Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
16/05/2021
14:30
Prediction: 1-1
PSV
Utrecht and PSV go head to head at Stadion Galgenwaard in the last game of the regular season. Utrecht booked their place in the Conference League playoffs, while PSV moved one step closer to making it to the Champions League thanks to a 4-2 win over Zwolle. Rene Hake’s men aim to extend their unbeaten run to five games, and, no doubt, they should be happy with one point from the match.
PSV are three points clear of third-place AZ Alkmaar, meaning that they should be happy with one point from the match as well. A close encounter is on the cards, and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Akmum, Mahi, and Mamengi are injured for the hosts, while Toure, Thomas, Romero, Mauro Junior, Ledezma, Ihattaren, Gutierez, Gotze, Felipe, Delanghe, and Baumgartl are out of contention for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Willem Janssen):
After starting his senior career at VVV-Venlo, Willem Janssen joined fellow Dutch club Roda JC in 2007. The 186-cm-tall centre-back scored 22 goals in 129 appearances for the Black and Yellows in the Eredivisie, and in 2011 he moved to Twente.
After ending his loan spell with Utrecht in 2014, he signed a permanent deal with the Stadion Galgenwaard outfit, and he has been playing for the club ever since. He scored his first league goal for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with Zwolle on September 1, 2013. Willem Janseen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands on July 4, 1986, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the national team. Janssen, though, has two caps with the Netherlands U21 team.
His main position is centre-back, but he is used as both defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. In the 2015/16 season he helped Utrecht make it to the Dutch Cup final, but Feyenoord proved to be a big catch for them in the title game.
Highlighted Team (PSV):
Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.
