ADO Den Haag will be welcoming PSV Eindhoven to the Kyocera Stadium for their 23rd game fixture in the Dutch League. PSV is currently fifth in the league with 39 points and could move to the third spot provided they win. ADO Den Haag on the other end is having an underwhelming season and are 17th in the league with just 17 points.
Match Details
Date- Sunday, February 16
Kick-Off- 12:15 AM (IST)
Venue- Kyocera Stadium
ADO Den Haag
Alan Pardew is unlikely to bring changes in the lineup after the draw against Vitesse. Tom Beugelsdijk is the only player that is ruled out due to an injury. Goosens, Necid and Summerville should be the front three, while, Immers, Baluta and Meijers could accommodate the midfield region.
PSV Eindhoven
Donyell Malen misses out due to an injury for the visitors. Having said that, Ritsu Doan and Konstantinos Mitroglou will be pushing for starts. Sam Lammers and Ryan Thomas will be expected to lead the attack for PSV, with Ihatteren, Hendrix, Rosario and Gakpo likely to fill in midfield.
DEH (Expected Playing 11)- Koopmans; Bock, Pinas, Stubbs, Malone; Immers, Baluta, Meijers; Goossens, Necid, Summerville
PSV (Expected Playing 11)- Unnerstall; Dumfries, Schwaab, Viregever, Rodriguez; Ihattaren, Hendrix, Rosario, Gakpo; Thomas, Lammers
Tomas Necid has been one of the standouts for Den Haag. The centre-forward has bagged six goals and has an assist with a pass accuracy of 64.3% from 1233 minutes in the league this season.
Denzel Dumfries has been a central figure in defence as well as in attack for PSV Eindhoven. Dumfries has six goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 77.4% from 21 appearances this season in the league.
John Goossens will be pivotal in midfield for Den Haag. Goossens has two goals, four assists and a pass accuracy of 78% from 1581 minutes in the league this season.
Cody Gakpo has impressed in the advanced role for PSV. The 20-year-old has four goals, six assists and a pass accuracy of 74% from 22 appearances in the league this season.
From the last six games between the two teams, PSV has had the bigger say with four wins. Two games have ended on level terms as Den Haag hasn’t registered a single win during the time period.
PSV Eindhoven will be the favourites to bag all three points.
Goalkeeper- L Koopmans
Defenders- D Dumfries (C), D Schwaab, N Viergever
Midfielders- C Summerville, J Goossens, M Ihattaren, P Rosario
Forwards- T Necid, S Lammers, C Gapko (VC)
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