PSV (home)
- PSV have won three of their last five matches and the Super Cup.
- PSV have conceded in four of their last five games.
- Peter Bosz is an attacking-minded coach who likes to control the game with the ball and his sides have played some high-octane, risk-taking football in the first few rounds of the Eredivisie. This Excelsior Rotterdam vs PSV Eindhoven preview highlights the tactical dynamism both teams could bring to this encounter.
Excelsior (away)
- Excelsior have won two, drawn one and lost two Eredivisie matches so far this season.
- Excelsior’s usual set-up is a compact 4-2-3-1 that sets up a deep defensive block in the knowledge they can counter-attack in numbers if they can win the ball back, which is a key element to consider for our Excelsior Rotterdam vs PSV Eindhoven prediction.
- Excelsior have recently tightened up defensively.
- Derensili Sanches Fernandes is the most dangerous player that they have on the pitch at the moment and his pace can be a problem for the opposition’s defense on the counter.
Key Players
- PSV
- Ismael Saibari has been the engine in midfield, opening the scoring against Ajax in their draw and generally getting through a lot of work for the team.
- Ivan Perišić gives the wide areas the experience and quality of a player who can deliver from a set-piece and create or score goals on the flank, which could be crucial in the Excelsior Rotterdam vs PSV Eindhoven prediction this weekend.
- Ricardo Pepi, when fit, can be a clinical finisher - as he was when he scored twice at NEC.
- But, with injuries to Ruben van Bommel and doubts over the fitness of Myron Boadu and Kiliann Sildillia, the coach will have to adapt his starting XI and make tactical adjustments this weekend.
- Excelsior
- Adam Carlén is the midfield pivot who links defence and attack with his disciplined play and his side can be dangerous on the break and at set-pieces, especially at home where they tend to have more space in which to operate.
- Derensili Sanches Fernandes is the most dangerous player that they have on the pitch at the moment and his pace can be a problem for the opposition’s defense on the counter.
Betting Insights
- PSV are odds-on favorites to win Saturday’s Eredivisie game against Excelsior Rotterdam and the odds look about right for the visitors to do just that. Additionally, our Excelsior Rotterdam vs PSV Eindhoven betting tips suggest that the attacking threats from both sides could provide value on the goals market.
- The Both Teams to Score market at +110 looks good to me here because of Excelsior’s increased goal returns recently and PSV’s tendency to concede of late.
Prediction
I am taking PSV to prevail - as the tipsters and the oddsmakers all expect them to - by two or three goals in a match that will see two contrasting tactical approaches come together.
