PSV Eindhoven (home)
- PSV Eindhoven have won 11, drawn two and lost only two of their 15 home matches in the Eredivisie this season.
- After a two-match winning streak, Eindhoven’s PSV return to play host to an FC Zwolle side that they should defeat in a goal-packed matchup on Thursday.
- Peter Bosz has been in full flow this term with the Eredivisie leaders winning 74 points from 30 games and, yet again, he has had an old team do a spectacular job of executing his tactical system.
- The Tweakers are the embodiment of a Bosz-managed team, playing an aggressive, possession-based game in which they press with numbers and over-load positions.
- The wide full-backs drive much of the action with Johan Bakayoko’s pace and dribbling skills providing a creative spark while Luuk de Jong holds it all together and is usually the final piece of the puzzle with his leadership and aerial prowess.
FC Zwolle (away)
- FC Zwolle have won only one, drawn six and lost eight of their 15 away games in the Eredivisie.
- They face a very different proposition on Thursday when FC Zwolle visit as Henry van der Vegt’s team are all about compact defensive shapes and then hitting teams on the counter.
- But they have not taken enough points to really have any chance of avoiding a relegation fight and currently sit 13th with 34 points from 30 Eredivisie matches.
- Inconsistency has dogged them and, although Zwolle won one, drew three and lost just one of their last five Eredivisie games, they will need to be at their best to earn something at PSV.
- Thijs Oosting has scored two goals in his last five games while Koen Kostons is the club’s leading scorer in the Eredivisie this term with 11 in 30 games.
Head-to-Head
PSV have won four of the last five Eredivisie head-to-head meetings, which includes a 4-0 win away from home six months ago.
Key Players
- The wide full-backs drive much of the action with Johan Bakayoko’s pace and dribbling skills providing a creative spark while Luuk de Jong holds it all together and is usually the final piece of the puzzle with his leadership and aerial prowess.
- With Ismael Saibari (15 goals in 26 Eredivisie games) and Bakayoko in form, particularly the former who has four goals in his last five appearances, PSV should have too much attacking penetration for the visitors.
- Thijs Oosting has scored two goals in his last five games while Koen Kostons is the club’s leading scorer in the Eredivisie this term with 11 in 30 games.
Betting Insights
- PSV have conceded 24 goals at home in the Eredivisie this campaign, which is an average of 1.60 per game.
- PSV are 1.2 to win, which is understandable considering their position at the top of the table, but we believe there will be value in taking Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.55 and Over 2.5 goals at 1.18.
Prediction
As FC Zwolle have scored 20 goals in 15 Eredivisie away games this campaign and have some quality in attack with the likes of Younes Namli and Oosting, we are expecting an open game in which PSV will ultimately come through as victors.
