Highlighted: PSV Dominant in 2023
This weekend marks the final matchday of 2023 in the Eredivisie, bringing an end to a year in which PSV has made a significant impact. On Sunday evening, the Eindhoveners have a chance to crown the calendar year. The title of 'Herbstmeister' has already been secured, and PSV is unassailable in the Eredivisie standings over the entire calendar year. However, there are still a few remarkable milestones within reach.
PSV's Winter Lead
At the moment, PSV has a ten-point lead over second-placed Feyenoord. Only four times has a league leader had a bigger lead in the Eredivisie at the start of the winter break. This is usually due to the fact that a few more matches were played before the winter break in previous seasons. If Feyenoord were to lose this weekend and PSV wins, Peter Bosz's men could extend the lead to thirteen points: matching the Eindhoven team's largest-ever lead at the winter break. If PSV maintains a gap of at least ten points, the team can celebrate Christmas without worry because a team with this many points at the winter break has never failed to become champions.
Guus Til and Ismael Saibari celebrate the goal in the Feyenoord - PSV match (03-12-23)
Largest Lead at the Start of the Winter Break
*Largest Lead at the Start of the Winter Break, Converted to 3 Points per Win
| Season | League Leader | Match | Points* | Lead* | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1997/98 |
Ajax |
20 |
55 |
15 |
Ja |
|
1987/88 |
PSV |
17 |
51 |
13 |
Ja |
|
1977/78 |
PSV |
18 |
46 |
11 |
Ja |
|
2006/07 |
PSV |
20 |
53 |
11 |
Ja |
|
2023/24 |
PSV |
15 |
45 |
10 |
? |
|
1979/80 |
Ajax |
17 |
41 |
10 |
Ja |
|
1980/81 |
AZ |
17 |
49 |
10 |
Ja |
|
1985/86 |
PSV |
19 |
52 |
10 |
Ja |
PSV: Dominance in 2023
PSV currently tops the Eredivisie standings for this calendar year as well. Only FC Emmen managed to defeat Eindhoven on January 24th. Only two other teams have accomplished the feat of losing just once in an entire calendar year in this century: PSV in 2006 and Feyenoord in 2020. Additionally, the Eindhoveners have been prolific in front of the goal this year. Currently, PSV has scored 99 goals in 2023. The team has scored at least a hundred goals in a calendar year only twice in Eredivisie history: 110 goals in 1987 and 107 in 1995.
Eredivisie Standings for the Calendar Year 2023
| # | Team | Match | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Gd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
PSV |
35 |
28 |
6 |
1 |
99 |
26 |
73 |
90 |
|
2 |
Feyenoord |
35 |
26 |
6 |
3 |
90 |
31 |
59 |
84 |
|
3 |
AZ |
35 |
21 |
8 |
6 |
78 |
29 |
49 |
71 |
|
4 |
FC Twente |
35 |
20 |
10 |
5 |
74 |
35 |
39 |
70 |
|
5 |
Ajax |
35 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
75 |
49 |
26 |
63 |
|
6 |
Sparta Rotterdam |
35 |
16 |
8 |
11 |
55 |
41 |
14 |
56 |
Luuk de Jong and Hirving Lozano celebrate the goal in the PSV - Ajax match (29-10-23)
PSV's Goal Scoring Hunt and Records in Sight
As PSV failed to score in their last mentioned match against FC Emmen, it seems that the Eindhoven team is on track to reach a hundred goals this year. If the Red and Whites manage to score twice against AZ, the team will promptly secure another record: PSV has scored at least two goals in the last eighteen Eredivisie matches, and the longest streak for an Eredivisie team with at least two goals was set by Ajax in 2012 with nineteen matches. After the Eredivisie match, there is still a cup game scheduled for PSV against FC Twente, so the team won't be heading for vacation just yet. Will this lead to another resounding victory?
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