In this week 17 match on Jan 21st, PSV will host Vitesse in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 4th placed PSV is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Fortuna Sittard. Íñigo Córdoba scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 65th minute, Jordan Teze sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Xavi Simons . PSV should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Vitesse, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against NEC. Neither Vitesse nor NEC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 25 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Vitesse is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 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 2 wins.
Vitesse’s top weapon lately has been Manhoef, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Xavi Simons has been the most prolific scorer on PSV in his last five matches with two goals
Mauro Júnior and Olivier Boscagli are unavailable to play for PSV, while Maximilian Wittek and Bartosz Bialek are unavailable to play for Vitesse.