In one of two heavyweight clashes of round seven of the 2022-23 Eredivisie season, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord go head-to-head at the Philips Stadion on Sunday.
The teams come into this one off the back of victories in their most recent involvements and will be looking to pick up where they left off.
Match preview
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PSV Eindhoven ended a two-game winless streak courtesy of a narrow 1-0 victory against RKC Waalwijk in last Sunday's meeting between the sides.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's men were in the ascendancy for the majority of the contest, but they had to wait until the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time when Cody Gakpo opened the scoring from 12 yards.
As a result, the Rood-Witten have moved up to third place in the league standings and could potentially reclaim leadership of the division will all three points in their next outing.
Standing in the way is an opposing outfit who are yet to suffer defeat in any of the last nine encounters between the teams across all competitions.
Unbeaten in seven of their last eight home matches heading into Sunday's fixture, the home side will fancy themselves to get the job done here.
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Feyenoord made it two wins from two matches in the Europa League by defeating Austrian side Sturm Graz 6-0 at De Kuip on Thursday evening.
First-half goals from David Hancko and Danilo sandwiched in between an Alireza Jahanbakhsh brace set Arne Slot's men on their way to success before Santiago Gimenez and Oussama Idrissi got in on the act in the second half.
Prior to that, De Stadionclub eased past the threat of Sparta Rotterdam courtesy of a 3-0 triumph and currently sit second in the Eredivisie table.
Having netted nine times in their three league games on the road so far, Sunday's visitors will be aiming to put on another impressive attacking display away from home.
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Team News
Luuk de Jong remains unavailable for PSV Eindhoven due to a calf injury, and the Netherlands international is not expected to play any part.
Marco Van Ginkel and Noni Madueke are also sidelined due to muscle and ankle injuries respectively, while Mauro Junior is yet to fully recuperate from a groin problem.
With six goals in his last five appearances for this weekend's opponents, 23-year-old Cody Gakpo is definitely one to keep an eye on.
Lutsharel Geertruida is facing an extended spell out of action having been diagnosed with Mononucleosis, and the defender is a guaranteed absentee for this one.
Sebastian Szymanski was forced off with a hamstring injury in Feyenoord's defeat against Lazio earlier this month, making him a huge doubt for the away side
PSV Eindhoven possible starting lineup:
Benitez; Mwene, Teze, Obispo, Max; Veerman, Simons, Sangare; Saibari, Gakpo, El-Ghazi
Feyenoord possible starting lineup:
Bijlow; Pedersen, Trauner, Hancko, Lopez; Timber, Dilrosun, Kokcu; Danilo, Jahanbakhsh, Idrissi
We say: PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Feyenoord
With a plethora of attacking talent on display here, we anticipate an absorbing affair with goals at both ends. We can also see PSV Eindhoven just about emerging victorious in the end.
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