Excelsior expected to fight losing battle when facing PSV

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Philips Stadion (35000 seats)

PSV - Excelsior. 3rd position welcomes 16th position. The ball is round - get a complete preview here!

Insights:
  • PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the most conceded goals (61) in Eredivisie

4-2-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Excelsior when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 19 matches are 15-48 (scored/conceded).

These are active days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the KNVB Beker. That game was an away game at Spakenburg, so at least PSV are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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PSV form and stats

PSV have been very solid at home in the Eredivisie so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches (11-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. PSV has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Philips Stadion. We remember; it was Sparta Rotterdam.

PSV are returning here after visiting Spakenburg in a KNVB Beker match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. van Aanholt, defender, was given a rating of 8.01/10 in that game, top of the team. Aanholt scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting NEC and winning 4-2.

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how PSV have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 10 games found in the database showing 10 PSV wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.

It's goals goals goals for PSV who have scored 42 goals from 13 league home games. PSV have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Excelsior form and stats

There's been little loot from Excelsior's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 13 away games in the Eredivisie. Excelsior only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Excelsior played 0-0 against FC Twente in their previous match. Goalkeeper van Gassel made a total of eight saves, making him a hero against FC Twente. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper van Gassel got the top player rating of the team with 9.11/10. Gassel topped it up with a clean sheet.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs SC Cambuur.

Observe: 10 of the last 13 league games involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Excelsior as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Excelsior concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. Excelsior has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

PSV have won all of the 8 most recent battles against this side. Another win today?

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other earlier this season: Excelsior - PSV 1-6.

Top Goalscorers

PSVX. Simons
X. Simons
13 goals
PSVL. de Jong
L. de Jong
8 goals
PSVG. Til
G. Til
7 goals

PSV missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PSV Excelsior
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 13 27
17 11 5 Won W 0 1 7
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
5 1 0 Lost L 5 11 17
71 42 23 Scored S 2 8 25
33 10 4 Conceded C 22 38 61
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
74% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 77% 70%
67% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 54% 56%
52% 54% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 46% 41%
37% 46% 80% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 31% 30%
59% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 44%
30% 46% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
15% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 54% 44%
 
6.8 7.6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.9 4.3
3.9 3.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.1 6.1
1.3 0.6 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
19 20.1 23.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 7.6 9.7
7.7 8.2 11.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 3.2
34% 39% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 22% 29%
 
11.2 9.4 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.2 18.2 17.6
3.7 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10.6 8.9 7.7
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Excelsior have the fewest points (4) away in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the most conceded goals (38) away in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the most conceded goals (61) in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the the worst goal difference (-30) away in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have the the worst goal difference (-36) in Eredivisie
  • Excelsior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PSV have scored more than double the goals of Excelsior.
  • PSV have the most points (34) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals (42) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the the best goal difference (+32) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.