Week 18 brings us a match on Jan 24th, where FC Emmen plays host to PSV in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 16th placed FC Emmen is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Cambuur. Neither FC Emmen nor SC Cambuur could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, PSV recorded a 2-2 draw against Fortuna Sittard. Íñigo Córdoba scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Xavi Simons got the equalizer for PSV in the 65th minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches PSV should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Aug 6th, PSV hosted FC Emmen at the Philips Stadion in their last match together. PSV won by a score of 4 to 1. Bakayoko scored the first goal for PSV in the 18th minute, then Maikel Kieftenbeld added another on an own goal in the 26th minute.
PSV’s top weapon lately has been Xavi Simons, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. For FC Emmen, their top scorers are Mohamed Bouchouari and Mendes, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Météhan Guclu, Oussama Darfalou and Ben Scholte are unavailable to play for FC Emmen, while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV squad will be without Mauro Júnior and Olivier Boscagli.