Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Oct 18 · 17:45 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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Our take

PSV Eindhoven were clear favourites.

PSV Eindhoven were the stronger side on L90 Strength (73 vs 27). PSV Eindhoven had 13.9 days of rest, GO Ahead Eagles 12.9 and had to travel 102 km.

Away travel102 kmRest days13.9 · 12.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
PSV Eindhoven74%
Draw16%
GO Ahead Eagles9%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.80
PSV Eindhoven73%
Draw18%
GO Ahead Eagles10%
Expected goals 2.35 – 0.76
PSV Eindhoven75%
Draw16%
GO Ahead Eagles9%
Expected goals 2.59 – 0.82
PSV Eindhoven68%
Draw19%
GO Ahead Eagles13%
Expected goals 2.25 – 0.89
PSV Eindhoven72%
Draw18%
GO Ahead Eagles10%
Expected goals 2.29 – 0.73
Over 2.5 64% Both score 51% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · NetherlandsSander van der Eijk
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 43

Team strength

PSV EindhovenGO Ahead Eagles
73 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
60 AttackIn forecast 29
64 DefenceIn forecast 17
— 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—

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PSV EindhovenGO Ahead Eagles
3.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.75
1.38 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
2.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.34
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
+1.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.41
88% Scored inContext 88%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
19.13 ShotsContext 13.13
7.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.75
41% On target shareContext 44%
12.13 Shots in the boxContext 9.57
63% Box shareContext 68%
16% ConversionContext 13%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.40
13.50 Shots allowedContext 19.13
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.75
4.38 BlocksContext 7.29
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.13
69% Save rateContext 72%
62% PossessionIn forecast 53%
553 PassesContext 431
478 Accurate passesContext 360
86% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.11 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.13 FoulsContext 9.63
8.63 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
1.63 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
2.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.90 xGVia Att/Def 1.30
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
+0.80 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
90% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
16.80 ShotsContext 12.90
6.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
39% On target shareContext 44%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 9.11
66% Box shareContext 67%
16% ConversionContext 12%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.17
13.80 Shots allowedContext 19.30
5.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.10
4.30 BlocksContext 7.38
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.60
65% Save rateContext 75%
61% PossessionIn forecast 54%
548 PassesContext 441
473 Accurate passesContext 370
86% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.96
10.80 FoulsContext 9.70
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km253 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
GO Ahead Eagles
Rest12.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel102 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 GO Ahead Eagles
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 4 Oct12.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 5 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km102 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways253 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one7.95

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)
2A. Salah-Eddine 3Yarek Gąsiorowski 22J. Schouten 8S. Dest
23J. Veerman 17Mauro Júnior
5I. Perišić 34I. Saibari 27D. Man
20G. Til
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22J. De Busser(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 3G. Nauber 2M. Deijl
8H. Linthorst 7J. Breum
18R. Margaret 21M. Meulensteen 17M. Suray
9M. Smit
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Scores -0.07 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
GO Ahead Eagles Scores -0.04 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PSV Eindhoven-0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • GO Ahead Eagles+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

PSV Eindhoven · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.75
GO Ahead Eagles · Away 1.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Common opponents 5 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

2 PSV Eindhoven wins0 draws1 GO Ahead Eagles wins
Goals per game2.67 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 0%
  • 1 Mar 2025GO Ahead Eagles3–2PSV Eindhoven
  • 1 Sep 2024PSV Eindhoven3–0GO Ahead Eagles
  • 27 Sep 2023PSV Eindhoven3–0GO Ahead Eagles

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 · Sander van der Eijk Netherlands · 43 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.47league 3.53
Red cards0.26league 0.23
Cards 5+33%league 37%
Fouls22.8league 22.2
Penalties0.19league 0.23
Home wins44%league 49%
PSV Eindhoven3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Aug 25A · Twente2–02
  • W6 Dec 24H · Twente6–10
  • W9 Nov 24A · NAC Breda3–02
GO Ahead Eagles3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W9 Mar 25A · NEC Nijmegen3–21
  • D15 Dec 24A · Utrecht3–33
  • L3 Dec 23H · Twente1–31

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 Eindhoven8 games · scored 25 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 3 31-45
5 1 46-60
5 3 61-75
3 2 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles7 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 6 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 3 76-90
PSV Eindhoven10 games · scored 27 · conceded 15
4 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 4 31-45
5 1 46-60
6 4 61-75
4 3 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles9 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
3 3 0-15
2 16-30
3 6 31-45
2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 3 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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