PSV will face Feyenoord on Sunday in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie. Although the Rotterdam team has historically come out on top more often, PSV has been on a roll in their head-to-head matchups in recent years.
At the start of this calendar year, on February 1, PSV last hosted the Rotterdam team. In that match, Peter Bosz ’s team secured a convincing 3-0 victory. Feyenoord has now been waiting more than two and a half years for a win against PSV. The last time the Rotterdam team came out on top was in August 2024. In the battle for the Johan Cruijff Shield, the match went to a penalty shootout. Feyenoord won that shootout 4-2.
Feyenoord remains undefeated in the league. With seven wins and two draws, the team has 23 points and a goal difference of 21. PSV has 19 points.
Players
The all-time leading scorer in the PSV-Feyenoord derby is Willy van der Kuijlen. The club icon found the back of the net no fewer than twelve times against the Rotterdam club. In second place is Feyenoord’s Ove Kindvall with eight goals.
Van Bronckhorst has plenty of scoring power in his roster. Gjivai Zechiël, Anis Hadj Moussa, and Nacho Ferri have all scored five goals in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie this season. This puts them on par with Guus Til and Sven Mijnans in terms of goals scored.
Feyenoord is dealing with a significant number of injuries. Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Bos, Thomas Beelen, Jakub Moder, Gijs Smal, and Bart Nieuwkoop are among the players who are out.
Old Acquaintances
The clubs’ head coaches are no strangers to each other. Peter Bosz and Giovanni van Bronckhorst played together on the field at Feyenoord during their playing careers. Bosz was already an experienced midfielder at the time, while van Bronckhorst, as a young player, had just joined the first team. The two have also faced each other several times as head coaches. Their head-to-head record is perfectly even: both have won once, lost once, and tied twice.
Europe
Both PSV and Feyenoord, of course, played in the UEFA Champions League this midweek. PSV won 1-0 at FC Porto on Tuesday evening. Feyenoord lost by the same score to Real Betis. The Rotterdam team now sits in 25th place with three points. PSV is in 18th place in the standings with four points.