PSV seek first clean sheet of season against in-form Heerenveen
The Eindhoven side have scored freely in the Eredivisie but enter their tenth competitive fixture still waiting for a shutout.
PSV will attempt to record their first clean sheet of the season when they face SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. The Eindhoven club have already played nine competitive matches across three competitions, conceding at least once in every one of them.
Their defensive record contrasts sharply with their attacking output. PSV have scored 24 goals in seven league fixtures, but each of those games also brought at least one goal for the opposition. They were also unable to shut out AZ in the Johan Cruijff Shield or Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
PSV went into the international break following a 3-2 defeat against FC Twente. Heerenveen, by contrast, signed off with an emphatic 4-0 away victory over Sparta Rotterdam, giving the two sides very different results to reflect on before their meeting.
Despite that setback and their ongoing wait for a clean sheet, PSV remain favourites for the fixture according to the odds cited by VI. The central question is whether they can combine their prolific scoring with a more secure defensive performance in their tenth official match of the campaign. Heerenveen’s four-goal win in Rotterdam offers a warning that another concession could follow if PSV do not improve without the ball.
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- Houdt PSV in zijn tiende officiële duel van het seizoen voor het eerst de nul?— VI Champions League
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