After a convincing game against Sturm Graz, the next duel against sc Heerenveen is back on the horizon. On Sunday, Head Coach Roger Schmidt's team travels to Heerenveen where they will fight for the three points. It will not be an easy match as the club from Friesland has proven to be a worthy opponent before.
Breaking negative run
In the last eight away matches against sc Heerenveen, PSV failed to take the three points. Last season, for example, both Eredivisie matches between PSV and Heerenveen ended 2-2. PSV only had longer series in the Eredivisie without an away win against Feyenoord (14, 1987-1999 and 13, 1962-1973), FC Twente (13, 1968-1980) and AZ (9, 1972-1980). The team is therefore keen to break this negative run.
Club top scorer
Armando Bruma is PSV's club top scorer this Eredivisie season with five goals. In total, the striker has scored eight Eredivisie goals for the team. Carlos Vinícius is also in good form. The striker gave at least one assist in each of the last three Eredivisie games. He was directly involved in six of the team's last nine Eredivisie goals with two goals and four assists.
King of the assist
Cody Gakpo is in second place of player with most crosses in the Eredivisie with seven assists. Dušan Tadic of Ajax is in first place with ten assists.
Substitutes
The statistics show that PSV's substitutes can score. With eight goals, the club shares first place with FC Utrecht for the most goals scored by substitutes.
Accurate
PSV shot 240 times this Eredivisie season, 102 of which were on target. This puts the club in second place of most accurate clubs in the Eredivisie with of 43%. AZ is in first place with an accuracy of 45%.