Week 27 brings us a match on Mar 20th, where PSV will play host to Fortuna Sittard in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed PSV is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against FC Utrecht. Eran Zahavi struck first for PSV in the 53rd minute on a feed from Cody Gakpo, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, FC Utrecht 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 won 8 of their last 10, while fortuna Sittard sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Willem II. Zian Flemming scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Willem II was frustrated by Fortuna Sittard’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fortuna Sittard ended the match with the shutout victory. Fortuna Sittard is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Wednesday Dec 15th, PSV hosted Fortuna Sittard at the Philips Stadion in their last match together. PSV was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ritsu Doan struck first for PSV in the 28th minute on a feed from Mario Götze, then Ritsu Doan added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Fortuna Sittard was frustrated by PSV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PSV ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fortuna Sittard’s top weapon lately has been Zian Flemming, who has three goals in the last five matches. PSV is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joey Veerman and Eran Zahavi each having 3 goals in their last 5
Roger Schmidt’s PSV squad will be without Cody Gakpo, Ryan Thomas and Maximiliano Romero, while Michael Verrips and Arianit Ferati are unavailable to play for Sjors Ultee’s team.