21xG1,92

3Shots17

2On target6

1Big chances4

3Touches in box19

40%Possession60%

0Corners4

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Excelsior0,32 xG · 1 scored

PSV Eindhoven2,21 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Excelsior7

Open play 7

PSV Eindhoven37

Open play 21Set piece 6Dribble 3Foul won 3Rebound 1Defensive 3

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Excelsior29% pressure

PSV Eindhoven71% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.32xG2.21

5Shots20

3On target13

Momentum

90' Off target Dennis Man 0.06 xG · Individual play · Left foot

Shot map

5 v 20

Excelsior shoot right, PSV Eindhoven left. Bigger dot = better chance.

EXCExcelsiorPSVPSV Eindhovengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ExcelsiorPSV Eindhovengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ExcelsiorDefensive line 32%

PSV EindhovenDefensive line 39%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ExcelsiorUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Plug and Gassel, 18 passes between them.

PSV EindhovenUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Obispo and Flamingo, 22 passes between them.

Tactical battle

41control59

Ricardo Pepi

8 touches in box

In possession

38,9%Field tilt61,1%

5Passes into box11

22Progressive passes32

7Carries into final third12

3Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

19,04Press intensity (PPDA)12,93

9High turnovers12

9Regains within 5s13

25,6sBall recovery time15,0s

14Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

96Carries133

1113mCarry distance1512m

9Progressive carries12

500mProgressive carry distance755m

0Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

1Take-ons won8

12Take-ons attempted18

484mProgressive pass distance613m

0Through balls4

0Switches of play8

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,69Expected threat (xT)0,89

1,31Action value (VAEP)2,48

7Shot-creating actions37

2Goal-creating actions2

0,19Expected assisted goals1,46

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack4,4

10,8sAttack duration13,3s

2,52 m/sAttack directness1,88 m/s

2Build-up attacks5

7Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

9Touches in box27

63Final third entries44

1Big chances4

1,01xG on target1,78

1Big chances missed3

Passing

2/12 (17%)Crosses7/24 (29%)

28/68 (41%)Long balls21/42 (50%)

24Throw-ins29

3Free kicks9

9Goal kicks5

Duels

43Total57

20/55 (36%)Ground35/55 (64%)

15/27 (56%)Aerial12/27 (44%)

1/10 (10%)Dribbles8/18 (44%)

9Dispossessed6

Defending

55Recoveries61

8Interceptions7

16Tackles18

75%Tackles won72%

32Clearances17

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves1

3Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third5

6,61Average rating7,54

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ExcelsiorThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

PSV EindhovenThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals100%

25%3+ goals50%

13%4+ goals38%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals25%

13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 6-1 (A)·worst 2-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ExcelsiorshootallowPSV Eindhoven

5.2%Six-yard box-2.62.5%

63.1%Penalty area63.3%

26.2%Edge of the box25.2%

5.4%-2.3Long range9.0%

423 shots taken · 401 faced

PSV EindhovenshootallowExcelsior

8.7%+3.6Six-yard box4.6%

61.6%Penalty area63.7%

25.6%Edge of the box25.1%

4.0%-3.7Long range6.6%

597 shots taken · 502 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior 2-1 at Stadion Woudestein in the Eredivisie. PSV Eindhoven led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: C. Widell (54') for Excelsior; R. van Bommel (5'), R. Pepi (56') for PSV Eindhoven. In their last 23 meetings, Excelsior have won 0, PSV Eindhoven 22, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.