On the 3rd of September, FC Twente hosts PSV at De Grolsch Veste in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, FC Twente recorded a 0-1 loss against FC Volendam. struck first for FC Volendam in the 83rd minute on a feed from Daryl van Mieghem, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Twente couldn’t manage to score, and FC Volendam took the shutout win. FC Twente is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed PSV, recorded a 6-1 blowout win against Excelsior. Joey Veerman scored the first goal for PSV in the 2nd minute, then Ibrahim Sangaré added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Cody Gakpo. PSV is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season PSV won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Xavi Simons has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for PSV. Sem Steijn has been the most prolific scorer on FC Twente in his last 5 matches with two goals
Wout Brama, Julio Pleguezuelo and are unavailable to play for Ron Jans’s team, while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV squad will be without Marco van Ginkel, Carlos Vinícius, Mauro Júnior, Olivier Boscagli, Luuk de Jong, Noni Madueke and Richard Ledezma.