Securing a fourth consecutive victory will be the target for PSV Eindhoven when they travel to the Kras Stadion to lock horns with FC Volendam on Sunday.
Having suffered a humiliating 7-1 defeat in the reverse fixture, the home side will be keen to avoid being on the receiving end of another thrashing.
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PSV Eindhoven breezed past the challenge of SBV Excelsior thanks to a resounding 4-0 victory on Saturday when the teams faced off at the Philips Stadion.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's men broke the deadlock 11 minutes in through Luuk de Jong after which second-half strikes from Xavi Simons, Fabio Silva and Erick Gutierrez sealed the deal.
Picking up maximum points in five of their last six involvements, the Rood-Witten remain third in the Eredivisie table, level on points with Ajax and eight behind leaders Feyenoord.
Awaiting them next is the task of facing off against an opposing outfit who have lost each of the last 14 meetings between the teams, while failing to find the back of the net in 11 of those clashes.
With back to back matches against Ajax to follow this weekend's contest, Sunday's visitors set out to pick up a morale-boosting victory ahead of a crucial week in the course of their season.
Volendam's struggles away from home were on display once again as they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Heerenveen in Saturday's encounter at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Wim Jonk's men trailed to Sydney Van Hooijdonk's opener early on but managed to level matters through Henk Veerman, although they could not come up with a response to Hooijdonk's second of the game just past the half-hour mark.
Amassing 27 points from their 28 matches so far, Het Nieuwe Oranje have dropped down to 14th place in the standings and now sit just two points outside the relegation zone.
Currently on a run of six wins and a draw from their last seven matches on home turf, Sunday's hosts should not be fazed by the prospect of taking on more illustrious opponents in front of their fans.
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PSV's Walter Benitez made his return to action from a damaged knee in midweek, and the 30-year-old is set to play his first league game since late February.
However, Mauro Junior and Armando Obispo continue to miss out with knee problems, while Phillipp Mwene is yet to fully recuperate from a muscle tear.
Xavi Simons ended a four-game goal drought for club and country last time out and the 19-year-old will be looking to pick up where he left off.
Robert Muhren missed Volendam's last outing with a minor muscle problem which is likely to keep the forward out of Sunday's clash as well.
Daryl van Mieghem has directly contributed to four goals in his last home outings for the hosts, making the Dutchman one to keep an eye on here.
FC Volendam possible starting lineup:
Stankovic; Murkin, Mbuyamba, Benamar, Plat, Buur; Oristanio, Twigt, Eiting, Antonucci; Veerman
PSV Eindhoven possible starting lineup:
Benitez; Van Aanholt, Boscagli, Ramalho, Mwene; Veerman, Gutierrez, Til; Simons, De Jong, Bakayoko
We say: FC Volendam 1-3 PSV Eindhoven
PSV are firing on all cylinders at the moment, and it is hard to envisage any other outcome rather a win for them. We expect the away side to cruise to a fairly comfortable victory without breaking too much sweat.
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