PSV vs Vitesse Prediction: Can PSV end their crisis?

It will be difficult for PSV to replace Cody Gakpo's departure to Liverpool and that was immediately clear. Simply put, Dutch football in general in recent years suffers from a lack of strikers of a serious class, there are few of them, and Madueke, who has now become the first option in Eindhoven alongside captain Luke de Jong, does not seem to be of that level. PSV are already 5 pointse beind the leader and can’t afford losing more points, especially in a matches where this team should dominate and win without major troubles. They must find a way to score more goals. On the other hand, it seems that Vitesse are doing fine in the bottom half of the table, as this team point by point are getting away from relegation zone. Vitesse are in a row of 4 draw matches in the league.

PSV are on 4th place with 32 points. This team are winless in the last 3 matches in the league and already are falling behind in the race for the title. In the last round against Sittard, PSV were unlucky as they conceded a goal from penalty in 94th minute of the match. At home this team have 6 wins, a draw and a defeat and failed to win in the last 2 matches on this stadium.

The visitors are struggling from the start of the season, but somehow, they pull themselves up and recently are providing decent games. With 15 points they are in 14th place on the table with 3 wins, 6. draws and 7 defeats. It’s interesting that Vitesse have 4 draws in a row, and 3 draws in the last 3 matches as visitor. They played draw with Ajax in Amsterdam and with AZ Alkmaar in Alkmaar. It means that PSV will have really tight opponent in this match.

Van Nistelrooy’s team are playing offensive, fast football and even though recently they’ve been struggling with scoring goals, it has to end sometime and this match at the home stadium against Vitesse is the perfect opportunity. Vitesse this season knows how to compete and play against bigger, stronger teams but at the moment PSV are several levels better team than them. Not to mention that PSV are feeling the pressure of falling behind the opponents in the title race, and PSV doesn’t have much options other than to attack from the start and to win in this match.