Kickoff of the second-to-last Eredivisie game at home this season is next Sunday at eight o'clock. PSV will take on Fortuna Sittard at Philips Stadium. Looking at the numbers, PSV can take the field with confidence.
Already 23 times PSV took on Fortuna Sittard at home. With twenty wins and three draws, PSV has managed a remarkable series. Indeed, PSV is still unbeaten at home against Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. The goal difference is also evident: 63 goals for and 12 against.
Draw in Sittard
PSV stumbled to a 2-2 draw at the Fortuna Sittard Stadium earlier this season. Goals by Xavi Simons (65'), Ibrahim Sangaré (76') and no fewer than 32 goal attempts proved not enough for victory against the green-yellows.
Strong at home
Thirteen of the fifteen home matches in the Eredivisie were won by PSV. Only points were lost against AZ (0-1) and Sparta Rotterdam (0-0). PSV is the team with the most points in home games this season.
Big win
Last season, this Eredivisie affair ended in a 5-0 victory for PSV. The hits came courtesy of players who are all now active elsewhere: Philipp Max (10'), Ritsu Doan (39'), Eran Zahavi (41'), Bruma (77') and Carlos Vinícius (82').
Goal vault
In each of the last five home games in the Eredivisie, PSV scored at least three goals. In 2012, PSV last scored at least three goals in at least six consecutive home games in the Eredivisie (8 consecutive games).
Rising and effective
Xavi Simons scored nine of his 15 Eredivisie goals in Eindhoven this season. He scored in each of PSV's last five home games in the Eredivisie. In four of the five, he also provided an assist. This century, only Jefferson Farfán and Luuk de Jong scored in at least six of PSV's consecutive home Eredivisie matches.
Scoring substitutes
Both PSV and Fortuna Sittard are effective from the bench. For both teams, substitutes managed to find the net more than once. Ten goals were scored by forces from the bench at PSV. At Fortuna Sittard the tally stands at nine.