Eredivisie · Matchday 9 
ADO Den Haag
PSV EindhovenADO Den Haag vs PSV Eindhoven: Can the Underdogs Trouble the Favourites?
PSV head to Bingoal Stadion on Saturday with the momentum and the points. ADO Den Haag, second-bottom and still searching for their first win of the season, need a performance to test the leaders.
📍 Bingoal Stadion
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3.3 | 1.3 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 8 | +16 | 19 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | -10 | 3 |
Last meetings
- 2023PSV Eindhoven3-1ADO Den Haag
- 2021ADO Den Haag2-2PSV Eindhoven
- 2020PSV Eindhoven4-0ADO Den Haag
- 2020ADO Den Haag0-3PSV Eindhoven
- 2019PSV Eindhoven3-1ADO Den Haag
Absences
ADO Den Haag
- OutM. Hokke · Red Card
- OutC. Peupion · Knee Injury
- OutL. Reischl · Groin Injury
- OutM. Hokke · Red Card
- OutC. Peupion · Knee Injury
- OutL. Reischl · Groin Injury
PSV Eindhoven
- OutS. Lammers · Lacking Match Fitness
- OutA. Nagalo · Injury
- OutS. Ouaissa · Muscle Injury
- OutR. Pepi · Injury
- OutA. Plea · Surgery
- OutJ. Schouten · Knee Injury
- OutK. Sildillia · Surgery
- OutP. Wanner · Foot Injury
- OutS. Lammers · Lacking Match Fitness
- OutA. Nagalo · Injury
- OutS. Ouaissa · Muscle Injury
- OutR. Pepi · Injury
- OutA. Plea · Surgery
- OutJ. Schouten · Knee Injury
- OutK. Sildillia · Surgery
- OutP. Wanner · Foot Injury
The most recent meeting between these clubs came in the KNVB Cup in March 2023, when PSV Eindhoven beat ADO Den Haag 3-1. On paper, that result sums up the gap between the two sides. Saturday’s Eredivisie round nine clash at Bingoal Stadion asks whether ADO can make it more competitive.
A gap in the table and a test of nerve
PSV sit second with 19 points from eight matches and a goal difference of +16. ADO are 17th of 18, with three points and a goal difference of -10. For the hosts, this is a chance to show that their struggles have not erased their ability to frighten a side built for the title race.
PSV’s momentum versus ADO’s winless start
PSV’s season reads DWWWWWLW, with six wins, one draw and one defeat in eight games. They have scored 26 and conceded 10, and they have been dangerous on the road, winning three of four away matches.
ADO have yet to win this season. Their run is LLLDLLDD, and they have scored nine times while conceding 19. At home they have one draw and two defeats from three matches. Timing is their biggest problem: eight of the goals they have conceded came between the 61st and 75th minutes, so they must stay compact deep into the second half.
Head-to-head: PSV’s recent edge
In the last five meetings, PSV have won four and drawn one. The draw was a 2-2 in The Hague in February 2021, when ADO’s fight earned them a share of the points. Since then, PSV have won 4-0 in Eindhoven and 3-0 away in The Hague, and ADO have not beaten them in this run.
Team news: long absence lists
ADO will be without M. Hokke, suspended after a red card, along with C. Peupion (knee injury) and L. Reischl (groin injury).
PSV face a heavier list of absences: S. Lammers (lacking match fitness), A. Nagalo (injury), S. Ouaissa (muscle injury), R. Pepi (injury), A. Plea (surgery), J. Schouten (knee injury), K. Sildillia (surgery) and P. Wanner (foot injury). Even so, their squad depth has been enough to keep them near the top.
Our prediction
ADO Den Haag 1-3 PSV Eindhoven. ADO can make the first half uncomfortable, and their home crowd may push them to compete for long periods. PSV’s attacking consistency and their record against this opponent should still be enough to win, though ADO’s late defensive lapses could give the visitors an opening to pull clear.