PSV will play a game against sc Heerenveen for the 50th time in the Eredivisie. In the previous encounters, PSV won 26 times, finished tied 13 times and the win went to Heerenveen 10 times. An introduction to the number four on the league table.
Guarantee of goals
That goals will fall this afternoon seems almost certain. In the last 16 home games against Heerenveen, PSV scored at least once. That while Heerenveen also scored in each of its last 14 Eredivisie matches with PSV.
Good season
The last away game, still before the winter break, Heerenveen lost 2-1 to Willem II. Last week the Frisians won 2-0 against ADO Den Haag. As a result, Heerenveen is currently in 4th place, 5 points behind PSV. Should Heerenveen win, it will reach 35 points after 19 rounds of play. That is indicative of the good season of Jurgen Streppel's team, as Heerenveen only achieved this number of points three times before after 19 rounds of play.
Schaars and Marzo return
Two former PSV players play atHeerenveen. Stijn Schaars transferred to Heerenveen this summer after three seasons with PSV, but will miss the game against his old employer due to an ankle injury. Youth product Stefano Marzo made his debut for PSV in December 2011 in the UEFA Europa League match with Rapid Bucharest (2-1 win). It was his only game for PSV.
Vanguard on target
Reza Ghoochannejhad already scored 9 Eredivisie goals for Heerenveen this season, making him the club's top scorer. Last season that title went to Mitchell te Vrede, who scored 10 times. Winger Sam Larsson is Heerenveen's most valuable player with 7 goals and 6 assists. In the Eredivisie, only Nicolai Jørgensen (12 goals and 8 assists) does better.
Arber Zeneli, in turn, is top scorer in the Frisians' away matches. He scored 5 goals away from home. The only goal Zeneli scored in a home game was against, yes, PSV.
Crowd pleaser Ødegaard
This transfer period Heerenveen saw two players leave for Turkey: Mitchell Te Vrede now plays for Boluspor and Caner Cavlan has been leased to Sanliurfaspor. This is offset by the arrival of a true crowd pleaser: Martin Ødegaard (18) is rented from Real Madrid and came on last week a minute before time.