Cocu on his birthday against Vitesse

Cocu on his birthday against Vitesse
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It is a special day for coach Phillip Cocu. On his 46th birthday, his team plays against Vitesse, the club for which he played five seasons.

25 goals in yellow-black
Cocu scored 25 goals in 137 games for Vitesse, including one against PSV. As a PSV player, he later scored twice in the Eredivisie against Vitesse. The Arnheimers won twice in their history against PSV and in both games Cocu was there as a player. In 1997 it was 1-0 through a goal by Arco Jochemsen. Cocu then played for PSV. Four years earlier, Vitesse also won at home against PSV. Then Cocu started the match in yellow and black.

PSV shoots more than any other team
PSV has provided a veritable bombardment of the opponent's goal over the past 10 rounds of play. With as many as 199 goal attempts, no team in the Eredivisie has shot so much on goal. But only 8% of the shots ended up in the goal. Only Willem II and Roda JC shot even less. That percentage will have to go up against Vitesse.

Possibilities
It is possible, as PSV has scored at least once in its past 35 away games in the Eredivisie. The club also scored 14 of its 17 goals this season on foreign soil. A penalty kick could be a godsend, as Vitesse goalkeeper Eloy Room has faced 17 penalties in his Eredivisie career and they all went in. Striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel has already scored 5 goals this season, but in duels against PSV, his tally after six games is still zero.