PSV continues the league with an away game against FC Groningen, an opponent where the team has been unbeaten for years. Read here the most important facts and trivia leading up to the upcoming game.
Previous encounters
PSV is 11 games unbeaten against FC Groningen in the Eredivisie. The last defeat dates back to March 29, 2014. Then PSV lost 2-3 at home. The last away defeat was in the same season. On Oct. 20, 2013, the Groningers won 1-0 through a goal by Filip Kostic. PSV won the last three duels with FC Groningen. Earlier this season, PSV was too strong with 3-1.
Productive Dumfries
Denzel Dumfries was directly involved in five goals against FC Groningen in the Eredivisie with two goals and three assists. That is more for the defender than against any other opponent. Last season, Dumfries provided the winning goal in the 1-2 victory visiting Groningen. In addition, the captain has already been involved in eight goals this season. With six goals and two assists, this is the right back's most productive season.
Watch the summary of FC Groningen - PSV last season below.
Land title
PSV captured three of the 24 national titles visiting FC Groningen. In the 1988-1989 season PSV took the championship in the penultimate round. In Groningen that game ended 1-2 through goals by Gerald Vanenburg and Wim Kieft. Also in 1992 the championship match was in Groningen. Then it became 0-3. Kieft, Juul Ellerman and Stan Valckx took care of the goals. PSV's most recent championship in Groningen was in 2003. That game ended in 0-0. For PSV that was exactly enough to become champion and FC Groningen avoided the second division against relegation.
Familiar ground
Interim coach Ernest Faber played 11 games for FC Groningen in 1994. He later returned to the Groningers as head coach. From 2016, he was active as trainer for two seasons. On Sunday, Faber returns to territory that is familiar to him. As a PSV player, Faber managed to win only one away game with FC Groningen. In his time as FC Groningen coach, the meetings with PSV always ended in a draw.
Old club
Another player facing his old club is Ramon Pascal Lundqvist. He played four seasons for PSV. After a half-season loan spell at NAC Breda, Lundqvist left for FC Groningen last summer. The midfielder is this season's club top scorer with five goals. In the home game against PSV this season, the Swede provided the only Groningen goal. He can become the fourth FC Groningen player to score in both duels with PSV in one season.
FC Groningen - PSV is under the direction of Serdar Gözübüyük and can be followed live Sunday at 4:45 p.m. on our channels and on FOX Sports 1.
Former PSV player Ramon Pascal Lundqvist scored earlier this season at Philips Stadium