PSV Eindhoven vs Heerenveen — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow2 clips- 29′PSV Eindhoven, goal:1–0
- 42′PSV Eindhoven, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 60′Heerenveen, yellow card:Dissent
- 64′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 64′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 65′PSV Eindhoven, substitution:off
- 65′PSV Eindhoven, substitution:off
- 65′PSV Eindhoven, substitution:off
- 68′PSV Eindhoven, own goal:2–0Own goal
- 74′Heerenveen, yellow card:Foul
- 75′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 75′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 83′PSV Eindhoven, substitution:off
- 83′PSV Eindhoven, substitution:off
- 83′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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PSV Eindhoven beat Heerenveen 2-0 to stay top of the Eredivisie
PSV Eindhoven beat Heerenveen 2-0 at the Philips Stadion in Eredivisie matchday 8, a result that left them first in the table on 19 points from eight matches. Heerenveen, managed by R. Veldeman, remained tenth on nine points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Guus Til broke the deadlock in the 29th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, which they carried into the interval. The second half stayed tight until the 68th minute, when Marcus Linday turned the ball into his own net to make it 2-0 to the home side.
The numbers suggest a closer contest than the scoreline. PSV had 55 per cent of possession and 15 shots to 12, yet only two of those efforts were on target, against five from Heerenveen. The visitors also won more corners, six to four, but could not find a way past the home defence.
Heerenveen arrived on a run of one win, two draws and two defeats, while PSV, under P. Bosz, had won three of their previous five. The expected-goals figures of 1.64 to 1.58 pointed to a fairly even match in terms of chances.
Matěj Kovář earned the highest rating of any player, 8.14, as PSV kept a clean sheet against a side that put five shots on target. Guus Til followed on 7.95 after scoring the opening goal.
Heerenveen made five shots on target to PSV's two, yet still lost 2-0.
PSV Eindhoven beat Heerenveen 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
PSV Eindhoven met Heerenveen in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Friday, 9 October 2026, 18:00 UTC at Philips Stadion. Referee: Joey Kooij.
Team pages: PSV Eindhoven · Heerenveen · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 29' Goal: Guus Til — 1–0 · Watch Guus Til's goal video (29')
- 68' Goal (own goal): Marcus Linday — 2–0 · Watch Marcus Linday's goal video (68')
Starting line-ups
PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)
Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave PSV Eindhoven 70%, the draw 17%, Heerenveen 13%. It finished PSV Eindhoven 2–0 Heerenveen.
PSV Eindhoven's rating gap decides it — PSV Eindhoven are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of PSV Eindhoven's 70%. The draw at 17% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why PSV Eindhoven at 70%?
PSV Eindhoven sit 238 points higher on our strength rating — 1796 to 1558. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.7% of 6,561 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 70–18–12.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 70% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and Heerenveen at 13%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 18.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,841. The goals environment takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Paul Wanner, Ricardo Pepi, and Jerdy Schouten, important players. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. PSV Eindhoven have won their last 4 home meetings with Heerenveen. Those matches were played between 7 December 2023 and 21 February 2026, across 3 Eredivisie games and 1 KNVB Beker game. Latest home meeting: 21 February 2026 — PSV Eindhoven 3–1 Heerenveen. Before the winning run: 21 May 2023 — PSV Eindhoven 3–3 Heerenveen. Across 4,895 historical matches following at least three consecutive home wins against the same opponent, hosts won 58.8%, compared with 57.7% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the PSV Eindhoven vs Heerenveen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from PSV Eindhoven 2–0 Heerenveen. Explore more on the PSV Eindhoven and Heerenveen team pages or the Eredivisie page.