Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven vs Excelsior – Lineups & Match Details

PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior 5-1. Goals: P. Wanner (8'), R. Pepi (23'), Yarek Gasiorowski (33'), R. Flamingo (39'), I. Bronkhorst (45'), D. Man (69'). PSV Eindhoven had 50% possession against Excelsior's 50%. Shots on target: 8-3.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 10 January 2026

PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven

5 - 1

Full Time

HT: 4 - 1

ExcelsiorExcelsior

Referee: Joey Kooij, Netherlands

Lineups

PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven4-2-3-1
M. Kovar32M. KovarG
S. Dest8S. DestD
R. Flamingo6R. FlamingoD
Y. Gasiorowski3Y. GasiorowskiD
Mauro Junior17Mauro JuniorD
P. Wanner10P. WannerM
J. Veerman23J. VeermanM
D. Man27D. ManM
G. Til20G. TilM
I. Perisic5I. PerisicM
R. Pepi9R. PepiF

Substitutes

24N. SchiksG
51T. SmolenaarsG
4A. ObispoD
25K. SildilliaD
31N. FernandezM
35J. van den BergM
50N. VerkooijenM
52J. BawuahM
11C. DriouechF
19E. BajraktarevicF
38F. MerienD
ExcelsiorExcelsior4-2-3-1
S. van Gassel1S. van GasselG
I. Bronkhorst2I. BronkhorstD
C. Widell4C. WidellD
R. Meissen3R. MeissenD
S. Janssen15S. JanssenD
I. Yegoian23I. YegoianM
L. Hartjes20L. HartjesM
D. Sanches Fernandes30D. Sanches FernandesM
N. Naujoks10N. NaujoksM
G. de Regt11G. de RegtM
J. Bergraaf33J. BergraafF

Substitutes

16C. RaatsieG
5S. HenderikxD
6A. CarlenM
8M. TielemansM
7E. HanssonF
12A. ZagreD
14L. SchoutenD
17N. MartensD
29M. van DuinenF

Match Events

8'G

P. Wanner

Assist: D. Man

23'G

R. Pepi

Assist: G. Til

26'S

R. Pepi

Substitution 1

33'G

Yarek Gasiorowski

Assist: Mauro Júnior

39'G

R. Flamingo

Assist: J. Veerman

45'+4Y

I. Perišić

45'G

I. Bronkhorst

Assist: S. Janssen

46'S

L. Hartjes

Substitution 1

61'S

G. de Regt

Substitution 2

62'S

S. Janssen

Substitution 3

63'Y

E. Hansson

69'G

D. Man

Assist: C. Driouech

75'S

P. Wanner

Substitution 2

75'S

I. Perišić

Substitution 3

76'S

Mauro Júnior

Substitution 4

76'S

Jerolldino Armantrading

Substitution 4

82'S

G. Til

Substitution 5

Statistics

PSV Eindhoven
50%50%
Excelsior
2.3Expected Goals (xG)0.5
16Total Shots8
8Shots on Target3
6Corners4
10Fouls7
4Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)83
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

PSV Eindhoven host Excelsior on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at Philips Stadion. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. PSV Eindhoven go into the match 1st in the table; Excelsior sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

PSV Eindhoven have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Excelsior have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Sept 2025: PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Excelsior; 2 Apr 2024: PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Excelsior; 13 Jan 2024: PSV Eindhoven 3-1 Excelsior. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior 5-1. PSV Eindhoven scored through P. Wanner 8', R. Pepi 23', Yarek Gasiorowski 33', R. Flamingo 39', D. Man 69'. Excelsior replied with I. Bronkhorst 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 69 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

PSV Eindhoven held 50% of the ball against 50% for Excelsior. Shots on target finished 8-3. Expected goals read 2.30 for PSV Eindhoven, 0.50 for Excelsior.

Verdict

The win nudges PSV Eindhoven forward and leaves Excelsior with work to do. PSV Eindhoven sat 1st and Excelsior 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.