Eredivisie Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 8 · 19:00 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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Our take

PSV Eindhoven were clear favourites.

PSV Eindhoven were the stronger side on L90 Strength (76 vs 17). PSV Eindhoven usually keep the ball (59% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. PSV Eindhoven had 83.2 days of rest, Fortuna Sittard 83.2 and had to travel 56 km.

Away travel56 kmRest days83.2 · 83.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
PSV Eindhoven84%
Draw10%
Fortuna Sittard5%
Expected goals 3.11 – 0.70
PSV Eindhoven82%
Draw12%
Fortuna Sittard6%
Expected goals 2.81 – 0.64
PSV Eindhoven84%
Draw10%
Fortuna Sittard5%
Expected goals 3.11 – 0.70
PSV Eindhoven79%
Draw13%
Fortuna Sittard8%
Expected goals 2.78 – 0.78
PSV Eindhoven83%
Draw11%
Fortuna Sittard6%
Expected goals 3.04 – 0.70
Over 2.5 73% Both score 48% Likeliest score 3–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Eindhoven)

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Referee · NetherlandsAlex Bos
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 41

Team strength

PSV EindhovenFortuna Sittard
76 L90 StrengthIn forecast 17
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
60 AttackIn forecast 19
64 DefenceIn forecast 19
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

PSV Eindhoven

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PSV EindhovenFortuna Sittard
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
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— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
3.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
2.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.36
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.97
+0.97 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
100% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.30 ShotsContext 11.90
7.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
47% On target shareContext 36%
11.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
70% Box shareContext 63%
19% ConversionContext 11%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.20
12.30 Shots allowedContext 14.10
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
4.00 BlocksContext 3.70
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
69% Save rateContext 60%
61% PossessionIn forecast 43%
517 PassesContext 330
447 Accurate passesContext 246
87% Pass accuracyContext 75%
7.15 Team ratingContext 6.88
8.90 FoulsContext 9.60
7.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

PSV Eindhoven
Rest83.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fortuna Sittard
Rest83.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel56 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
PSV Eindhoven Fortuna Sittard
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match83.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 May83.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km56 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

PSV Eindhoven Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
32M. Kovář(G)
17Mauro Júnior 4A. Obispo 6R. Flamingo 5I. Perišić
31N. Fernandez 10P. Wanner
7R. van Bommel 21S. Mijnans 20G. Til
9R. Pepi
Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
5-3-2
31M. Branderhorst(G)
8J. Dahlhaus 28J. Hubner 6S. van Ottele 12Ivo Pinto 2S. Wylin
5Y. Oukili 23P. Brittijn 52M. Ihattaren
10O. Romeny 25L. Zeefuik

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
PSV Eindhoven Absences are shown before kick-off
Fortuna Sittard Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PSV Eindhoven+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Fortuna Sittard+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

PSV Eindhoven · Home No home games yet this season.
Fortuna Sittard · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

5 PSV Eindhoven wins0 draws0 Fortuna Sittard wins
Goals per game3.40 – 1.20 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 17 Jan 2026Fortuna Sittard1–2PSV Eindhoven
  • 31 Oct 2025PSV Eindhoven5–2Fortuna Sittard
  • 3 May 2025PSV Eindhoven4–1Fortuna Sittard
  • 22 Sep 2024Fortuna Sittard1–3PSV Eindhoven
  • 21 Oct 2023PSV Eindhoven3–1Fortuna Sittard

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Alex Bos Netherlands · 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.20league 2.33
Red cards0.27league 0.00
Cards 5+22%league 0%
Fouls22.4league 21.0
Penalties0.29league 0.00
Home wins41%league 33%
PSV Eindhoven4 with this referee
Record4-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W11 Apr 26A · Sparta Rotterdam2–06
  • W4 Oct 25A · PEC Zwolle4–03
  • W24 Feb 24A · PEC Zwolle7–10
  • W23 Sep 23A · Almere City FC4–01
Fortuna Sittard7 with this referee
Record3-2-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.4 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • D7 Feb 26H · Sparta Rotterdam2–23
  • D11 Jan 26A · GO Ahead Eagles2–21
  • L19 Oct 25A · Excelsior0–13
  • L12 Apr 25H · Feyenoord0–22
  • W22 Dec 24A · Utrecht5–23

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

PSV Eindhoven
No complete event data.
Fortuna Sittard
No complete event data.
PSV Eindhoven10 games · scored 31 · conceded 16
5 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
6 2 31-45
6 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
9 3 76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 13 · conceded 20
2 4 0-15
4 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
6 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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