For the 26th time this weekend an away game is scheduled at the Mandemakers Stadium. PSV travels to Waalwijk for the only Brabant derby this season. Looking at the numbers, PSV can go that way with confidence.
Seventeen times PSV emerged victorious and four times RKC won. Five times the game ended in a draw. The goal difference also speaks volumes. 68 goals for PSV against 29 goals for RKC Waalwijk. PSV narrowly won the home game. Cody Gakpo used a penalty in the closing stages (96') to score the only goal of the match.
Old acquaintance
The game against RKC Waalwijk will be a reunion with Florian Jozefzoon. The outfielder won the PSV championship twice and the Johan Cruijff Schaal once. In total, he appeared 64 times in action for PSV.
Winner out of the bus
The last seventeen Eredivisie encounters between the Brabant clubs had a winner. PSV stepped off the field victorious fourteen times and RKC did so three times. That series began after a 4-4 in Waalwijk (2005).
Effective teenager
Xavi Simons is the shared top scorer in the Eredivisie with eleven goals this season. This century there were only four other Dutch teenagers with also at least eleven Eredivisie goals in one season.
Extraordinary row
PSV already scored 10 goals from corners this season. An unusual statistic, because in the top six leagues in Europe only SSC Napoli (12), Tottenham Hotspur FC (11) made more.
Strong in Brabant
PSV is strong against opponents from the same region. Nine of the last ten Brabant derbies in the Eredivisie since 2020 were won. With the exception of a 2-1 defeat at Willem II.
