Every week Gracenote finds out what you need to know about the matches PSV plays. Three days after Ajax away, PSV awaits their next top match against AZ.
Powerful at home
PSV is the only Eredivisie team yet to lose any points in home games (W7-G0-V0). For the tenth time in history, PSV can take the full spoils after eight games. In seven of the previous nine times, the club also became national champions afterwards.
Impregnable fortress for AZ
Despite the fact that the previous edition of PSV - AZ was won by the Alkmaarders, the overall balance shows that PSV is Wednesday night's favorite. Indeed, AZ suffered more defeats in the Eredivisie only at Ajax (33) than at Philips Stadion (32).
One out of 67
PSV lost only one of the last 67 Eredivisie games at the Philips Stadium. Opponent in that game was AZ, in October 2019. Since then, the team is unbeaten thirteen home matches in a row.
Difference first and second half
Of the 13 goals PSV conceded in the Eredivisie, nine fell after halftime (69%). Only AZ conceded relatively more goals in the second 45 minutes than PSV (74%, 17 out of 23).
Playing Götze of importance
PSV is averaging 2.75 points this season with Mario Götze at the kickoff (W7-G1-V0). In contrast, the team is doing a lot less when the German is not playing, with an average number of points of 1.71 (W3-G3-V1).
Clean sheets
PSV only faced three goals in home matches, including an own goal by Yvon Mvogo. The team has netted five times this season, four of them at home.
Zahavi on three
Eran Zahavi credited two Eredivisie goals against Ajax, putting his total at three. The only Israeli in the Dutch league with more goals is Ben Sahar. He scored seven times for Willem II and found the net five times for De Graafschap.