Match Report
Before the match
PSV came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding four. On 25 October, PSV recorded a 1-1 draw hosting Feyenoord.
Eredivisie, 25 October brought a home meeting with Feyenoord; PSV drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded. PSV visited Porto on 20 October (Champions League) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Den Haag hosted PSV (Eredivisie) on 17 October. For PSV, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 0-1 was PSV's result against RB Leipzig on 13 October (Champions League), playing away from home; PSV lost, with zero scored to one conceded. The 9 October fixture (Eredivisie) paired PSV with Heerenveen. PSV won 2-0 at home, netting two goals while conceding zero.
PSV stood 3rd in the results-based Eredivisie table before kickoff, with 20 points from ten matches.
five goals for and 18 against accompanied Willem II's five defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 6-1 defeat at home to Cambuur (24 October) was their most recent result.
24 October: Willem II lost 1-6 against Cambuur at home in Eredivisie, scoring one goal and allowing six. Against Sparta in Eredivisie, Willem II scored two and conceded three on 17 October; the away from home result was 2-3. Willem II's away from home game on 11 October (Eredivisie) ended 1-3 against Utrecht, with one goal for and three against. On 19 September, Sittard faced Willem II in Eredivisie: Willem II lost 0-1 at home, having scored zero and conceded one. Eredivisie, 15 September brought an away meeting with Ajax; Willem II lost 1-5, a return of one goal scored and five conceded.
Willem II: 18th, two points, ten matches in the calculated Eredivisie standings at kickoff.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-1 draw at PSV on 8 February 2025 and a 2-0 away win for PSV on 28 September 2024.
After the match
PSV overwhelmed Willem II 7-0 on 31 October 2026. Mauro Júnior opened the scoring in the 20th minute for PSV to make it 1-0. Guus Til added to the tally in the 44th minute for PSV, set up by Armando Obispo, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, PSV extended the lead through Sven Mijnans 50 minutes into the game, set up by Sergiño Dest, to make it 3-0. Ruben van Bommel scored the 4th goal for PSV 53 minutes into the game as they extended the lead, set up by Sven Mijnans, to make it 4-0. PSV extended the lead 73 minutes into the game; the match's 5th goal came through Ricardo Pepi, set up by Esmir Bajraktarevic, to make it 5-0. The 6th goal came 77 minutes into the game from Kodai Sano for PSV, who extended the lead, set up by Ricardo Pepi, to make it 6-0. Late on, in the 81st minute, Shuryjano Cornecion supplied goal number 7 as PSV extended the lead to make it 7-0. Maxim Dekker (41') and Finn Stam (75') were booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have PSV 444 points stronger than Willem II. PSV's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 87.4% for a win in this pairing. Willem II's current recorded form ends with 6 consecutive defeats in the 2026/27 Eredivisie. PSV: five substitutions. Ricardo Pepi, on in the 60th minute, scored in minute 73 and provided an assist. Esmir Bajraktarevic entered for PSV at 71 minutes and later provided an assist. After coming on for PSV in minute 78, Shuryjano Cornecion scored in minute 81. Willem II: two yellow cards. Willem II made five changes. PSV conceded no goals.