DomainJava.com – PSV vs Excelsior prediction in the KNVB Beker match, With a position in the KNVB Beker quarter-finals at stake, PSV Eindhoven and SBV Excelsior will face each other at the Philips Stadium in the round of 16 match on Tuesday.
The hosts decisively eliminated the threat of Second Division side Koninklijke HFC in the round of 32, while the visitors easily beat Eindhoven FC.
After being confirmed through to the fourth round of the KNVB Beker, PSV Eindhoven started their cup tie against HFC on December 17 and won 8-0 to show their resolve from the start.
Peter Bosz’s men had help from the opposition, who accidentally put the ball into their net on two occasions, with Hirving Lozano, Guus Til, Ricardo Pepi (two) and Ivan Perisic (two) scoring the other six goals.
De Rood-witten’s cup win then ended a two-match losing streak, but they did beat Feyenoord 3-0 in their last game of 2024, before starting 2025 with a 2-2 draw against AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.
Currently top of the Eredivisie standings past the halfway point, PSV remain in contention for a first league and cup double in two decades after being knocked out by reigning champions Feyenoord in the Dutch Cup last year.
In the second match of a very demanding six-match schedule in January, Tuesday’s hosts are now set to return to winning ways at home, having failed to win in front of their fans for the first time since last October.
Excelsior started their KNVB-Beker campaign by beating VVV Venlo 2-1 at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadium on October 29, before beating Eindhoven FC in the December meeting between the two teams with a 3-1 win.
Having not scored in any of their previous league games, Zach Booth was an unlikely source of goals as he scored twice in the first half to put Ruben den Uil’s men in control, after which Jacky Donkor sealed the win in first-half stoppage time.
Excelsior’s first cup match of the season marked the start of an 11-game unbeaten run in all competitions to propel them to second place in the Eerste Divisie standings, just one point behind leaders Volendam.
Just months after dropping down to the second division, De Roodzwarten now have the opportunity to test themselves against a team at the top of Dutch football as they prepare for a possible return to the top flight.
The visitors on Tuesday have a very poor record against the home team having lost 19 of the last 20 editions of this fixture, including each of the last 11 matches by an aggregate score of 34-5.
Fode Fofana and Sergino Dest are unavailable for PSV Eindhoven once again due to knee injuries, while Couhaib Driouech continues to battle an ankle problem.
Rick Karsdorp has had his debut season disrupted by injury, and the defender will certainly not feature for the home side here alongside Adamo Nagalo, who is not fit to play due to a shoulder problem.
Luuk de Jong was rested for the last cup game, but after scoring three goals in his last two games, he will be eager to continue his scintillating form in front of goal.
After scoring the winning goal against Dordrecht, Lance Duijvestijn has now been directly involved in five goals in nine appearances for Excelsior, making him a player to watch.
Arthur Zagre returned from suspension for the match, and the Frenchman is expected to retain his place in the line-up for Tuesday’s match.
(source: Sportsmole)
PSV vs Excelsior Player Predictions
PSV Eindhoven Drommel; Ledezma, Obispo, Dams, Oppegard; Veerman, Schouten; Perisic, Til, Lozano; Pepi
Excelsior: Raatsie; Bronkhorst, Widell, Warmerdam, Zagre; Hatenboer, Naujoks, Hartjes; Fernandes, Duijvestijn, Booth
PSV vs Excelsior Score Prediction: : 4-1
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