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Sparta Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven will square off in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on Sunday (May 18th). The game will be played at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel.
The hosts are coming off a 1-1 draw away to Utrecht in midweek. Both goals were scored in the first half, with Tobias Lauritsen giving the visitors the lead in the 12th minute while Paxten Aaronson equalized in the 36th minute.
PSV, meanwhile, saw off Heracles with a comfortable 4-1 home win. The game was effectively over at halftime, with Malik Tillman and Ismael Saibari each scoring first-half braces to give the hosts a 4-0 lead at the break. Mario Engels scored a consolation for the visitors.
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The win took the lightbulbs to the summit of the standings following Ajax's 2-2 draw away to Groningen. Sparta are 11th with 39 points to their name.
Sparta vs PSV Eindhoven Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- PSV have 78 wins from the last 130 head-to-head games. Sparta Rotterdam were victorious 24 times while 28 games ended in draws.
- Their most recent clash came in October 2024 when PSV claimed a 2-1 comeback home win in the reverse fixture.
- Four of the last five head-to-head games have produed three goals or more.
- PSV's last six games have produced over 3.5 goals, with five games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Sparta are winless in the last 14 head-to-head games (12 losses).
- PSV have won eight of their last nine league games (one loss).
Sparta vs PSV Eindhoven Prediction
Sparta Rotterdam are one point behind the UEFA Conference League playoff spots and need to win here while hoping others do them a favor.
PSV, for their part, now have their destiny in their hands in what has been a see-saw title race. They were the runaway leaders at the start of the season before a downturn in fortunes at the midway point handed the initiative to Ajax. The capital side seemingly had the title wrapped up when they claimed a 2-0 victory in Eindhoven to go nine points clear with seven games to go. However, Francesco Farioli's side have imploded spectacularly, with a four-game winless run seeing them drop to second.
The most recent game in that sequence saw them concede a last-gasp equalizer to 10-man Groningen in the ninth minute of injury time. The goal sparked viral scenes of celebration from the PSV fans and players who tuned in to their rivals following the conclusion of their game against Heracles.
All Peter Bosz' side have to do is win here to successfully defend their league title and we are backing the Eindhoven outfit to get the job done.
Prediction: Sparta 1-4 PSV Eindhoven
Sparta vs PSV Eindhoven Betting Tips
Tip 1 - PSV Eindhoven to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - PSV to score over 1.5 goals
