Exactly one year after the previous encounter in Arnhem, PSV and Vitesse will take on each other again in league competition. On Oct. 29, 2016, PSV won 2-0 over the Arnheimers. With that it continued a special series.
Twenty years not lost
Indeed, PSV has never lost to Vitesse since the team played in GelreDome. At home, Vitesse has currently been waiting for a win over PSV for twenty premier league matches (W0-G9-V11). The last home win dates back to Feb. 16, 1997, when Vitesse won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Arco Jochemsen. Phillip Cocu was playing at PSV at the time.
Penalty
His team did concede a penalty in the last four away games. Only NAC Breda ever conceded a goal in more than four consecutive away games, which was in 1973.
Special reunion
For Phillip Cocu, Sunday's game will be special. For the second year in a row, the head coach will celebrate his birthday in GelreDome. He will also meet the team for which he played 137 premier league matches. Marco van Ginkel (93 games) and Eloy Room (133 games) also played for Vitesse in the past.