After the defeat in Amsterdam, PSV is keen to take three points at the duel with FC Twente. The club has a long string of victories against the Twente side and would like to keep this up. Also because a nice record beckons.
Mutual encounters
The last time PSV lost to FC Twente in the Eredivisie was on May 12, 2013. It then became 3-1. Since then, PSV played six draws and won eight times. FC Twente has two more longer streaks of unwinning matches against PSV (23 between 1984 and 1995 and 16 between 1998 and 2005).
Home win
Eran Zahavi proved last year that he can score against the Twente players. He scored the second goal in the home game (36'). The match ended in 3-0. The other two goals were scored by Donyell Malen (30', 53').
Old acquaintance
PSV faces two old acquaintances on Saturday. Lars Unnerstall played 15 games for PSV and Michal Sadílek played 27. Joël Drommel, on the other hand, is familiar with the Twente team. He played 89 matches for the team
One win away from 500 Eredivisie wins
PSV is just one win away from 500 Eredivisie wins in this century. This could make PSV the first club to achieve this number. Ajax is currently in second place with 496 wins since Jan. 1, 2000.
Least number of shots against, most shots on goal
PSV faced the least number of shots against (81) this Eredivisie season. In addition, the team tops the list of clubs with the most shots on goal (77). The games against Sparta Rotterdam stood out. The club then fired 12 shots on goal. Ajax is in second place with 76 shots.
Standard situations
PSV ranks second in the list of most number of goals from standard situations. The team scored eight goals, including six from corner kicks and two from free kicks. Eran Zahavi shares second place with Guus Til (Feyenoord) in the list of players with most scoring chances.