In between the two European duels against Arsenal, PSV takes on sc Heerenveen. A situation in which there has been triumph before. Last time the Frisians were the opponent in such a period, PSV managed to keep the three points at home.
PSV and sc Heerenveen have faced each other 32 times in the premier league, with PSV winning 20 times, drawing eight times and the Frisians winning four times. The goal difference is also in PSV's favor, with 81 goals for and 35 goals against.
sc Heerenveen
sc Heerenveen recently underwent a change of coach. Coach Robin van Persie left for Feyenoord, leaving assistant coach Henk Brugge temporarily in charge of the team from the North. The Frisian club, currently eighth in the premier league, has two top scorers: Jacob Trenskow and Ion Nicolaescu, who both have five goals to their name. Heerenveen is in reasonable form: they recorded a 3-1 home victory over AZ last week, played a draw against PEC Zwolle and against FC Twente before that.
Recent encounters
The last time PSV and Heerenveen met, on December 14, 2024, the Frisian team drew the longest. In the Abe Lenstra Stadion, PSV conceded the only goal of the match in the 73rd minute and lost 1-0. sc Heerenveen last visited the Philips Stadion in 2023. Then PSV won 2-0. Guus Til and Ricardo Pepi were the goal scorers that night. Pepi had only been on the pitch for two minutes when he decided the game with his goal.
PSV recorded its biggest home victories over sc Heerenveen in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. Both times the duel ended in a convincing 5-1 win for the Eindhoven natives.
Success against sc Heerenveen between European duels
The last time PSV faced sc Heerenveen between two European duels, they recorded a convincing victory. At home it became 3-1. Madueke opened the scoring, but Tibor Halilović equalized before half-time. In the second half, PSV secured the victory: Mario Götze and Joey Veerman found the net and gave PSV the three-peat at home.