After an exciting round of games, PSV can prepare for the final obstacle towards the national title: an away match with Sparta Rotterdam. The Kasteel is favorable to PSV, as the last four meetings in the month of May, yielded three points.
Earlier this season, PSV turned an early deficit into a victory at their own stadium. Tobias Lauritsen brought the Spartans into the lead, but thanks to an own goal by Arno Verschueren and a goal by Luuk de Jong, PSV drew the longest. PSV also won the previous away game at Het Kasteel convincingly 4-0: Malik Tillman, Johan Bakayoko, Yorbe Vertessen and Luuk de Jong were the celebrated men.
Historically, PSV has a strong record against Sparta. The duel in Rotterdam has been on the schedule 58 times before. PSV won 28 of those duels, drew 18 and lost 12. The goal difference also underlines that, with 100 goals in favor versus 66 against. PSV has also scored in the last 20 matches at Sparta Rotterdam.
Strong series
Since the turn of the century, Sparta Rotterdam managed to win only once against PSV in the Eredivisie, and that was quite some time ago. On November 3, 2001, they recorded a 2-1 win. Mateja Kežman gave PSV the lead, but Danny Koevermans - a former PSV player - and Aron Winter eventually secured victory.
Statistics and milestones
PSV can travel to Het Kasteel with confidence, as the last four away matches against Sparta Rotterdam in the month of May all ended in a victory. Just like last season, this year's game with Sparta is also decisive in the championship race. PSV won 4-2 then. Moreover, PSV reached another impressive milestone: for the second season in a row, the team passed the 100-goal mark in the Eredivisie.
For Peter Bosz, the game with Sparta Rotterdam is a special milestone: it is his 100th game as head coach of PSV.
Old timers
At Sparta Rotterdam, two old acquaintances are on the pitch. Patrick van Aanholt, who has played for the Rotterdam club since November last year, previously made 52 appearances for PSV. We also meet Mohamed Nassoh, a talent from the club's own youth academy. He played in all PSV Academy youth teams and is the player with the most matches for PSV U21 (106). A few weeks ago, Mohamed gave PSV a helping hand by scoring against Ajax.
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam currently occupies 11th place in the league table. Maurice Steijn has been the head coach of the Rotterdam formation since November 2024. In recent games his team has shown mixed results: in the midweek round Sparta played 1-1 draw at FC Utrecht and before that Almere City was convincingly beaten 3-0. Earlier they lost 2-0 to FC Twente and the game at the Johan Cruijff ArenA ended in a clever draw: 1-1.
