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PSV will visit Excelsior Rotterdam on Saturday evening. In the run-up to the match, we’ve compiled the most important facts and figures. PSV has won 42 of its 50 previous Eredivisie matches against Excelsior. They have lost five times and drawn three times. With a winning percentage of 84 percent, PSV thus has the second-highest winning percentage of any club against a specific opponent in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie, based on a minimum of twenty head-to-head matches. Only Feyenoord has a slightly better record against Excelsior, at 86 percent. Moreover, Excelsior has been waiting a long time for a home win against PSV. Since their 2-0 victory on May 27, 1985, the Rotterdam club has earned just one point in the fifteen subsequent home matches against PSV. In the last eleven matches of that streak, Excelsior conceded at least two goals in each game. Excelsior Impresses Since Matchday 31 of last season, no club in the Eredivisie has earned more points than Excelsior: the Rotterdam side won four times, drew once, and lost thirteen matches. Only Feyenoord and Telstar also reached 18 points during that period. Excelsior has gotten off to a strong start in the new season. The Rotterdam side defeated SC Cambuur 4-0. As a result, Ruben den Uil’s team sits atop the league standings. Excelsior also stood out in the first round of play for the number of ball recoveries under high pressure. The Kralingers recorded thirteen so-called “high turnovers,” at least four more than any other team in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie. In none of last season’s 34 league matches did Excelsior manage to win the ball back that many times. Alireza Jahanbakhsh Alireza Jahanbakhsh is also under contract with Excelsior this season. The forward has been directly involved in 94 goals across 202 Eredivisie matches: he scored 51 goals and provided 43 assists. Jahanbakhsh could become the third player of Asian nationality to play for five different clubs in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie. PSV Aims for First Win PSV didn’t get off to a good start on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against Fortuna Sittard. For Peter Bosz , the match against Excelsior will be a special one. The PSV coach is set to lead his 150th official match as the club’s head coach. Bosz could secure his 103rd victory in that match. Only three coaches have recorded more wins across all competitions in their first 150 official matches for a Dutch professional club: Rinus Michels and Erik ten Hag each won 108, while Louis van Gaal and Ernst Happel each recorded 107 victories. Excelsior Rotterdam vs. PSV kicks off Saturday at 8:00 p.m.