Leaders PSV will meet FC Twente on Sunday at their own Philips Stadium. With 27 points from ten matches, PSV has the best league start of this century. Opponent FC Twente occupies the thirteenth place in the right-hand row. New coach Gertjan Verbeek has the task of getting his team on the road up.
Last point loss
PSV failed to win against FC Twente last season. Both at home and away, head coach Phillip Cocu's team stuck to a draw. At Philips Stadium it was 1-1 through goals by Hectór Moreno and Enes Ünal. Both players left for abroad this summer. Since that game, PSV has won all its home matches in the Eredivisie. Sixteen in all. In the last four of those, PSV did not even get a goal against.
De Jong
The last time PSV lost to FC Twente at home was in the 2011-2012 season. FC Twente then won by a whopping 6-2. Luuk de Jong was still an FC Twente player at the time and the striker was responsible for one goal and two assists. Between 2009 and 2012, De Jong played a total of 75 premier league matches on the Twente side. In those, he scored 39 times.
Unbeaten status
Since Cocu has been at PSV's helm, PSV has been able to produce better figures against FC Twente than in previous years. With Cocu along the sidelines, PSV did not lose to the Enschedeans again. PSV won five times and drew three times.