After a midweek game against Internazionale, PSV resumes the Eredivisie on Saturday night with an away game against Heracles Almelo. A match that PSV narrowly decided in the last seconds last season: 1-2. Statistics agency Gracenote looked ahead to the encounter at the Polman Stadium with some interesting facts.
Dominance top three
This is the 63rd premier league season and never before have PSV, Ajax and Feyenoord together had as many points as in this campaign. PSV (42), Ajax (40) and Feyenoord (35) have a combined 117 points after 15 rounds of play. All seasons converted to the three-point system, this is 6 points more than in 1969 - 1970 (111).
PSV always scores in Almelo
Heracles never kept the zero at home against PSV in the Eredivisie. In all 18 home matches the team from Almelo scored at least one goal.
Top start
Despite the defeat at Feyenoord, there is still only one Eredivisie season in which PSV had more points after 15 rounds of play: 45 points in 1987 - 1988 (all seasons converted to the three-point system). In 3 seasons the team had more points after 16 rounds of play: 48 in 1987 - 1988, 43 in 1985 - 1986 and 43 in 2006 - 2007.
91
PSV scored 91 premier league goals in 2018, 1 less than in 2017 (92). The last time PSV scored more goals in a calendar year was in 2012 (99).
Luuk is approaching the club of 100
Luuk de Jong stands at 98 goals for PSV (80 Eredivisie, 11 European, 5 cup, 2 Johan Cruijff bowl). If the striker scores 2 more times he joins a list that includes Willy van der Kuijlen, Romário and Luc Nilis.
De Jong often successful on artificial turf
Calculated over all the clubs he played for, De Jong scored 20 goals on artificial turf. Of all the players who never played a home game on artificial turf, Luuk de Jong is the one with the most goals on this surface in the Eredivisie.
Bergwijn in form
Steven Bergwijn was involved in at least 1 goal in 10 of his last 11 Eredivisie games: 6 goals, 7 assists.
Malen can match Memphis
Malen (4) can become the first teenager with 5 goals for PSV in a premier league season since Memphis (6) in 2013 - 2014.