The Eindhoven giants would be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Feyenoord Rotterdam at De Kuip Stadion when they face John Karelse’s side.
On Eredivisie match day 16, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven will lock horns against NAC Breda at Philips Stadion on Saturday, December 10. With only one more round to go after this one before the winter break, both sides would be gunning to get their hands on maximum points.
PSV Eindhoven
The Boeren’s 13-match unbeaten run came to an end when their arch-rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258, recorded an easy 2-0 win in front of their home crowd on December 4. PSV struggled to put in their best performance and were deservingly crushed by the Rotterdammers.
Occupying the second spot in the league table, the Boeren are trailing the league leaders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar by four points. The Eindhoven giants have staged phenomenal shows at home thus far this season, winning six of their seven home fixtures. They have an overall
record of 15 played, 9 won, 4 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 upcoming league encounter lightly and put in all their efforts to secure maximum points.
NAC Breda
The Yellow Army are coming into this match on the back of a demoralising 3-0 loss at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ADO-Den-Haag-c38221 at Kyocera Stadion. ADO outclassed NAC in every department on the field and cruised to a comfortable victory in front of their home crowd.
NAC have struggled to perform at their best thus far this season. They are currently placed 12th in the league table, six points clear of the drop zone.
The Rats have been poor at home and their form away from home is even worse, having lost five of their seven encounters. They have an overall record of 15 played, 5 won, 3 drawn and 7 lost.
The NAC boss, John Karelse, would be hoping that his side achieve a good result in this difficult away encounter and better their league standings.
Head-to-Head statistics
There is nothing to choose between PSV and NAC: in their last five head-to-head encounters, both sides have won two battles each, while the remaining fixture ended in a draw.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 – PSV Eindhoven
The Belgian ace is performing highly this season and has troubled every outfit with his impressive movement on the left flank. He has remained the main man in attack, and for the Eindhoven giants to lift the Eredivisie title, he will need to be at his best
until the end of the season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NAC-Breda-c39983
The 34-year-old will be the key player for the Breda outfit should they achieve a good result in the upcoming encounter. With four goals and five assists to his name already, he would be keen to add further to enhance his side’s chances of finishing in the
top half of the league table.
Prediction
Although the Boeren struggled to perform at their best in their last league encounter, it seems more than unlikely that NAC would make life difficult for the home side with their poor run of form. The match will end 3-1 in favour of the Eindhoven giants.
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