Excelsior oppose PSV for glory and victory.
It should be mentioned that PSV play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for PSV on artifical turf are 8 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats from nine games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-9. You can compare this with overall results below.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago.
Excelsior form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Excelsior at their home stadium (Van Donge & De Roo Stadion) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Excelsior's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Vitesse (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The forward Kharchouch outshone all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Kharchouch scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that match, a win away at SC Cambuur.Excelsior are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at FC Twente awaits in three days.
Excelsior has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
PSV form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Eredivisie, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 17 matches.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Champions League home loss versus Rangers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Gakpo got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Gakpo hit three key passes.
A new game in only three days for PSV, the Eredivisie home match versus FC Volendam. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, PSV has managed 5 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
PSV have won every one of the 7 most recent duels versus this side. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  R. Kharchouch 2 goals |   C. Gakpo 2 goals |
Excelsior missing players
PSV missing players
| Excelsior | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 23 | 17.5 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 50% |
| 24.5 | 20 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 6.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Excelsior | Last season | PSV | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 6 | 3 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 12 | 26 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 37 | 86 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 20 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 76% | 79% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 50% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
| 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 68% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 26% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 6% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 7 | ||
| 6.3 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.8 | 17.6 | ||
| 7.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7.3 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 14.8 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | PSV | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | FC Emmen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | NEC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| 18 | Vitesse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 79 | 83 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 44 | 81 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 42 | 71 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 68 |
| 5 | AZ | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 61 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -9 | 51 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 41 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -17 | 39 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -11 | 38 |
| 11 | NEC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -14 | 38 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -14 | 36 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -14 | 36 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 35 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 67 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 36 | -31 | 35 |
| 16 | Heracles | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 28 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -25 | 33 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -26 | 27 |
