PSV will look for its fourteenth league win this season on Friday night at home. Excelsior will then be the opponent at 8:45 p.m. PSV has a very positive track record against the Rotterdammers. Of the last 22 encounters, PSV did not lose a single one. That and more was figured out by statistics agency Gracenote.
May 27, 1985
And if we go back to PSV's last defeat against Excelsior, we have to go back much further in time. On May 27, 1985, it was 2-0 for the Kralingers against PSV.
October 30, 1971
Excelsior's last away win in Eindhoven is from even longer ago. On October 30, 1971, at Philips Stadium, the Rotterdammers were too strong for PSV with 2-1.
38 times unbeaten
PSV's run of unbeaten home games is also impressive. The last 38 games at their own Philips Stadium have not been lost: 34 wins, 4 draws.
De Jong chasing equaling Farfán
Captain Luuk de Jong can match Jefferson Farfán against Excelsior. If the PSV striker scores, he will do so for the sixth home game in a row. The last PSV player to do so was Jefferson Farfán in 2006.
100th game Bergwijn
Steven Bergwijn (21) can play his 100th official game for PSV against Excelsior. The striker has so far played 76 times in the Eredivisie, 15 times in a European context, 7 times in the KNVB Cup and 1 game in the Johan Cruijff Schaal.
Great average Guti
Érick Gutiérrez played 171 minutes this Eredivisie season and was directly involved in 5 goals (3 goals, 2 assists). With a goal or assist in every 34 minutes he played, he has the best average of any player involved in at least 5 goals this league. Teammate Donyell Malen follows with a goal or an assist in every 64 minutes.
Bergwijn instigator and finisher
Steven Bergwijn was involved in at least 1 goal in 9 of his last 10 premier league games. In that match count, he scored 5 goals and provided the decisive pass 7 times.
5 times 11
PSV can start with the same 11 players in the starting line-up for the first time since the November-December 1986 period (at least) 5 premier league matches in a row.