On the 16th of January, in this week 19 match, FC Groningen hosts PSV in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 12th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 0-1 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Jesper Karlsson struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 68th minute on a feed from Owen Wijndal, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and AZ Alkmaar took the shutout win. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, PSV recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Go Ahead Eagles. Phillipp Mwene struck first for PSV in the 9th minute, then Cody Gakpo added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Maximiliano Romero In the end, Go Ahead Eagles couldn’t muster any offence and PSV ran away with the shutout win. PSV looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
FC Groningen and PSV last played eachother at the Philips Stadion on Saturday Aug 28th. PSV was victorious by a score of 5 to 2 in front of just over 23000 jubilant spectators. Cody Gakpo scored the first goal for PSV in the 7th minute, then Cyril Ngonge tied it up for FC Groningen in the 15th minute , but fortunately for PSV it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
PSV’s most prolific scorer has been Vertessen. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. FC Groningen is fortunate enough to have Jörgen Strand Larsen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Danny Buijs’s squad will be without Luciano da Silva, while PSV will be without Ryan Thomas, Noni Madueke and Eran Zahavi.