February 5th features a match where PSV plays host to AZ Alkmaar in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, PSV recorded a 1-2 loss against Ajax. Brian Brobbey struck first for Ajax in the 34th minute, but Mario Götze got the equalizer for PSV in the 53rd minute. PSV looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while aZ Alkmaar sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Cambuur. Neither AZ Alkmaar nor SC Cambuur could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. AZ Alkmaar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
AZ Alkmaar and PSV last played eachother at the Afas Stadion on the 11th of September. PSV won by a score of 3 to 0. Olivier Boscagli scored the first goal for PSV in the 14th minute, then Vertessen added another in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed AZ Alkmaar couldn’t manage to score, and PSV took the shutout win.
Albert Guðmundsson has been the most prolific scorer on AZ Alkmaar in his last 5 matches with two goals. For PSV, their top scorers are Yorbe Vertessen and Cody Gakpo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
PSV will be without Carlos Vinícius, Ryan Thomas, Noni Madueke, Eran Zahavi and Maximiliano Romero, while AZ Alkmaar will be without Bruno Martins Indi.