Every week Gracenote finds out all about the matches played by PSV. After Ajax and AZ, the club plays the third Eredivisie match of the calendar year by 2021 away against Sparta Rotterdam.
Most victories
PSV has won a total of 64 times from Sparta Rotterdam. The club only triumphed more often against FC Utrecht (68) and Willem II (65).
17 in a row
PSV is unbeaten in the last seventeen clashes in the Eredivisie with the team from Rotterdam's Spangen district (W14-G3-V0). The last defeat dates from November 3, 2001, when Sparta Rotterdam was too strong 2-1 at Het Kasteel.
Guarantee for goals
Already 33 times in a row PSV managed to score against the Rotterdam formation. The last time PSV failed to score in a match was on September 11, 1993: 0-0. The goal difference in the past 33 matches speaks for itself: 79 for and 25 against.
No example of 2020
Ajax away and AZ home were both not won by PSV. The club started 2020 without a win in its first three duels (G2-V1).
Long-running series
The aforementioned series of 17 duels is the long-running series of Eredivisie matches for Sparta Rotterdam without a win against a specific opponent.
Two goals for Malen
On Jan. 19, Donyell Malen will celebrate his 22nd birthday. The PSV attacker currently has 28 Eredivisie goals for PSV to his name. If he scores twice on Saturday, he will be the seventh PSV player with 30 Eredivisie goals before the age of 22. The last player to manage that in PSV service is Jürgen Locadia.
Max worth gold
No defender has been involved in more goals this Eredivisie season than Philipp Max (4 goals and 5 assists). The last time defenders were involved in 10 Eredivisie goals was in 2018-2019. Two of them were PSV players: Angelino and Denzel Dumfries. Caner Cavlan of FC Emmen was the other.
In addition to Denzel Dumfries, Joël Piroe will also arrive at a familiar spot on Saturday. Last season, the PSV attacker played on a rental basis for Sparta Rotterdam. In eighteen appearances for the Rotterdammers, he scored two goals. This season the tally stands at two goals in seven games.