The Eindhoven giants would be gunning to bag maximum points after dropping two crucial points in the race for the title against FC Utrecht last week.
On Eredivisie match-day 19, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven will lock horns against Vitesse Arnhem at Philips Stadion on Friday, January 27.
PSV Eindhoven
The Boeren are coming into this match on the back of a 1-1 stalemate against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 at Stadion Galgenwaard on January 22. PSV staged a far from pleasing show away from home and in the end, they were lucky to secure a point.
Occupying the second spot, the Eindhoven giants are a lone point behind the Eredivisie leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar. PSV have thus far staged brilliant shows in front of their home crowd, winning seven of their eight home fixtures. They have an overall record of
18 played, 11 won, 5 drawn and 2 lost.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fred-c14136 Rutten, the Boeren head coach, has urged his troops not to take their opponents lightly and perform at their best to secure maximum points.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem
The Arnhem outfit were on the receiving end of a demoralising 1-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen in front of their home crowd on January 22. The hosts staged a poor show in the opening 45 minutes, and their performance was hardly any better after the
half-time break. NEC played aggressively and were rewarded with all three points at the end of the match.
Vitesse are placed seventh in the league table, trailing the table-topper by ten points. The Arnhem outfit have performed erratically at their home turf, winning four of their nine home encounters, while their away record is hardly any better. They have
an overall record of 18 played, 8 won, 5 drawn and 5 lost.
The Arnhem outfit's boss, John van den Brom, has expressed confidence in his side’s abilities and revealed that his troops can bag all three points should they perform at their best.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Eindhoven giants have remained the better side in their last five encounters against the Arnhem outfit, winning three and sharing the spoils in the remaining two encounters.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 – PSV Eindhoven
The pint-sized winger started the season in fine form, and has proved to be a constant menace for every opposition thus far this term. With 11 assists and 13 goals already to his name, he would be keen to add more to his tally in this encounter and bag maximum
points for his side.
Wilfried Bony – Vitesse Arnhem
The 23-year-old forward would again lead the attack pack of the Arnhem outfit. The Ivorian ace has thus far netted an impressive nine goals while setting up four more in 16 Eredivisie appearances. He will be the key man should the outfit from Arnhem secure
a good result.
Prediction
PSV boast an impressive home record this term and even though Vitesse have achieved good results away from home, it seems unlikely that they would be making life difficult for the hosts. The match will end in a 2-0 win in favour of the Eindhoven giants.
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