It is top versus bottom in round 25 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie season on Saturday, as PSV Eindhoven head to the Asito Stadium to face Heracles.
The visitors will look to temporarily extend their advantage at the summit to 17 points, while their home side seek what would be a shock victory to aid their dire quest for survival.
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Heracles vs PSV Eindhoven prediction: PSV to make light work of struggling hosts
Key stats
- Heracles have conceded in each of their last 21 matches across all competitions and currently have the worst defensive record in the Eredivisie – 62 goals shipped.
- This will be music to the ears of PSV, who have scored the most goals (70) of any team in the Dutch top flight.
- Unsurprisingly, each of the last 15 matches involving the league leaders has produced at least three goals, suggesting another entertaining affair is on the cards this weekend.
Correct score prediction: Heracles 1-3 PSV Eindhoven
PSV will be keen to wrap up an increasingly inevitable third straight league crown as soon as possible after having to wait till the final day to complete the job last season.
We fully expect the away side to run out routine winners and further plunge their hosts into relegation danger.
Pre-game odds and win probability: PSV given a massive vote of confidence
- HOME: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
- DRAW: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
- AWAY: 3/10 (1.30) – 76.9%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
PSV's perfect away league record was ended by FC Volendam in a 2-1 defeat on February 13, but Saturday's visitors are huge favourites to emerge victorious in Almelo.
Peter Bosz's men have been given a 76.9% probability of securing maximum points and picking up where they left off last time out in a comeback 3-1 triumph over Heerenveen.
With 13 of Heracles' 17 points so far coming in front of their fans, home form will be crucial to their chances of beating the drop, but their prospects of a win on Saturday do not look good.
A win for Ernest Faber's men is currently priced at 13/2 (7.50) as they seek to snap a three-game losing run, most recently a comprehensive 4-0 thrashing by Go Ahead Eagles.
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Most recent H2Hs: Can PSV make it nine wins in a row?
PSV were made to work for a 4-3 triumph over Heracles in this season's first meeting, but that was their eighth straight triumph in this fixture for the reigning Dutch champions.
They are also unbeaten in 19 matches against this weekend's opponents, dating back to September 2015.
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Heracles preview: Damon Mirani joins growing list of absentees
Mirani received his fifth yellow card of the season against Go Ahead Eagles and will serve a one-game suspension as a result.
He joins Fabian de Keijzer, Mario Engels, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Sem Scheperman on the list of guaranteed absentees for the home side, while Yvandro Sanches, Sava-Arangel Cestic and Alec van Hoorenbeeck are huge doubts.
Predicted lineup: Pasveer (GK), Benita, Te Wierik, Mesik, Wieckhoff, Hrustic, Bozinovski, Van der Kust, Unuvar, Ould Chikh & Zeefuik
Heracles' last five matches:
- 22/02/26: Go Ahead Eagles 4-0 Heracles (Eredivisie)
- 14/02/26: Heracles 0-1 NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
- 07/02/26: NEC Nijmegen 4-1 Heracles (Eredivisie)
- 01/02/26: Heracles 2-1 Fortuna Sittard (Eredivisie)
- 25/01/26: Feyenoord 4-2 Heracles (Eredivisie)
PSV Eindhoven preview: Another game out for Guus Til
So often the point of difference for PSV this season, Til had to watch from the sidelines as his teammates swatted aside Heerenveen last time out.
The 28-year-old will sit out a second straight game this weekend, alongside Nick Olij, Alassane Plea and Ruben van Bommel.
Predicted lineup: Kovar (GK), Mauro Jr, Obispo, Schouten, Dest, Veerman, Wanner, Perisic, Saibari, Bajraktarevic & Boadu
PSV Eindhoven's last five matches:
- 21/02/26: PSV 3-1 Heerenveen (Eredivisie)
- 13/02/26: FC Volendam 2-1 PSV (Eredivisie)
- 08/02/26: Groningen 1-2 PSV (Eredivisie)
- 04/02/26: PSV 4-1 Heerenveen (KNVB Beker)
- 01/02/26: PSV 3-0 Feyenoord (Eredivisie)
Player to watch – Myron Boadu
Boadu has endured an injury-hit debut campaign with PSV Eindhoven, having featured in just four league matches since joining from Monaco.
The 25-year-old scored on his first start of the season against Heerenveen, and with Til still sidelined, Boadu is expected to lead the line once again this weekend, where he will look to add to his two Eredivisie goals in just 154 minutes of action so far.