FC Eindhoven (home)
- FC Eindhoven are the favorites to win the Eindhoven derby when they host PSV's reserves at Jan Louwers Stadion on Friday evening.
- FC Eindhoven have been all over the place in terms of results across all competitions over their ten games this season, winning two, drawing two and losing six.
- But they have been better at home, where they have won two, drawn one and lost three of their six matches.
- They have lost their two previous games, going down 3-0 at Almere City FC and 1-0 to Vitesse at home, but they have been a bit better on their own turf with one win, one draw and one loss in the last three.
PSV Reserves (away)
- PSV Reserves have won just one of their last five matches, drawing two and losing two.
- PSV have yet to win on the road in all competitions this season, drawing two and losing three of their five away trips.
- So they could be susceptible to being undone by FC Eindhoven if this turns into a physical game.
- Bosz's men are a long way from being a free-flowing side and look to be a team that will try to be compact and counter when they can.
Key Players
- Austyn Jones is PSV's leading scorer with four goals in eight Eerste Divisie appearances and he has netted three of his side's seven goals in their last five.
- The reserves look to be pretty reliant on the Jamaican to do the scoring, so an FC Eindhoven win is the safest bet here.
- Schaars' side are far more possession-based and like to play a high-tempo game, pressing and moving the ball quickly.
Betting Insights
- FC Eindhoven's odds-on favorite for a home win are 2.13, which is still attractive.
- And although coach Peter Bosz's side are coming into this off the back of successive defeats, the odds-on price seems too high given how the visitors have been traveling.
Prediction
- This should add up to a good derby atmosphere and Eindhoven's organisation and transition play should get them the result on the night.
- But we aren't expecting them to do all the work and put the game away from start to finish.
- They are due to nick it in the end.
- So an FC Eindhoven win is the safest bet here.
