In this week 18 match, on Thu Dec 23rd, PSV plays host to Go Ahead Eagles in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. PSV sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against RKC Waalwijk. Vertessen scored the first goal for PSV in the 34th minute, then Cody Gakpo added another in the 52nd minute on a penalty kick. PSV looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Go Ahead Eagles, recorded a 0-2 loss against NEC. Tavsan scored the first goal for NEC in the 29th minute, then Jordy Bruijn added another in the 37th minute on a penalty In the end, Go Ahead Eagles couldn’t muster any offence and NEC ran away with the shutout win. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in De Adelaarshorst, PSV was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Cody Gakpo scored the first goal for PSV in the 15th minute, then Íñigo Córdoba tied it up for Go Ahead Eagles in the 55th minute on a feed from Rommens.
Go Ahead Eagles’s most prolific scorer has been Isac Lidberg. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. PSV is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ritsu Doan and Yorbe Vertessen each having 3 goals in their last five
Roger Schmidt’s PSV squad will be without Philipp Max, Ryan Thomas, Noni Madueke, Richard Ledezma, Eran Zahavi and Maximiliano Romero, while Kees van Wonderen’s Go Ahead Eagles squad will be without Bas Edo Kuipers, Yacine Bourhane, Crowther and Turan Tuzlacik.