PSV will start Saturday night's Brabant derby against Willem II as leaders. After the big win over FC Utrecht, head coach Phillip Cocu's team has taken over the lead from Feyenoord. Willem II started less energetically. The Tilburgers won only once this season and occupy seventeenth place in the Eredivisie.
Strong series
41 times before, PSV played in the Philips Stadium against Willem II. And not without success, as no fewer than 36 times the three points stayed in Eindhoven. The Tricolores managed to win only twice. The last time PSV lost to Willem II at home was over 34 years ago. Moreover, PSV has already won fourteen times in a row against the Tilburgers in Eindhoven.
PSV will not mind playing on Saturday night again. The team is already unbeaten 39 league matches on Saturday in a row. But that is not the only fine run PSV is currently on. The last 14 home games in the Eredivisie have been won. Willem II won in its last away game against Roda JC Kerkrade. The six times before that, head coach Erwin van de Looi's team went down without scoring.
Trefzekere Van Ginkel
Marco van Ginkel likes to play against Willem II. The captain scored four goals in his last three meetings with the Tilburgers. Only against AZ did Van Ginkel score more often. Jeroen Zoet can play his 200th game in the Eredivisie on Saturday night. Of his previous 199 games he kept 67 for RKC Waalwijk and 132 for PSV.