Willem II edge Helmond in narrow cup win
Willem II beat Helmond Sport 4-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the KNVB cup, after a Devin Haen overhead kick helped turn the game around. Jaden Slory's red card at 4-2 made it tense late on.
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Willem II beat Helmond Sport 4-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the KNVB cup, after a Devin Haen overhead kick helped turn the game around. Jaden Slory's red card at 4-2 made it tense late on.
Willem II suffered a heavy home defeat against SC Cambuur. Captain Hidde Ter Avest said the side fell apart and looked like loose sand when it failed to stay together.
The Feyenoord coach said his side earned a point in the top match at PSV after recovering from a weak first half.
PSV drew with Feyenoord in Sunday's top clash. After the match Peter Bosz and Guus Til said their team had deserved more from the game.
The PSV defender thought he had made it 2-1 in Sunday's top match against his former club, but the goal was disallowed. He indicated he still celebrated.
Feyenoord drew away to champions PSV on Sunday and have now gone ten matchdays of an Eredivisie season without defeat for the third time this century, putting coach Van Bronckhorst in a group with Advocaat and himself.
PSV's only goal in the top match against Feyenoord came from Guus Til, set up by Lutsharel Geertruida. It was the first Eredivisie goal Feyenoord conceded this century with both scorer and assist provider having played for the club earlier in the competition.
The former teammates were involved in a heated confrontation after the match between PSV and Feyenoord. What began as a friendly conversation quickly escalated into a scuffle.
Guus Til played a leading role as PSV came through matches against FC Porto and Feyenoord. The attacking midfielder still believes PSV are the best team in the Netherlands, though the club did not close the gap on the leader.
Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst said he would rather not see Gjivai Zechiel again lose balls to Charles Vanhoutte. He felt his midfield performed better in the second half of the top match against PSV.
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
0 to 100 against this season's Eredivisie clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
22 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28:13 | +15 | 20 |
| 18 | | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10:32 | -22 | 2 |
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PSV Eindhoven vs Willem II kicks off at 17:45 UK time (17:45 UTC) on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Philips Stadion, Eindhoven. It is an Eredivisie match (Matchday 11).
Our picks and their reasons are published 48 hours before kick-off at the earliest, from 17:45 UTC on Thursday 29 October 2026, once both teams have played their previous match. The result percentages follow for everyone 2 hours before kick-off, at 15:45 UTC on Saturday 31 October 2026; every other percentage is for members until the match is over.
PSV Eindhoven have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and drew their latest match. Willem II have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and won their latest match.
PSV Eindhoven and Willem II have met 22 times in our records since 2010: PSV Eindhoven won 16, Willem II won 3 and 3 ended level. Last meeting: 2025-02-08, PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Willem II.
The referee is Danny Makkelie. In the last 50 matches we have on record, Danny Makkelie has averaged 3.0 yellow cards per match.
Times are UTC.