Willem II expected to fight losing battle when facing PSV

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Philips Stadion (35000 seats)

We would expect a noteworthy gulf in performance between these teams based on results so far, with PSV in front of Willem II by 45 points.

Insights:
  • PSV have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

PSV and Willem II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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PSV form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 15 Eredivisie games here at Philips Stadion for PSV. The data says 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. Ever since the AZ game PSV has been unbeatable here at Philips Stadion producing four straight wins.

PSV are returning here after visiting SC Cambuur and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Götze and Zahavi scored the goal(s). Júnior was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The defender Júnior served one assist, hit six key passes and won 4 of 11 duels.

Everyone expects PSV to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found eight games: eight home wins, zero draws and zero defeats. PSV have won with at least two goals margin seven times in similar situations.

PSV are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Philips Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 42 goals in 15 matches. PSV's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Willem II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Willem II so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-11 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Willem II have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the RKC Waalwijk game.

Willem II go into this game after a win, the home game against Vitesse that ended 1-0. Llonch got a match rating of 7.52 in that game, top player of the team. Llonch dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 0-4 defeat away at Go Ahead Eagles before that.

Willem are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found four matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were one win, zero draws and three defeats. Of the defeats, three games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Willem II as they have only managed to score 11 times from 15 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. Willem II have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Willem II - PSV 2-1. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: six wins for PSV, one draw and three wins for Willem II. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

PSVE. Zahavi
E. Zahavi
9 goals
PSVC. Gakpo
C. Gakpo
9 goals
PSVY. Vertessen
Y. Vertessen
6 goals

PSV missing players

Willem II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PSV Willem II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
23 12 5 Won W 1 2 7
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
5 3 0 Lost L 3 11 18
75 42 16 Scored S 5 11 24
35 18 3 Conceded C 12 32 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 63%
77% 80% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 50%
47% 60% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 30%
33% 33% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 27% 13%
63% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 40%
30% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 17%
7% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 50%
 
7.3 7.1 9.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.3 4.5
3.2 3.5 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5 5
1.3 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
17.9 18.2 24.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.1 9.4
7.2 7.5 10 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.5 2.7
35% 37% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 30%
 
8.8 8.5 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 17.4 15.7 15.3
2.8 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.3 5.2
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of PSV's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • PSV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PSV have scored more than double the goals of Willem II.
  • PSV have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Ajax 30 24 3 3 86 15 15 12 1 2 54 8 15 12 2 1 32 7 71 75
2 PSV 30 23 2 5 75 35 15 12 0 3 42 18 15 11 2 2 33 17 40 71
3 Feyenoord 30 20 4 6 69 29 15 11 2 2 36 13 15 9 2 4 33 16 40 64
4 FC Twente 30 18 7 5 48 33 15 9 5 1 24 11 15 9 2 4 24 22 15 61
5 AZ 30 18 4 8 58 36 15 11 2 2 33 15 15 7 2 6 25 21 22 58
6 Vitesse 30 13 5 12 35 45 15 6 2 7 17 25 15 7 3 5 18 20 -10 44
7 FC Utrecht 30 11 9 10 47 40 15 7 5 3 29 18 15 4 4 7 18 22 7 42
8 FC Groningen 30 9 9 12 37 44 15 4 6 5 15 16 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 30 10 6 14 35 44 15 7 1 7 24 21 15 3 5 7 11 23 -9 36
10 NEC 30 9 8 13 35 47 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 7 3 5 23 26 -12 35
11 SC Heerenveen 30 9 7 14 29 40 15 5 2 8 17 22 15 4 5 6 12 18 -11 34
12 Heracles Almelo 30 9 6 15 31 41 15 7 4 4 20 17 15 2 2 11 11 24 -10 33
13 SC Cambuur 30 10 3 17 45 63 15 5 1 9 27 33 15 5 2 8 18 30 -18 33
14 Fortuna Sittard 30 8 5 17 31 61 15 6 2 7 18 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -30 29
15 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 10 14 31 48 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 7 6 19 24 -17 28
16 PEC Zwolle 30 7 5 18 24 44 15 3 4 8 11 17 15 4 1 10 13 27 -20 26
17 Willem II 30 7 5 18 24 52 15 5 3 7 13 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -28 26
18 Sparta Rotterdam 30 5 10 15 22 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 2 4 9 9 25 -23 25

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 Ajax 30 24 3 3 86 15 15 12 1 2 54 8 15 12 2 1 32 7 71 75
2 PSV 30 23 2 5 75 35 15 12 0 3 42 18 15 11 2 2 33 17 40 71
3 Feyenoord 30 20 4 6 69 29 15 11 2 2 36 13 15 9 2 4 33 16 40 64
4 FC Twente 30 18 7 5 48 33 15 9 5 1 24 11 15 9 2 4 24 22 15 61
5 AZ 30 18 4 8 58 36 15 11 2 2 33 15 15 7 2 6 25 21 22 58
6 Vitesse 30 13 5 12 35 45 15 6 2 7 17 25 15 7 3 5 18 20 -10 44
7 FC Utrecht 30 11 9 10 47 40 15 7 5 3 29 18 15 4 4 7 18 22 7 42
8 FC Groningen 30 9 9 12 37 44 15 4 6 5 15 16 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 30 10 6 14 35 44 15 7 1 7 24 21 15 3 5 7 11 23 -9 36
10 NEC 30 9 8 13 35 47 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 7 3 5 23 26 -12 35
11 SC Heerenveen 30 9 7 14 29 40 15 5 2 8 17 22 15 4 5 6 12 18 -11 34
12 Heracles Almelo 30 9 6 15 31 41 15 7 4 4 20 17 15 2 2 11 11 24 -10 33
13 SC Cambuur 30 10 3 17 45 63 15 5 1 9 27 33 15 5 2 8 18 30 -18 33
14 Fortuna Sittard 30 8 5 17 31 61 15 6 2 7 18 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -30 29
15 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 10 14 31 48 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 7 6 19 24 -17 28
16 PEC Zwolle 30 7 5 18 24 44 15 3 4 8 11 17 15 4 1 10 13 27 -20 26
17 Willem II 30 7 5 18 24 52 15 5 3 7 13 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -28 26
18 Sparta Rotterdam 30 5 10 15 22 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 2 4 9 9 25 -23 25

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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.