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Excelsior
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Excelsior vs PSV: match report
Excelsior hosted PSV Eindhoven at Stadion Woudestein on Saturday 15 August 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 2). Excelsior are without 1 player (Kasey Bos); PSV have no reported absences. Marc Nagtegaal is the referee.
Result and scorers
Excelsior 1-2 PSV. Goals: Ruben Van Bommel 5' for PSV; Casper Widell 54' for Excelsior; Ricardo Pepi 57' for PSV. Attendance: 4,600.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 5' Goal: Ruben Van Bommel (PSV) 0-1
- 54' Goal: Casper Widell (Excelsior) 1-1
- 57' Goal: Ricardo Pepi (PSV) 1-2
- 88' Yellow card: Jan Plug (Excelsior)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 41.1% | Possession | 58.9% |
| 5 | Shots | 20 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 1 | Corners | 7 |
| 9 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Excelsior 4-3-3
Coach: Ruben den Uil
- 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
- 3 Rick Meissen DEF
- 4 Casper Widell DEF
- 14 Jan Plug DEF
- 15 Simon Janssen DEF
- 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
- 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
- 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
- 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
- 19 David Garden FWD
- 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
Bench
- 17 Nolan Martens DEF
- 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
- 28 Nesto Groen FWD
- 30 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
- 9 Mario Domínguez MID
- 23 Yaqub Finey FWD
- 16 Celton Biai GK
- 24 Giuliano Cairo DEF
- 5 Stan Henderikx DEF
- 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
PSV 4-2-3-1
Coach: Peter Bosz
- 32 Matej Kovár GK
- 8 Sergiño Dest DEF
- 6 Ryan Flamingo DEF
- 4 Armando Obispo DEF
- 17 Mauro Júnior DEF
- 10 Paul Wanner MID
- 23 Joey Veerman MID
- 5 Ivan Perisic FWD
- 20 Guus Til FWD
- 7 Ruben van Bommel FWD
- 9 Ricardo Pepi FWD
Bench
- 24 Kodai Sano MID
- 37 Amir Bouhamdi FWD
- 27 Dennis Man FWD
- 21 Sven Mijnans MID
- 25 Kilian Sildillia DEF
- 41 Khadim Ngom GK
- 1 Nick Olij GK
- 38 Fabian Merién DEF
- 3 Yarek Gasiorowski DEF
- 19 Esmir Bajraktarevic FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Excelsior
- Kasey Bos injury, back Day to day
PSV
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Saturday 10 January 2026: PSV Eindhoven 5-1 Excelsior
- Saturday 27 September 2025: Excelsior 1-2 PSV Eindhoven
- Tuesday 14 January 2025: PSV Eindhoven 5-4 Excelsior
- Tuesday 2 April 2024: Excelsior 0-2 PSV Eindhoven
- Saturday 13 January 2024: PSV Eindhoven 3-1 Excelsior