Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
16/10/2021
21:00
Prediction: 4-1
Zwolle
Following a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sparta, PSV will be aiming to put an extra pressure on league leaders Ajax when they host Zwolle to their Philips Stadion on Matchday 9. Roger Schmidt’s troops are eyeing their fourth home win of the season, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the rock-bottom side. The good news for the hosts is that both Noni Madueke and Davy Propper have recovered from their respective injuries.
Japan midfielder, though, Ritsu Doan, has joined Cody Gakpo, Shurandy Sambo, and Richard Ledezma in the recovery room. Zwolle suffered a 1-0 loss to Heerenveen before the international break, and given their shaky defence, the rock-bottom side are unlikely to spoil PSV’s party at Philips Stadion. You should bear in mind that PSV defeated Zwolle in each of the previous 13 meetings between the two teams in the Dutch top flight.
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 (Zwolle):
Founded on June 12, 1910, PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club which competes in the Eredivisie. Zwolle have yet to win the national championship, but they did remarkably well to lift the Dutch Cup trophy in 2014. Ron Jans’s troops impressed in the title game, with the team rolling over Dutch giants Ajax 5-1.
The Blauwingers play their home games at MACPARK Stadion, the venue with the capacity of 14,000 people. The multi-use stadium was opened on August 29, 2009. Zwolle’s home kit is blue and white, while the colour of their away jersey is green and white. In the 2014/15 season the Blauwingers represented the Netherlands in the Europa League, with the team losing to Sparta Prague in the play-off round.
The likes of Henk Timmer (237), Johan Hansma (231), Bert Konterman (219), Arne Slot (208), and Jasper Drost (182) are the players with the most league appearances for the club. Go Ahead Eagles are considered the club’s biggest rivals as both teams are located at the river Ijssel.
