National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Go Ahead Eagles or PSV that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
Last season, Eagles's KNVB Beker journey ended in the 8th finals.Go Ahead Eagles have played 12 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-7 (wins-draws-losses).
Go Ahead Eagles's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Ajax. The home side are looking to build on that result. Brouwers (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Brouwers served one assist.
Preceding that game was the away draw at FC Twente that finished 2-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Go Ahead Eagles, as the Eredivisie home game vs FC Utrecht is only three days away.
The Eagles fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Go Ahead Eagles defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
PSV form and stats
Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Eredivisie.
PSV play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Sparta Rotterdam. Defender Júnior was the best team player with a rating of 8.14. Júnior scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.
A quick return to home after this game, as PSV are hosting Heracles in the Eredivisie only four days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, PSV are regular goalscorers on their travels. PSV have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding nine meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for Eagles, zero draws and nine wins for PSV. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Córdoba Kerejeta 8 goals |   C. Gakpo 7 goals |  L. Brouwers 6 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
PSV missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 53 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 16.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 16.3 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 8.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 64 | 57 |
| 2 | PSV | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 29 | 55 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 51 |
| 4 | AZ | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 40 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -10 | 33 |
| 9 | NEC | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Heracles | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | Willem II | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 21 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -27 | 19 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 17 |
