PSV's busy schedule continues again after the win over Go Ahead Eagles at home. An absolute topper in the Eredivisie is on the cards. PSV travels to Rotterdam to take on current number one, Feyenoord. Gracenote sought out everything about this match.
PSV will play its first topper after the winter break on Sunday. Of the 134 previous games against Feyenoord, PSV won 46 of them and 33 ended in a draw. That happened just last year, when PSV had to settle for a draw (2-2) at De Kuip. Cody Gakpo scored both goals (16', 29') and on the Rotterdam side, Cyriel Dessers also managed to find the net twice (86', 90+6').
Goal-fest
Earlier this season, the Eredivisie match between PSV and Feyenoord ended in a true goal-fest: 4-3 in Eindhoven. Cody Gakpo was involved in all four PSV goals (1 goal, 3 assists). With this, PSV ended the streak of eight Eredivisie matches without a win against Feyenoord (W0-G4-V4). This topper means a guarantee of goals. Indeed, both teams have scored in each of the last five Eredivisie encounters at De Kuip: 1-3, 2-1, 3-1, 3
Old acquaintance
Guus Til scored 21 goals in 49 games for Feyenoord (all competitions) last season. With 15 goals in 32 Eredivisie games, he was the Rotterdammers' top scorer in the league last season. During the goal-fest, Til was a goal-scorer against his old team. He managed to find the net once.
Success in top games
Ruud van Nistelrooij is the only PSV coach in professional football who stepped off the pitch victorious in his first three meetings with Ajax and Feyenoord. PSV won 5-3 (Johan Cruijff Schaal) and 2-1 (Eredivisie) from Ajax. And with 4-3 from Feyenoord (Eredivisie). This line can be continued on Sunday if he manages to win the fourth topper as well.
Acquisitions
This week PSV made two acquisitions on deadline day. Winger Patrick van Aanholt played in the youth of PSV and now returns to the old nest. The second newcomer, Thorgan Hazard, could become the fifth Belgian international to play for PSV this century. With this, he completes a list of special names that came before him: Luc Nilis, Timmy Simons, Dries Mertens and Zakaria Bakkali.
