In playoff round 10 of the Eredivisie, PSV travels to central Netherlands for a meeting with FC Utrecht. PSV has not lost in the Eredivisie so far and intends to keep up this run. The previous encounter in Utrecht ended in a 2-2 draw.
Match result
The last time FC Utrecht managed to take three points against PSV was in 2012, when it finished 1-0. Since that match, PSV has played against FC Utrecht 13 times. 12 times they won and one time they drew. FC Utrecht currently waits against no other team as long for an Eredivisie victory as they do against PSV. This will be the 50th time the two clubs have played each other in the Eredivisie. PSV has won 24 of these encounters, 16 draws and 9 points for Utrecht.
Rain of goals
PSV recorded an overwhelming 1-7 win in Utrecht two years ago, including goals from Hirving Lozano, Steven Bergwijn, Marco van Ginkel and a four-goal haul from Jürgen Locadia. However, this was not the greatest mutual result. That was in 1987 when it was a whopping 9-0 at Philips Stadium. Hans Gillhaus and Sören Lerby both scored two, Ronald Koeman and Frank Arnesen made one and Wim Kieft got to take home the match ball after a hat-trick.
Effective attack
This season, PSV has not had more than one goal against in any game. The last time a team managed to score more than once against PSV was during the away game against Vitesse last season, when it finished 3-3. Currently, Donyell Malen is top scorer in the Eredivisie with ten goals from nine games. With ten goals and an assist, Malen was involved in eleven goals. Following him is Steven Bergwijn who was involved in nine goals: seven assists and two goals.
Form
PSV is currently second in the Eredivisie with 23 points from 9 matches. FC Utrecht is currently in sixth place with 14 points. Since the return against FC Basel, PSV has not lost a match across all competitions. In the same time span, FC Utrecht has won four times, lost three times and played two draws. PSV's previous league game was the 4-1 win against VVV-Venlo. FC Utrecht last weekend against Vitesse, where they lost 2-1.
FC Utrecht - PSV is at 8:45 p.m. in Stadion Galgenwaard and is directed by Danny Makkelie. The match can be seen live on Fox Sports 2.