On Sunday Oct 16th, in week 10, PSV will host FC Utrecht in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed PSV, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against SC Heerenveen. Cody Gakpo struck first for PSV in the 75th minute on a feed from Joey Veerman, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, SC Heerenveen was frustrated by PSV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PSV ended the match with the shutout victory. PSV looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed FC Utrecht is fresh off their 1-2 loss against AZ Alkmaar. struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 31st minute, then Yukinari Sugawara added another in the 68th minute on a feed from Pantelis Hatzidiakos. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season PSV won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Douvikas has been the most prolific scorer on FC Utrecht in his last five matches with 3 goals. PSV is fortunate enough to have Cody Gakpo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals
Marco van Ginkel, Mauro Júnior, Olivier Boscagli, Luuk de Jong and Noni Madueke are unavailable to play for PSV, while Bart Ramselaar, Mike Van der Hoorn and Ramon Hendriks are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht.