PSV travels to Breda on Sunday for the first away game of the Eredivisie season. Coach Phillip Cocu's team has good but also bad memories of their opponents NAC. Five of the last seven meetings in Breda were lost.
Defeats
The last time PSV visited NAC in the Eredivisie was on Feb. 2, 2015. Jetro Willems was sent off the field with a direct red card after 29 seconds (fastest red in Eredivisie), but the Eindhoven natives won anyway thanks to goals by Memphis Depay (53') and Georginio Wijnaldum (74'): 0-2. It is one of PSV's two wins in the last seven encounters. The other was on Dec. 22, 2012 when PSV won 6-1 in Breda.
Goals
Still, based on the past, there is plenty of leverage for a PSV win. NAC gave up 245 Eredivisie goals to PSV, more than any other team. Also in home games, NAC did not get more goals against from anyone than from PSV (104). PSV also scored at least one goal in its last 27 home and away Eredivisie games against NAC, since the 2-0 defeat in Breda on September 15, 2001.
Luckassen faces debut
Hirving Lozano made his Eredivisie debut last week with a goal. It was the 23rd Mexican Eredivisie goal for PSV. Derrick Luckassen could make his Eredivisie debut Sunday. He was suspended for the first league game against AZ.
