ADO Den Haag (home)
- Two very different approaches to the Dutch second tier will collide on Friday when promotion-seeking ADO Den Haag host a PSV Reserves side that are more interested in developing young players than winning the league.
- ADO Den Haag coach Robin Peter, who took over in July 2025, has got the home side playing a vertical, high-intensity game in which they press relentlessly, hoping to force opponents into errors and hit them on the break.
- It’s a formula that is clearly working with Den Haag top of the Eerste Divisie with 52 points from 19 games, compared to PSV Reserves’ 31 from 20.
- The home team have won all 9 home games, averaging 3.11 goals scored and 0.78 goals conceded, while PSV have won just four of 10 on the road (W4, D2, L4) but have scored an impressive 20 away goals in the process.
PSV Reserves (away)
- PSV Reserves are struggling, having won just one of their last five, drawing one and losing three.
- Stijn Schaars took over as head coach of PSV’s second side in July 2025 and he appears to be getting the players to play exactly like PSV Eindhoven, in that they play a possession-based 4-3-3 and get the ball to move, while the players learn their positions and roles.
- However, the visitors are struggling for results, having lost their last two matches and winning just one of their last five (W1, D1, L3), so there is little confidence that they will be able to get a result on Friday.
Head-to-Head
Den Haag average 2.5 goals per home game against PSV Reserves , who have averaged 2.5 goals per visit when travelling to play them, so an exciting game is expected.
Key Players
Jari Vlak is Den Haag’s main man up front with nine goals in 18 league appearances , but PSV have an in-form striker of their own with 13 goals in 19 , with Robin van Duiven getting four in their last nine.
Betting Insights
- Den Haag are rightful favorites at 1.16, with the draw priced at 7.5 and PSV much longer.
- The Over 2.5 Goals market is worth taking at 1.16, although the odds are not quite enough for an ADO Den Haag win because there is a big difference in what these two teams want from the season.
Prediction
His team may well be the better possession side on the day, but ADO Den Haag’s relentless pressing and aggression to win the ball back in the opposition’s half should be a tough ask for an inexperienced PSV Reserves back four.
