PSV vs Heerenveen prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-05-20 12:30.
PSV Eindhoven and SC Heerenveen are two of the few remaining teams of the Eredivisie that still have plenty to play for in the two remaining rounds, setting up a mouthwatering clash. PSV can confirm second place with one more victory and there's no better place to do it than at home, particularly as they would not want to have to win away in Alkmaar next weekend.
Courtesy of victories in their last six competitive outings, PSV are now 18 games unbeaten against Dutch opposition. Whilst that hasn't been converted into an Eredivisie title, if they can finish second and reach the preliminary rounds of the Champions League in addition to the KNVB Cup, Ruud van Nistelrooy will get an unequivocal tick of approval for his debut season as PSV manager.
Heerenveen still hold eighth place and therefore the final ticket to the European playoffs, but with Waalwijk lurking just one point behind they cannot begin thinking about them even two weeks in advance. They were unable to score in the reverse H2H, one of just two occasions from the last 27 H2Hs that PSV kept a clean sheet!
Not only do both teams have plenty at stake heading into this duel, but it's also a battle between two of the main competitors for the top scorer title. Xavi Simons and Sydney van Hooijdonk went into this round tied for second with 16 goals each, one behind leader Anastasios Douvikas of FC Utrecht. Van Hooijdonk amassed ten of those goals in his last nine Eredivisie matches, so he boasts the superior recent form.
Players to watch: Luuk de Jong has had it pretty good again in recent months with seven hits from his last six Eredivisie appearances, whilst Heerenveen's Osame Sahraoui provided an assist to Van Hooijdonk in half of his last eight Eredivisie appearances.
Hot stat: PSV have scored at least twice in each of their last ten competitive home matches.