Outlook: PSV battles for 25th consecutive home win over FC Utrecht

Outlook: PSV battles for 25th consecutive home win over FC Utrecht
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After the draw against sc Heerenveen, PSV will do everything possible to get the three points against FC Utrecht on Saturday. That winning is possible, the team proved before. The club won the last 24 home matches against FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie. This is PSV's longest series of home victories against one specific opponent in the league.

Positive series
If PSV wins Saturday, they could become the second club with a run of 25 consecutive home victories against one specific opponent in the Eredivisie. Only Ajax has a longer series against one club (31 against Go Ahead Eagles, 1964-2017).

49 matches
PSV lost only one of its fifty home matches against FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie (W44-G5-V1). This defeat was on October 25, 1980. It was then 2-3. Willy van der Kuijlen and Piet Wildschut scored the goals for PSV.

25 home games
PSV won each of the last 25 home matches in the Eredivisie on a Saturday (goal difference 86-12). The last time PSV lost a home game on a Saturday was on March 29, 2014. FC Groningen won 2-3 that day at Philips Stadium.

Club top scorer
Bruma is PSV's club top scorer this season with five goals. In total, the Portuguese scored eight Eredivisie goals for the team. Carlos Vinícius is also on a roll. The striker has been directly involved in seven of PSV's last 10 Eredivisie goals with three goals and four assists.

King of assists
Despite Cody Gakpo being injured for a while now, the striker ranks second on the list of most assists of all Eredivisie players. Gakpo gave seven.

Invaders
Both PSV and FC Utrecht have already scored eight goals through substitutes this season. That's more than any other club.

Penalty area
PSV scored nine goals from outside the penalty area this season. That is the most of any club.