Betting preview: Willem II faced with a tough challenge when PSV visits

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion (14637 seats)

Sit down for a show! Today's starring antagonists are Willem II and PSV, a win is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Willem II have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • PSV have won all their away games so far.

It's no vacation for neither Willem nor PSV as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Willem II form and stats

Willem II must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Eredivisie games here at Koning Willem II Stadion. Willem has recorded two wins in a row here at Koning Willem II Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Happy days for Willem in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at RKC Waalwijk (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The talented striker Mats Köhlert edged out all the other players in that game and got a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Köhlert scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).

Ahead of that match, Willem II won a home game hosting FC Groningen (2-1).

Willem II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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PSV form and stats

PSV are yet to lose a point on their Eredivisie travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.

PSV play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Go Ahead Eagles (placed 10th). Midfielder Cody Gakpo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.63. Gakpo scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Feyenoord.

PSV have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. PSV are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Willem II victories, one draw and seven PSV wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIK. Wriedt
K. Wriedt
3 goals
PSVO. Boscagli
O. Boscagli
2 goals
PSVE. Zahavi
E. Zahavi
2 goals

Willem II missing players

PSV missing players

Willem II PSV
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 0 3 6
4 2 0 Won W 0 3 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
8 3 0 Scored S 0 7 16
6 5 4 Conceded C 0 1 8
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 83%
17% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 33%
33% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 17%
 
4.2 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 7.7
4.7 2.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4
1.3 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 7.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 16 17
3.2 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.7 6
42% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 44%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of PSV's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • PSV have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • PSV have won all their away games so far.
  • PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 6 5 1 0 27 1 3 3 0 0 19 0 3 2 1 0 8 1 26 16
2 PSV 6 5 0 1 16 8 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 7 1 8 15
3 Willem II 6 4 1 1 8 6 3 2 0 1 3 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 13
4 Feyenoord 5 4 0 1 14 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 9 3 10 12
5 FC Utrecht 6 3 2 1 12 4 3 2 1 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 8 11
6 SC Heerenveen 6 3 1 2 8 9 3 2 0 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 10
7 Vitesse 6 3 0 3 5 13 2 0 0 2 1 7 4 3 0 1 4 6 -8 9
8 NEC 6 2 2 2 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 6 -5 8
9 FC Twente 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 7
10 Go Ahead Eagles 6 2 0 4 6 10 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 7 -4 6
11 Sparta Rotterdam 6 1 3 2 6 10 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 0 1 2 1 7 -4 6
12 SC Cambuur 5 2 0 3 9 17 3 2 0 1 8 4 2 0 0 2 1 13 -8 6
13 RKC Waalwijk 6 1 2 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 2 1 6 7 -2 5
14 FC Groningen 6 1 2 3 6 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 5 8 -4 5
15 Heracles 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 4
16 Fortuna Sittard 5 1 1 3 5 12 3 1 1 1 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 -7 4
17 AZ 4 1 0 3 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 -3 3
18 PEC Zwolle 6 0 1 5 1 8 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 4 -7 1

Read more about Eredivisie

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.