PSV Eindhoven beat Excelsior 2-1 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
First half: PSV Eindhoven took an early lead at 5' when R. van Bommel scored, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Sliti replacing N. Martens. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. Silva Timas replacing O. Turay. Excelsior leveled the score at 54' when C. Widell scored, with the assist credited to I. Yegoian, making the score 1-1. PSV Eindhoven took the lead at 56' when R. Pepi scored, with the assist credited to S. Dest, making the score 1-2. PSV Eindhoven made their 1st substitution at 63', with P. Wanner replacing K. Sano. PSV Eindhoven made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. van Bommel replacing A. Bouhamdi. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 68', with D. Garden replacing N. Groen. PSV Eindhoven made their 3rd substitution at 72', with I. Perišić replacing D. Man. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Hartjes replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 80', with D. van Vianen replacing Y. Finey. Excelsior made their 6th substitution at 80', with S. Janssen replacing Mario Domínguez. PSV Eindhoven made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Pepi replacing S. Mijnans. J. Plug received a yellow card for Excelsior at 88'. PSV Eindhoven made their 5th substitution at 89', with S. Dest replacing K. Sildillia.
Excelsior used 6 substitutions while PSV Eindhoven used 5 substitutions. Excelsior got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- PSV Eindhoven outshot their opponent (5-20).
- PSV Eindhoven controlled possession (59%).
- PSV Eindhoven had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).
