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PSV
Eredivisie | Gameweek 21
Feb 6, 2021 at 3.30pm UK
Philips Stadium
FC Twente logo

PSV
3 - 0
FC Twente

Malen (30', 53'), Zahavi (36')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Ilic (75')

Preview: PSV Eindhoven vs. FC Twente - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

PSV Eindhoven welcome FC Twente to the Philips Stadion on Saturday, aiming to close the gap on league leaders Ajax, who are not in action until Sunday.

This is the second meeting between the sides this season, following a 1-1 draw in November at the Grolsch Veste Stadium.


Match preview

PSV Eindhoven players celebrate in October 2020© Reuters

PSV were unable to record a fourth consecutive league victory as they were defeated 3-1 by Feyenoord on Sunday, in a game that was already over for them at half time.

Courtesy of goals from Mark Diemers, Steven Berghuis and Bryan Linssen, Feyenoord raced to a three-goal advantage and never looked like relinquishing it, although Ibrahim Sangare managed to pull one back for his side.

That defeat puts Saturday's hosts seven points adrift of Ajax in the Eredivisie table, and with the teams set to meet later in the month, The Rood-witten must stay in touch heading into that game.

PSV have been near-perfect at home this season, winning eight of their nine league games with the exception of a 3-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar in mid-January.

For Twente, it is now five league games without a win after they played out a second consecutive 0-0 draw in the space of three days, against Heerenveen on Sunday this time.

Ron Jans's men have struggled massively in front of goal over the course of their last three games, failing to score in each of them.

Next up for them is a PSV side that has conceded the second-fewest number of goals at home, so The Tukkers clearly have their work cut out for them.

However, Twente have not lost a game against Roger Schmidt's men in the last three years with all three meetings between the sides in that time ending in stalemates, including their aforementioned draw earlier in the season.

That should serve as a source of motivation for a side that will need a lot of it if they are to challenge for a European spot in the final knockings of the season.

PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie form: DLWWWL
PSV Eindhoven form (all competitions): LWWWWL

FC Twente Eredivisie form: WLDLDD


Team News

Ron Jans, now in charge of FC Twente, pictured in September 2019© Reuters

Mario Gotze is unavailable for the home side, as he continues his recovery from a muscle injury that has kept him out of action since December.

Richard Ledezma and Maximiliano Romero have both had their seasons ended prematurely, picking up ACL and knee injuries respectively.

PSV's Mauro Junior has been given more opportunities in the first team this season, since returning from last season's loan spell at Heracles.

In Twente's loss to Ajax earlier in the month where he played just eight minutes, Vaclav Cerny sustained a season-ending knee injury.

Jayden Oosterwolde was also forced off at Groningen after pulling his hamstring, which will keep him out of action for about a month.

PSV Eindhoven possible starting lineup:
Mvogo; Max, Boscagli, Teze, Dumfries; Rosario, Sangare, Thomas; Ihattaren, Malen, Zahavi

FC Twente possible starting lineup:
Drommel; Dumic, Pierie, Pleguezuelo, Smal; Zerrouki, Roemeratoe, Ilic; Menig, Danilo, Van Leeuwen


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We say: PSV Eindhoven 3-1 FC Twente

PSV will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing defeat last time out and given the form of the side they will be going up against, they should be able to manage that in a relatively comfortable manner.


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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 68.67%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for FC Twente had a probability of 13.71%.

The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 1-0 (8.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.06%), while for a FC Twente win it was 1-2 (3.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PSV Eindhoven would win this match.


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV26233081136872
2Feyenoord26195266214562
3FC Twente26165549252453
4AZ AlkmaarAZ26147553233049
5Ajax26118757471041
6NECNijmegen26109750401039
7Go Ahead Eagles2610793835337
8FC UtrechtUtrecht269983133-236
9Fortuna SittardSittard2697103344-1134
10Sparta RotterdamSparta2687113338-531
11Heerenveen2694134249-731
12Almere CityAlmere City2679102643-1730
13PEC Zwolle2677123447-1328
14Heracles2675143358-2526
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior26410123957-1822
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2664162443-1922
17Vitesse2645172153-3217
18FC VolendamVolendam2635182667-4114


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