Earlier this season, PSV won 0-3 in league play against FC Twente, the opponent Sunday night at Philips Stadium. It will be the second time in 2024 that the Tukkers travel to Eindhoven, as the two teams also met in the Cup tournament.
PSV, with 69 points and a goal difference of +67, can call themselves the best Eredivisie team ever after 25 rounds of play. The three-peat at Go Ahead Eagles meant that Peter Bosz 's formation took over Ajax's record from the 1971-1972 season. Should the meeting with FC Twente also be won this weekend, PSV will be the first team in three years to win both the home and away match against the Toppers.
Strong record
PSV maintains a strong home record at Philips Stadium against FC Twente (W34-G18-V4). They have not lost in the last ten meetings between them. The last home defeat dates back to 2012, when the Toppers won 2-6 in Eindhoven with a starring role for Luuk de Jong. The same goes for the cup duel played against each other earlier this calendar year. The only difference is that he wore PSV's red and white then. Hits by Yorbe Vertessen, Johan Bakayoko and Luuk were good for a 3-1 win. Our captain scored a goal and gave an assist in that encounter.
Our visitors in away games
Joseph Oosting's team is in third place with a points tally of 53. That's the highest number for FC Twente after 25 rounds of play since the 2009-10 season (64 points), in which they became national champions. The Tukkers collected a total of 22 points in matches outside De Grolsch Veste and that number is already one point higher than they obtained in 17 away matches last year (21). However, Oosting did not pick up a single point in all his five games as coach against PSV so far.
Boszball
PSV's play under Head Coach Peter Bosz has already led to 22 league victories. Another three-peat means an equaling of the number of wins the A-selection achieved last season after 34 rounds of play (23). In addition, PSV let the home crowd cheer frequently. Indeed, at least two goals have been scored in the last twenty consecutive home matches. That is a club record and was set on Jan. 28, 2023, when Go Ahead Eagles was beaten 2-0 by goals from Joey Veerman and Anwar El Ghazi.
Results after European week
In league games following a European game, PSV have so far been extremely positive on the scoreboard. The away game against Feyenoord counts as an exception, as that is the only game in which it won by one goal difference (1-2).
After the double-header with SK Sturm Graz, it was 1-3 against Vitesse, the meeting with Rangers was followed by a 0-4 win at RKC Waalwijk, and after the defeat at Arsenal, Almere City was beaten 0-4 in Flevoland. Other results were a 4-0 win at Sparta Rotterdam, 5-2 against Ajax, 4-0 and 1-7 against PEC Zwolle and a big win at AZ
(0-4).
