Things are turning around at PSV in recent weeks. The club meets next Saturday in FC Twente a team that is also in form. Both teams remained unbeaten in the past five matches. The last two meetings in Enschede ended 1-1.
Mutual
PSV and FC Twente face each other in league play for the 110th time. PSV won 51 times. Twente won eighteen times, fourteen of which at home. Forty times it ended in a draw. PSV is unbeaten against the Tukkers in the last fifteen matches. The last time PSV lost a game to Twente dates back to 2013.
Earlier this season
Earlier this season, PSV won 5-2 over Twente at Philips Stadium. The Eindhoven goals were scored by Yorbe Vertessen, Carlos Vinícius (both 2x) and Eran Zahavi scored the goals. The previous two meetings in Enschede ended in a 1-1 draw.
In form
PSV and Twente both did not lose any of their last five league games. In addition, Twente is unbeaten in its last eight home games. It held the likes of Ajax and Feyenoord to a draw at the Grolsch Veste. The club has already won 16 times this season. That is the most number of wins since the 2013-2014 season.
Former acquaintances
A number of players on Twente duty have a past in Eindhoven. Michal Sadílek is playing on a rental basis in Enschede this season. Lars Unnerstal and Joshua Brenet played for PSV in the recent past. Joël Drommel just made the transfer from Twente to PSV last summer.
Goal scorers
PSV's goals this season were scored by players from 12 different countries. That equals the record in the current century. Zahavi is on a strong run. The Israeli scored seven times in his last six games. Ritsu Doan is on the eve of his 100th game in the Eredivisie.