Jong PSV (home)
- Jong PSV are 6th in the Eerste Divisie with 34 points from 22 games while Helmond Sport are 15th with 25 points from the same number of matches.
- Stijn Schaars has done a fine job of trying to get Jong PSV to play like their senior team - fast, attacking, pro-active and possession-based.
- The reserves press aggressively to try and win the ball back in advanced areas and they spread the field well with their 4-3-3 system that allows their forwards and wide midfielders to overload the wings and cut inside onto their stronger feet.
- Jong PSV have been in mixed form with a win, a draw and three defeats from their last five, although their home record is pretty good for a second-tier team with 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 10 matches.
Helmond Sport (away)
- Helmond Sport has failed to win 9 of their 10 Eerste Divisie away games (W1, D2, L7).
- Helmond Sport are the opposite of Jong PSV in that they like to set up in a compact, well-organised block and use their pace and directness on the break to cause problems.
- Maik Lukowicz leads their scoring with 10 goals in 20 Eerste Divisie games, of which 3 have come in their last 6, making him their most clinical finisher.
- However, the visitors have only scored eight goals away from home this term and average just 0.8 per away match, so they’ll have to be on their best game to score enough to get a positive result.
Head-to-Head
The 3 prior meetings have been even, with each team winning once and one draw, Jong PSV winning the most recent meeting 3-2 in Helmond two months ago.
Key Players
Robin van Duiven has 14 goals in 20 Eerste Divisie appearances for Jong PSV this season and is their most prolific forward.
Betting Insights
But with PSV Reserves scoring an average of 1.5 goals at home to Helmond Sport and the visitors scoring 2.0 goals when they play in Eindhoven, the ‘Over 2.5 goals’ market at 1.45 looks the best bet here.
Prediction
- The hosts should win this game because of their superior resources, home advantage and position in the league, but Jong PSV have not been in great form recently, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their last 5.
- Joel van den Berg has scored 3 of Jong PSV’s last 6 goals and could be their most lethal weapon on Monday, so we’re backing PSV Reserves to take the win.
