These sides faced off just 15 days ago with PSV coming away 4-1 winners in that clash as they progressed to the next round of the KNVB Cup. There is a massive gap in quality between PSV and the other sides in the Eredivisie, as shown by the 14 point lead they currently have at the top of the table.

PSV’s home record is particularly strong, they’ve won eight of their 11 home games in the Dutch top flight this term - losing just one of these games. Their scoring power stands out from this record, they’ve netted 36 goals across their 11 home games (3.27 per game) which is unsurprisingly the strongest home scoring record of any side in the division.

Furthermore, Heerenveen have a torrid record at the Philips Stadion with PSV remaining unbeaten in each of the last 10 head to head clashes when PSV have been the home side. Heerenveen’s record on the road this term into convincing either, they’ve only won four of their 11 away matches with just two of these games ending in draws. Given how easily PSV dispatched Heerenveen in the cup a few weeks ago, it seems likely that they come through this league clash just as comfortably.

Inter faced a disappointing result during the week as they lost 3-1 to Bodo Glimt in the Champions League, making the second leg against the Norwegian side a mammoth task next week. Their focus shifts back to Serie A here, where they have an opportunity to really pull away from the chasing pack.

Their closest challengers in AC Milan don’t play until Sunday, so Inter could establish a 10 point lead at the summit of Serie A before their city rivals kick off - putting real pressure on the red side of Milan in a clash they are expected to win against Parma. Inter have a similar level of opponent here, Lecce are scrapping at the bottom of Serie A and have notably only managed to win three of their 13 home matches in the Italian top flight this term. 

Inter boast the strongest away record in Serie A having won 10 of their 12 matches on the road this term. They’ve scored 24 goals across these games, which is also the best goal record away from home in Serie A. It’ll be hard for Lecce to find a way past Inter Milan in this clash, they’ve failed to score in any of the last six head to head meetings between the sides - with Inter winning all of these games.

If we put Inter’s recent disappointment in the Champions League to one side, their recent form has been really strong with Chivu’s team winning each of their last six games in Serie A, and losing just one of their last 15 games before that defeat in Norway - with this loss coming against Arsenal in the Champions League.

Hearts can’t afford to drop points in games like this anymore if they want to remain a competitive force in the intriguing title race forming in the Scottish Premiership. Last weekend could prove to be a decisive one, with Hearts losing 4-2 to Rangers while Celtic battled back from two goals down to come away 3-2 winners against Kilmarnock.

This has left the top of the table incredibly tight, with only three points separating Hearts in first and Celtic in third. It is also pretty significant that Celtic still have a game in hand on both Rangers and Hearts, so there is very little leeway for Hearts from now until the end of the season - especially seeing as experience isn’t on their side.

Hearts are yet to lose a game at Tynecastle Park in the league this season, winning nine of their 13 matches. They’ve only conceded nine goals across these games, and have netted 26. This home form will be crucial to any chance they do have of stealing the title away from Rangers or Celtic, they are the only side in the Scottish Premiership who are yet to lose a game at home.

Falkirk did manage to get the better of Hearts in a recent cup clash on penalties, but Hearts have notably won both of the league meetings against Falkirk this season to nil. When the away side last visited Tynecastle Park, they were hammered 3-0 with Hearts managing double the number of shots (20-10) and also dwarfing Falkirk when it came to xG (1.94-0.67) and efforts on target (10-3).

Almere thrashed Eindhoven in the most recent league meeting between the sides, coming away 5-0 winners in that clash. Eindhoven were reduced to 10 men in the first half of that game, so Almere’s dominance was a little exaggerated and I think both sides will be able to contribute to the goal tally in this encounter. 

Almere currently occupy the final spot for the playoffs, and are being closely pursued by the likes of Waalwijk, Den Bosch and Venlo who will be eagerly watching here in the hopes that they slip up. One of the most notable parts of Almere’s overall record in the Eerste Divisie this season is how few of their matches have ended in draws - only three of their 26 games have ended with the points shared, suggesting that their matches tend to be end to end.

Almere’s away matches tend to be particularly exciting with 45 goals across their 12 away games (3.75 per game) - only one of these matches has ended in a draw. They travel to an Eindhoven side who aren’t quite out of the playoff picture yet, but would need to win here to have any chance of finishing inside the top eight. Their home games have been just as entertaining this season with 45 goals across 13 matches (3.46 per game).