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- Competition: Johan Cruyff Shield
- Date: Sunday, 3rd August 2025
- Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
- Venue: Philips Stadion (Eindhoven)
The new season in Netherlands will traditionally start with the Johan Cruyff Shield game on Sunday evening in Eindhoven, where PSV will meet Go Ahead Eagles. PSV are the most successful team in the Dutch Super Cup with 14 titles, while Go Ahead Eagles, who will be a significant underdog, have never appeared in the game that brings the first trophy in the season.
PSV Eindhoven vs Go Ahead Eagles Head to Head (H2H) stats
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PSV Eindhoven
1 : 2
Go Ahead Eagles
KNVB Beker
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PSV Eindhoven
3 : 0
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
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Go Ahead Eagles
0 : 1
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
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PSV Eindhoven
3 : 0
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
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PSV Eindhoven
2 : 0
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
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Go Ahead Eagles
2 : 5
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
PSV won 17 of the last 19 H2H matches against Go Ahead Eagles, but interestingly, the club from Deventer won the previous two. In the last H2H game, the pride of the IJssel, how Go Ahead Eagles often call themself, won 3-2 against PSV.
PSV team overview
Last season, PSV won its 26th Eredivisie title. They have the highest ambitions in the 2025/26 season, too. The team from Philips Stadium had an excellent preseason with four wins from four matches. The last test PSV had on Wednesday was when Peter Bosz's team won 3-2 against Eindhoven FC.
PSV continued with their usual transfer policy, so they sold very important players like Malik Tillman, Noa Lang, and Johan Bakayoko. On the other hand, PSV invested in youngsters like Ruben van Bommel (who came from AZ Alkmaar), Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia), and Kiliann Sildillia (Freiburg).
Last matches of PSV Eindhoven
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PSV Eindhoven
3 : 2
Eindhoven
Club Friendlies 1
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PSV Eindhoven
2 : 1
Athletic Bilbao
Club Friendlies 1
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Sparta Rotterdam
1 : 3
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
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PSV Eindhoven
4 : 1
Heracles Almelo
Eredivisie
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Feyenoord
2 : 3
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
PSV Eindhoven lineup
Goalkeeper
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32
Matej Kovar
Defenders
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8
Sergino Dest
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6
Ryan Flamingo
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39
Adamo Nagalo
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17
Mauro Junior
Midfielders
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34
Ismael Saibari
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22
Jerdy Schouten
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23
Joey Veerman
Forwards
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19
Esmir Barjaktarevic
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9
Ricardo Pepi
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7
Ruben van Bommel
Go Ahead Eagles team overview
Go Ahead Eagles became a respectable Eredivisie team in the previous years. Last season, they won the Dutch cup, their first trophy since 1933. The club from Deventer had a very good preseason with four wins, two draws, and only one defeat. In the last friendly match, Go Ahead Eagles won 4-2 against Al-Duhail.
Go Ahead Eagles weren't active with transfers in the previous weeks. The club left only a defensive midfielder who signed for Anderlecht. On the other hand, Go Ahead Eagles added only striker Richonell Margaret, who last season had five goals and seven assists for RKC Waalwijk.
Last matches of Go Ahead Eagles
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KV Mechelen
5 : 2
Go Ahead Eagles
Club Friendlies
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RKC Waalwijk
5 : 3
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
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Go Ahead Eagles
1 : 0
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
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PEC Zwolle
1 : 1
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
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Go Ahead Eagles
0 : 3
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Juri De Busser
Defenders
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2
Mats Deijl
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4
Joris Kramer
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3
Gerrit Nauber
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5
Dean James
Midfielders
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8
Evert Linthorst
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6
Calvin Twigt
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7
Jakob Breum
Forwards
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19
Oliver Antman
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9
Milan Smit
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11
Oskar Sivertsen
Prediction
Both these teams are high-scoring. PSV scored eight goals in the last three preseason matches, while Go Ahead Eagles scored 12 goals in the previous four games. Also, it is important to mention that three of the last four Johan Cruyff Shield matches ended with at least four goals. Our prediction: Over 3.5 goals
5 Reasons why we should expect four or more goals in this match
- PSV scored eight goals in the last three matches
- There were four or more goals in two of the previous three PSV games
- Go Ahead Eagles scored 12 goals in the last four matches
- There were four or more goals in each of the previous four Go Ahead Eagles games
- Three of the last four Johan Cruyff Shield matches had at least four goals
Main prediction PSV Eindhoven - Go Ahead Eagles
Over 3.5 goals
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