The PSV & AZ Alkmaar managers R. Schmidt and P. Jansen are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eredivisie league table.
- PSV is in the best form (4-2-0)
- AZ Alkmaar has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Eredivisie
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
PSV form and stats
7-0-0 is the performance here at Philips Stadion so far in the Eredivisie, giving PSV a total of 21 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
PSV travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ajax that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, PSV won a home game hosting VVV-Venlo (4-1).
A disappointing finish for PSV in their match versus Ajax as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how PSV have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won zero times, drawn two and lost one.
The manager R. Schmidt will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sparta Rotterdam in only three days.
PSV are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Philips Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 7 matches. PSV have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of AZ Alkmaar playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fortuna Sittard game have they lost an away game, meaning Alkmaar has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
AZ Alkmaar has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to PEC Zwolle for a Eredivisie game that ended a draw (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus FC Utrecht that ended 2-2.
Alkmaar are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and zero defeats. From a total of two matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Alkmaar are hosting ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie only three days away.
Alkmaar are a potent attacking force on the road with their 20 goals in 8 league games. As for defending, Alkmaar rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): PSV eight wins, zero draws and AZ Alkmaar two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Koopmeiners 9 goals |   D. Malen 7 goals |  C. Madueke 6 goals |
PSV missing players
AZ Alkmaar missing players
| PSV | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | 18 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 36 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 67% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 33% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14.9 | 16.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 39% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 37% |
- AZ Alkmaar has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game away.
- AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of AZ Alkmaar's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV has the most points (21) at home in Eredivisie
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have scored in all their matches so far.
- PSV have won all their matches at home so far.
- PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- PSV is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 35 |
| 2 | PSV | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 34 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Heracles | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 17 | Willem II | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 5 |