Excelsior vs PSV EindhovenPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Eredivisie returns in Rotterdam with a fixture of very different values. Excelsior scored 1.4 a game at home while conceding 1.4, taking a point a match and losing four of their last six there. PSV bring title-winning numbers away from Eindhoven: nine trips, all over 1.5, with 2.2 goals scored, 2.1 points a game and never once blanked. A gap visible in every column PSV take more than twice the points on the road that Excelsior manage at home and score 2.2 a trip against the hosts' 1.4. Their last six away read 4-1 at Go Ahead Eagles, 2-2 with Ajax, 2-0 at Sparta and 3-1 at Heracles: results built against strong opposition too. The head-to-head has been livelier than expected The six previous meetings finished 5-1, 1-2, 5-4, 0-2, 3-1 and 4-0. Excelsior have taken something on a couple of occasions and in that 5-4 they held on to the end, a sign that in Rotterdam the game is never routine. It should be said that PSV won four of those six. The verdict: the call is a PSV win. The visitors carry the division's best away record and Excelsior have lost four of their last six at home. Opening day, with sides still finding rhythm, is what introduces the most uncertainty. I read it around 55%. My take: PSV have the superior squad and always score away, but they have often struggled more than expected in Rotterdam.