On Saturday evening, PSV will host Willem II. This is typically a matchup that guarantees goals, as the red-and-whites have scored in all 47 home games ever played against the Tilburg team.
In total, PSV scored 147 goals against Willem II in league play, an average of 3.1 per game. The last meeting between the two clubs in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie was in February 2025 and ended in a 1-1 draw. Willem II thus remained undefeated in that match. The last time Willem II managed to remain unbeaten in two consecutive league matches against PSV was during the 1959–1961 season. In league play, PSV has gone 34 home matches unbeaten against Willem II, winning 31 of them.
Willem II’s Current Form
With two points, Willem II is in eighteenth place in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie. The club has drawn twice this season, against sc Heerenveen (2-2) and AZ (1-1). Last year, the club finished in third place in the Keuken Kampioen Division and won the playoffs.
Willem II has already conceded 32 goals in ten matchdays this season. The last time a club conceded at least 35 goals in the first eleven matches of an Eredivisie season was in 1966–1967. Elinkwijk conceded 37 goals that season.
Last week, the Tilburg team suffered a heavy defeat. SC Cambuur beat the Tricolores 6–1. On Tuesday, Willem II faced Helmond Sport in the Eurojackpot KNVB Cup. The Tilburg team won 4–3.
Til on a roll
Guus Til has been making a positive impact in recent weeks. The player has been directly involved in a goal in each of his last four league matches. During that stretch, he scored four goals and provided one assist.
On Saturday evening against Willem II, Til could score his 50th goal in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for PSV. His current tally stands at 49 goals.
Former PSV Players
At Willem II, we find one player who was once part of PSV’s first team: Maxime Delanghe. He was under contract in Eindhoven from 2017 to 2022. Although he never made his debut for PSV’s first team, he did play more than thirty times for the reserve team. Maxime has played six matches in goal for Willem II. He was on the bench in the previous league match against SC Cambuur, but he started again against Helmond Sport.
Willem II has been under the leadership of Jurgen Streppel for the past few days.