About Match
PSV go into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; FC Utrecht sit 14th on 5 — an 11-point gap. FC Utrecht rank 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. In league terms the two rates read 3.67/1.17 for PSV and 1.83/3.17 for FC Utrecht (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.95. A win would lift FC Utrecht to 8 points and up to 9th (other results unchanged).
PSV carry a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: PSV 13/15, FC Utrecht 5/15.
34 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — PSV 25, draws 7, FC Utrecht 2, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 68% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 65%. 5.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.5.
The venue is Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, with room for 36,500 spectators.