Perhaps a welcome break from league football as De Graafschap & PSV face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting PSV played their last game only three days ago, a Eredivisie match.
De Graafschap form and stats
Action has already taken place for De Graafschap in KNVB Beker as they have defeated FC Twente to reach the 2nd Round. Graafschap participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the 1st round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion De Vijverberg as De Graafschap have scored 17 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Eerste Divisie are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for De Graafschap, who played 2-2 against Jong Ajax. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion De Vijverberg). In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting MVV Maastricht.
The Graafschap goalkeeper Rody de Boer was crucial in the match against Jong Ajax last time out, making six saves.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Jong Utrecht are coming to town in three days.
The Graafschap manager M. Snoei has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the De Graafschap defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
PSV form and stats
PSV's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie. PSV has drawn their two previous away games.
Mohammed Ihattaren and Donyell Malen scored in PSV's previous match, the home game against FC Utrecht that ended 2-1. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo was absolutely vital in the PSV victory against FC Utrecht, making seven saves.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the PSV manager R. Schmidt as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against RKC Waalwijk.
PSV has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, PSV have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Graafschap won zero, PSV won nine and one draw. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Seuntjens 9 goals |  E. Lieftink 7 goals |   D. Malen 7 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
PSV missing players
| De Graafschap | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 29 | Scored | S | 27 | 52 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Almere City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | NEC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Telstar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Oss | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 11 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 11 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -23 | 10 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | AZ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Heracles | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -18 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 4 |