PSV will visit FC Utrecht on Sunday. The team hopes to reward itself on Roger Schmidt's birthday with another away win. PSV has had good results on foreign soil in recent weeks. The last five away games were all victorious. FC Utrecht already won against Ajax and Feyenoord this season, and will want to repeat this feat against PSV.
Good balance
PSV performs mostly fine against Utrecht. The club lost only one of the last seventeen Eredivisie matches against the club from the Dom city. The only defeat in that series the team suffered in October 2019: 3-0. PSV can step off the pitch winningly for the seventieth time in an Eredivisie match against Utrecht on Sunday.
Home advantage
Utrecht drags in the most points with the support of the twelfth man. In four home matches without a crowd, the team took five points. In the eight games in De Galgenwaard in which it played with an audience, the team collected no less than twenty points. The team only lost at home to Ajax. Utrecht remained unbeaten in the last three home matches with PSV.
Recent encounters
Earlier this season, it was 4-1 in favor of PSV at Philips Stadium. Cody Gakpo, André Ramalho, Ritsu Doan and Phillipp Mwene accounted for the hits. The last edition at De Galgenwaard ended 1-1 on the final day of last season. Marco van Ginkel scored on behalf of PSV. PSV will meet some familiar faces against Utrecht. Adam Maher and Bart Ramselaar played several seasons in the past in the PSV shirt.
Resilience
PSV already took eighteen points this season after first falling behind. No fewer than six times in the current football season coach Roger Schmidt's team came back from a beaten position. That is the most number of points in a season since the 2014-2015 season. Back then, PSV managed 21 points after the team fell behind.
