In the Dutch Eredivisie, it is extremely close to the top of the table three games before the end of the season. Champions PSV Eindhoven and current Champions League semi-finalists Ajax Amsterdam are fighting for the championship title in a close duel where every point lost will bring the decision. The 32nd matchday finishes on Thursday evening at the Koning Willem II Stadium with the duel between Willem II Tilburg and PSV Eindhoven. After Ajax was able to win his match of the 32nd matchday on Tuesday evening with 4: 2 at home against Arnhem, the reigning champion must now follow suit.
Willem II Tilburg occupies the eighth place in the league after 31 games. With a gap of 15 points, the first direct European Cup place for the blue-red-whites is long out of reach. But seventh place for Tilburg to take part in the Eredivisie Europa League playoffs is only three points. The bookmakers expect Willem II vs. Duel. PSV Eindhoven on the odds the home side but not good chances. Eindhoven is sent by the betting operators as a clear favorite in the race.
Willem II:
Willem II Tilburg last ran in 2005 in the European Cup. After this time, the club had to cope with two downs and only plays since the 2014/15 season again consistently first-class. The best placement was a ninth place. Since this season, the “Superkruiken” by Adrie Koster, the former assistant coach of Huub Stevens, supervised. And Koster could lead the team this season for the best finish at the season’s end in 15 years. The gap to fifth place is only four points for Willem II three games to go. In the first European League Playoff place, there are three counters. In addition, the club is in the Dutch Cup final on May 5 against Ajax Amsterdam. Since the club is very satisfied with the work of the trainer, the contract was extended by Koster a few days ago until mid-2021. The coach allows the team to play offensively, but sometimes still has problems, with his players to call constant performance.
In the offensive, a loan from BVB is the big star: Alexander Isak. Since joining the winter break, the 19-year-old Swede has scored twelve goals in 13 games for his new club. Tilburg’s top scorer still remains Fran Sol with 13 goals, who left the club in January but headed for Dynamo Kiev. With goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther and defender Thomas Meißner also two German professionals are in the squad of Willem II in the last seven league games had the blue-red-whites with a 1: 4 at home against Ajax only a defeat. In the Koning Willem II Stadium, the men of Coach Koster do with 20 points from 15 games this season but a little harder than away. With this record, the club is only in 12th place in the home table. In contrast, 24 points on the opponent’s place mean the third best value of the Eredivisie. Against Eindhoven, the coach has to give up the injured Heerkens and Vrousai.
PSV Eindhoven:
Last year coach Phillip Cocu led PSV Eindhoven to the third Eredivisie Championship in the last four years. Afterwards Cocu went to Fenerbahce Istanbul. Successor in Eindhoven was the former Bayern professional Mark van Bommel. And also under van Bommel PSV plays a great season. The first season defeat in the league, the club had to take on the 14th matchday. Overall, the league record of the “Boeren” stands this season with 24 wins, five draws and only two defeats. But since the eternal rival Ajax also plays a top season, both teams are equal after the 31st matchday. With 15 wins and one draw, Eindhoven is the best home team in the league. The goal difference in 16 home games stands at incredible 55: 6 hits. Overall, Coach van Bommel’s team have already scored 92 goals this season.
This value is exceeded only by the 111 gates of Amsterdam. The scoring in the Netherlands is led by PSV striker Luuk de Jong. The former Gladbacher scored 27 times in 31 games. With 24 goals conceded the red-whites also the best defense of the Eredivisie. In the away table PSV are in second place with nine wins, four draws and two defeats, five points behind Ajax. The PSV has been unbeaten in four games and suffered only one defeat in the last 18 competitive matches. In the Champions League, the reigning champion from Holland had an extremely difficult group with Barcelona, Tottenham and Inter and ended up in second with only two points. Due to an injury the coach in Tilburg has to do without Ryan Thomas.
PREDICTION: PSV to win @ 1,50
