PSV Eindhoven v Excelsior Betting Tips [8 April 2023]

The Eredivisie will enter game week 28 this weekend, and all eyes will be on PSV when they welcome Excelsior to the Philips Stadion for a Saturday evening clash that could have a significant impact at either end of the league table. The hosts are currently in third place in the Eredivisie with 56 points, level with Ajax in second and eight behind current league leaders Feyenoord. PSV won their last match 4-2 against NEC, which extended their recent unbeaten streak to nine in a row, including six wins and three draws. PSV have a very good home record this season of 11 wins, one draw, and just one loss in their 13 matches at the Philips Stadion and come into this match unbeaten in their last six home matches (W5 D1). The hosts also hold the superior record in this fixture, unbeaten in their last nine encounters against Excelsior, dating back to April 2015. PSV will know that with less than 10 games left in the season, there’s no room for error and will expect nothing less than three points from this one. 

Meanwhile, Excelsior  is in 16th place in the league and find themselves in the relegation playoff zone with 24 points after 27 matches, level with Emmen and Vitesse who are above them on goal difference. The visitors played out a 0-0 draw in their last match against Twente, which was a good result for them following an excellent result against Cambuur a week earlier. Over the last six matches,  Excelsior has won one, drawn one, and lost four; however, they come into this match having not won any of their last 12 matches on the road. Across their nine-match winless run against this opponent, Excelsior has conceded 26 goals while scoring just five themselves and will likely find it difficult to take anything from this match.

PSV has a vastly superior record in this fixture, and it comes as no surprise that they are heavily fancied to take all three points in this match. With a goal difference of just six separating themselves and Ajax, PSV will want to try and cut that deficit with a few goals in this one. Therefore, our PSV v Excelsior prediction is on the handicap market for the hosts -1