PSV has played eighteen previous league away games against Excelsior. Fourteen of those were won and the game ended undecided twice. The Rotterdammers won twice against PSV at home in the Eredivisie. Some of the history of Excelsior - PSV.
Three goal difference
PSV won four times with three goals difference away from Excelsior. Those are the biggest wins over the team from Kralingen. The first two premier league matches (1-4 on January 30, 1971 and 0-3 on April 9, 1972) ended with three goals difference and further on August 21, 1983 (0-3) and November 24, 2007 (1-4).
Kenneth Perez scored a penalty against Excelsior in 2007. PSV won 1-4 | © Pics United that year.
Last defeat
PSV never lost points against Excelsior in two consecutive games. Based on that statistic, a draw or defeat tonight is not obvious. The last time Excelsior managed to win at home against PSV was on May 27, 1985 when it was 2-0 through Henk van Goozen and an own goal by Ton Lokhoff.
Last edition, win for PSV
Last season, PSV won the away game from Excelsior 3-2. It was PSV's first game as national champions. After halftime, the home team took the lead after an own goal by Luuk de Jong. Georginio Wijnaldum scored the equalizer, but just over a quarter of an hour before time Jeff Stans put the home team back in the lead from the penalty spot. With ten men, after two yellow cards for Nicolas Isimat, PSV turned the deficit around through goals by Memphis and Jürgen Locadia to eventually win 3-2.
Georginio Wijnaldum was hit last year at Woudestein | © Pics United
Champion
On May 28, 1987, PSV played a special "away game" against Excelsior. In De Koel in Venlo, the team won 3-2 over the Rotterdammers, taking the national title. Ronald Koeman (2) and Ruud Gullit scored for PSV, Michel Beukers and Cees Schapendonk did the same for the Rotterdammers.