PSV will do well not to underestimate Roda JC Kerkrade tonight. For although the Limburgers have only recorded one victory, point loss is statistically quite possible. After all, Roda JC has already played eight draws so far.
Seventeenth
Also against higher-ranked opponents, such as Ajax, AZ and FC Twente, the 'Koempels' took a point from the fire. These draws have earned Roda JC seventeenth place in the league so far. Winning is more difficult: where every other club has at least three wins, Roda JC only managed to win from Excelsior. That seventeenth place is no reason for panic, because with only six points more, Roda can already be in the left row. That's how small the differences are on the league table.
Few goals
Roda, statistically speaking, does have trouble finding the net. The Limburgers only scored eight goals this season. That is the lowest number in the Eredivisie. By comparison, PSV alone scored eight goals from dead game moments.
Former PSV players
Roda's defense, on the other hand, allows very few goals. Goalkeeper and former PSV player Benjamin van Leer only had to fish 19 times. That's not much compared to other teams in the bottom of the table. PSV has only seven goals against so far, the lowest number in the Eredivisie. Van Leer is not the only former PSV player in Roda JC's selection. Farshad Noor played no less than 67 games for Young PSV before he left for Kerkrade free of charge.