Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2022
16:45
Prediction: 3-0
Heerenveen
PSV will look to melt Ajax’s advantage in the Eredivisie table when they take on Heerenveen at their Philips Stadion on Matchday 23. PSV impressed in a 5-0 win over Vitesse, and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Sunday’s clash. Important winger Madueke returned from injury at the weekend, and seeing that fit-again Israel international has found his goal-scoring touch, home win should be considered.
All Maximiliano Romero, Andre Ramalho Silva, Davy Propper, and Shurandy Sambo should miss out with injuries for the home team. Heerenveen, on the other hand, suffered yet another dip in form, and given their six-game losing run in all competitions, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. Midfielder Siem De Jong is unlikely to feature in Sunday’s game as he limped off with injury in the defeat to NEC.
Highlighted Player (Mario Gotze):
Mario Gotze is a German midfielder, who played for Ronsberg and Eintrach Hombruch during his youth career before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2001. He made a great progress during his spell at the Borussia Dortmund’s youth academy and on 21 November, 2009 he made his Bundesliga debut for the Millionaires.
Gotze scored 22 goals in 83 league appearances for the club between 2009 and 2013 and he joined Borussia Dortmund’s bitterest rivals Bayern Munich on April, 2013. The German midfielder, who is capable of playing as a striker as well, failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, but it has to be noted that he was struggling with injury at the start of the season.
Gotze won three Bundesliga trophies with Bayern Munich, but at the end of the 2015/2016 season he returned to Borussia Dortmund. In 2014 he represented Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and he scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Mario Gotze was born in Memmingen on 3 June, 1992.
Highlighted Team (Heerenveen):
Heerenveen is a Dutch football club that is well known for their white shirts with blue stripes. De Superfriezen (The Super Frisians) play home matches at Abe Lenstra Stadium, which has the capacity of 26,400 people.
Heerenveen have yet to win the Eredivisie title, but they impressed in the 1999/00 season, with the team finishing the process in second position in the standings. Thanks to a top-two finish, the club booked their place in the Champions League. Heerenveen, though, recorded only one in the group stages of the elite competition as they defeated Olympiakos 1-0 at home ground. De Superfizien retain a fierce rivals with Cambuur, and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two teams.
It has to be noted that Heerenveen won the Dutch Cup in the 2008/09 season, with the team beating Twente on penalties in the title game. New Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech played for Heerenveen at the start of his senior career.
