Week 22 features a match on Saturday Feb 12th, where PSV and Vitesse will play a match in Arnhem in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Vitesse recorded a 0-3 loss against FC Twente. Jesse Bosch scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 18th minute, then Ricky van Wolfswinkel added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty In the end, Vitesse was frustrated by FC Twente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Twente ended the match with the shutout victory. Vitesse should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed PSV, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against NAC Breda. Noni Madueke struck first for PSV in the 8th minute, then Mario Götze added another in the 28th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed NAC Breda couldn’t manage to score, and PSV took the shutout win. PSV is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On Nov 20th, PSV hosted Vitesse at the Philips Stadion in their last match together. PSV won by a score of 2 to 0. Ibrahim Sangaré scored the first goal for PSV in the 19th minute, then Bruma added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Carlos Vinícius In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and PSV ran away with the shutout win.
PSV is fortunate enough to have Mario Götze in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Loïs Openda has been the most prolific scorer on Vitesse in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Thomas Letsch’s Vitesse squad will be without Loïs Openda, Oussama Tannane, Sondre Tronstad and Beerens, while Roger Schmidt’s PSV squad will be without Carlos Vinícius, Ryan Thomas, Noni Madueke and Maximiliano Romero.