§ Eredivisie · 2026-27 · Matchday 2

Excelsior 1–2 PSV

  • Widell 54'
  • van Bommel 5'
  • Pepi 56'

15 August 2026

The match in data

PSV got the better of Excelsior, 2–1, on 15 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Ruben van Bommel (PSV), rated 72, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. van Bommel produced 1.7 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Stijn van Gassel, with 56.

72
Player of the match

Ruben van Bommel

PSV · 63'

Produced 1.70× and cost 0.28× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 3.8×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 1 shot on target 1.4×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 1.5×
  • 1 time dribbled past 3.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Excelsior
PlayerPositionMinRating
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper 90 56
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder 74 54
Jan Plug Defender 90 52
Simon Janssen Defender 80 52
Rick Meissen Defender 90 42
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder 90 40
David Garden Forward 68 40
Casper Widell Defender 90 36
Daniel van Vianen Midfielder 80 30
Aymen Sliti Forward 46 30
Osman Turay Defender 44 28
Nesto Groen Forward 22 27
Ilano Silva Timas Forward 46 24
Nolan Martens Defender 44 14
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Forward 16 no rating
Mario Domínguez Forward 10 no rating
Yacqub Finey Midfielder 10 no rating
PSV
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ruben van Bommel ★ Forward 63 72
Joey Veerman Midfielder 90 65
Amir Bouhamdi Forward 27 61
Ryan Flamingo Defender 90 56
Ricardo Pepi Forward 84 56
Ivan Perisic Forward 72 56
Armando Obispo Defender 90 47
Sergiño Dest Defender 89 45
Matej Kovar Goalkeeper 90 44
Mauro Júnior Defender 90 42
Kodai Sano Midfielder 27 42
Guus Til Midfielder 90 34
Paul Wanner Midfielder 63 27
Dennis Man Forward 18 no rating
Sven Mijnans Midfielder 6 no rating
Kiliann Sildillia Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Excelsior player won the most aerial duels?

Rick Meissen, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Casper Widell 2, Daniel van Vianen 2.

Rick Meissen led Excelsior in the air with 4 aerial duels won in their 1–2 defeat against PSV. Casper Widell and Daniel van Vianen followed with 2 each.

Which PSV player completed the most dribbles?

Sergiño Dest, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Ricardo Pepi 1, Mauro Júnior 1.

In PSV's 1–2 win, Sergiño Dest led the take-ons with 3 successful dribbles. Ricardo Pepi and Mauro Júnior recorded just 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Excelsior 1–2 PSV, Eredivisie 2026-27. Player of the match: Ruben van Bommel, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.