PSV has been unbeaten in Waalwijk for five seasons. With 16 goals in the last five encounters, history speaks in PSV's favor. It last went wrong in 2014, when PSV lost 2-0 to RKC Waalwijk.
Jerdy Schouten, Johan Bakayoko, Malik Tillman and two-time goal scorer Hirving Lozano gave PSV a strong season opener against RKC Waalwijk. Peter Bosz 's team triumphed 5-1 at their own Philips Stadium. PSV was also on a roll last season against RKC Waalwijk. A convincing 4-0 victory was recorded at the Mandemakers Stadium. The numbers speak for themselves: in away games PSV has an impressive goal difference of 73 goals for and 29 goals against.
Effective PSV
Moreover, the last five Brabant derbies in Waalwijk have accounted for no less than 16 PSV goals, with PSV scoring at least three times in four of these matches, while one game in 2023 ended in a 1-0 victory. The Waalwijkers did not get beyond one goal in three of the five encounters and failed to find the net twice.
The match in Waalwijk has been played 28 times before. Nineteen times PSV triumphed, five times they shared the points and four times the provincial rivals won.
Victory
PSV put up a handsome series against RKC Waalwijk. The last time the Eindhoveners lost points against the Waalwijkers was in the 2013-2014 season, when RKC won 2-0 at home - a feat they also achieved the season before. Since then, PSV have won all 10 of their mutual duels.
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk currently occupies seventeenth place in the premier league. The team has been managed by Henk Fraser since the 2023-2024 season. They won three of their last five duels, with convincing wins over NAC Breda (5-0), Almere City (4-1) and Willem II (2-0). However, the last two games were lost, against Fortuna Sittard (2-1) and FC Twente (2-0). The absolute top scorer on the Waalwijk side is Oskar Zawada with nine goals, followed by Richonell Margaret and Richard van der Venne, who each scored four times.
