Every week Gracenote finds out all about the matches PSV plays. Saturday night the team plays at home against RKC Waalwijk. It is the first time since October 2013 that the Waalwijkers will come to Philips Stadium.
Unbeaten in the 21stcentury
PSV played RKC Waalwijk twelve times this century in their own stadium in the Eredivisie. PSV triumphed in all twelve encounters. The last time the Waalwijk formation left Eindhoven with a point was in 1999.
Series
Of the current Eredivisie teams, PSV only has a longer series of home wins in a row against FC Utrecht (24) and Willem II (18) than against RKC Waalwijk (12).
Two in a row
PSV's last home game was lost 1-3 against AZ. The last time the club lost two home matches in a row occurred in the period March-April 2014. Converted, that's 106 Eredivisie matches ago.
Ironclad at home
The three statistics above provide a logical conclusion: of the last 68 home matches at the Philips Stadium in the Eredivisie, only two were lost in total. In both games, AZ was PSV's opponent.
Double figures
Donyell Malen stands at nine Eredivisie goals so far this season. In the two previous seasons, the tally ended at 11 and 10 respectively. Malen could become the sixth PSV player this century to score 10 or more Eredivisie goals for three consecutive seasons. The PSV attacker's predecessors are Mateja Kežman (4 consecutive seasons), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (3), Balázs Dzsudzsák (3), Ola Toivonen (3) and Gastón Pereiro (4).
Max chases Willems
Philipp Max now stands at five goals and five assists in the Eredivisie. The defender involved in the most goals in one Eredivisie season this century is Jetro Willems in the 2014-2015 season. The former PSV player finished the season with two goals and thirteen assists.