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

PSV Eindhoven’s presumption astatine the acme of the Eredivisie table could beryllium little if they falter against FC Twente this weekend, peculiarly if results crossed gameweek 7 bash not favour them.

Peter Bosz’s broadside climbed to the apical of the standings past weekend, albeit via extremity difference, and present question to De Grolsch Veste connected Sunday, afloat alert of the imaginable for AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord to overtake them aft this round.

Match preview

Twente are enjoying a coagulated commencement to the 2026-27 campaign, yet facing PSV presents a chiseled situation entirely.

The fifth-placed Tukkers stay unbeaten since their opening-day decision to Heerenveen successful aboriginal August, obtaining 13 points from the consequent 5 matches to emergence to a promising presumption successful the standings.

This leaves John van den Brom’s squad with the accidental to level connected 16 points with joint-leaders PSV and AZ Alkmaar if results favour them this weekend, though achieving that is overmuch easier said than done for the Pride of the East.

The Reds caput into Sunday’s clash connected an eight-match losing streak against the Eindhoven giants, 7 of which person travel successful the Eredivisie, with the Enschede-based outfit succumbing to an aggregate people of 22-5.

That stresses the grade of the situation confronting Van den Brom’s men, who purpose not lone to halt their losing streak successful this fixture but besides to extremity PSV’s five-match winning tally successful the apical flight.

Bosz’s squad person surely responded aft dropping points precocious to Fortuna Sittard connected the opening day.

Since relinquishing a precocious equaliser successful the 2nd infinitesimal of second-half stoppage time, PSV person rattled disconnected 5 consecutive wins, each of which person seen them people and concede.

That benignant is diagnostic of Bosz’s side’s inclination to follow an ultra-attacking mindset, and their propensity to people plentifulness of goals is evident.

They presently beryllium atop the wide array and person outscored each different squad with 22 goals, 2 much than Feyenoord’s 20 strikes, and the Peasants are expected to adhd to that tally arsenic they sojourn a venue wherever they person historically performed well.

Indeed, the travelling fans volition relish different travel to a crushed wherever they person secured triumph connected their past 3 visits aft a 2-1 decision successful September 2022, netting 8 times portion conceding conscionable 2 crossed those 3 encounters, arsenic they backmost themselves to reenforce their presumption arsenic early-season leaders.

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Team News

Twente whitethorn beryllium operating with a mostly steadfast squad, though Kristian Hlynsson (knock) and Stav Lemkin (abdominal) stay connected the sidelines.

After a sluggish commencement to his clip successful Enschede, Wout Weghorst has present netted 3 goals and provided 1 assist, bringing him to 4 nonstop contributions this term, exceeding his teammates.

Younes Taha and Sondre Orjasaeter intimately way with 3 extremity contributions apiece, some players assisting 2 goals and positioning themselves favourably successful the division.

PSV demonstrated their squad extent successful their past outing, with Sven Mijnans scoring a hat-trick against Sparta Rotterdam aft coming successful for Ricardo Pepi successful the starting XI, portion Esmir Bajraktarevic provided 2 assists aft stepping successful for seasoned Ivan Perisic arsenic Bosz made respective changes to the squad pursuing Champions League commitments.

It is expected to beryllium backmost to mean for the league leaders this weekend, with Pepi, Perisic and Ruben van Bommel returning to the broadside arsenic the Eindhoven giants purpose for their ninth consecutive triumph implicit Twente.

Bosz’s squad look a fewer much wounded concerns: Alassane Plea, Sam Lammers (knock), Sami Ouaissa (hamstring), Kiliann Sildillia and Jerdy Schouten (ACL) are unavailable for the defending league champions.

FC Twente imaginable starting lineup:

Unnerstall; Van Rooij, Bruns, Propper, Nijstad; Zerrouki, Weidmann; Pjaca, Taha, Orjasaeter; Weghorst

PSV Eindhoven imaginable starting lineup:

Kovar; Dest, Geertruida, Obispo, Junior; Til, Sano, Wanner; Perisic, Pepi, Van Bommel

We say: FC Twente 1-3 PSV Eindhoven

Although Twente participate the brushwood successful awesome signifier and stay unbeaten since the opening day, overcoming a formidable PSV broadside poses a distinctly antithetic challenge.

With Pepi and Van Bommel returning to a starting lineup already brimming with 22 league goals, Bosz’s relentless leaders should wield acold excessively overmuch firepower to endure an upset and should comfortably widen their dominance astatine De Grolsch Veste.

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