Whilst the title race will be up and down until the end of the campaign, Feyenoord continue to just about have control. You could say that head coach Arne Slot will be delighted avoiding defeat to Utrecht, Ajax and Twente in the last five matches. Not only does it keeps the unbeaten run going but it has helped them retain their position at the top of the table.

There have been some impressive individual performances from the likes of Justin Bijlow, David Hancko and Orkun Kokcu. In the draw to Twente, Feyenoord had some rocky moments, but you have to remember the strength of the opposition, and Feyenoord walked away with a point in quite possibly their most difficult fixture of the season given Twente’s imperious form in home games. Bijlow had some excellent moments in goal. One big miss through injury: attacking midfielder Sebastien Skymanski is missing for the hosts.

We got to enjoy a 4-3 goalfest the previous time these two sides met in Eindhoven, which has been Feyenoord’s only defeat of the league season so far. PSV had talismanic Cody Gakpo in the side then though. At the end of January, PSV were at least able to sign a couple of players who could strengthen the attacking options, which were running desperately dry for goals and entertainment. In have come Fabio Silva and Thorgan Hazard. They are positive signings on paper, but it is hard to guess the impact of these players and how much, if any, involvement they will have on Sunday.

I would avoid betting on a winner in this match, but I definitely fancy both teams to score. Feyenoord have been very good defensively this season, yet they tend to concede a high number chances to opposition in the bigger matches, and you would expect league leading Feyenoord to score at least one in De Kuip against a leaky PSV.

Go Ahead have not been the same since their exceptional unbeaten run ended. They’re still a good side and will finish in mid-table, but it is now three defeats in a row for René Hake’s side.

Visitors NEC are only two places and four points above their hosts. They have been putting in some decent performances of late, which their results don’t fully back up. With only one win in five since the break, you would think it was more of the same as the first half of the season — lots of draws and not enough goals. However, there were respectable draws with Ajax and Sparta thrown in there, as well as a defeat to Feyenoord where the game was under control until NEC had a man sent off.

Head coach Rogier Meijer has tasked his side — full of above average, talented midfield players and a goalkeeper with international experience in Jasper Cillessen — to start picking up more wins now that they have the confidence and ability to go at teams a bit more.

If we see more of the attacking football NEC showed against Sparta, where they enjoyed 67% possession and 26 attempts on goal, we’ll see them beat out-of-form Go Ahead. Given that this is away from home, and NEC love a draw (11 from 19 have been draws), a double chance covers both bases.

Mechelen face off against Charleroi in a rearranged fixture which will see both teams attempting to escape midtable mediocrity in search of a play-off berth. Though not safe, neither side looks especially likely to go down, but are allowing the gap to the top-8 to get wider as the season progresses.

Coach Defour completed the final game of his suspension at Zulte Waregem, following the first leg of the Croky Cup semi-final from a hotel room as his side won 2-1 away from home. Against Charleroi, he is back on the touchline.

He has had some injury concerns, most notably Vanlerberghe who had to leave injured after only two minutes in Waregem. Storm and Walsh also needed to be substituted and Lavalée is suspended. Storm in particular would be a major loss, although the medical staff are trying to get him ready for Sunday. The winger could pick up where he left off after a disappointing outing in 2021. Alongside striker Mrabti he has been really finding his form lately, so any interruptions would be unfortunate.

Mechelen remain favourites, although they will have to watch out for this tough Charleroi side. The Zebras are trying to get into the play-offs again under a coach who previously saw success with the club, Felice Mazzu. He is known for his teams scoring late winners and equalisers and instilling a never say die attitude into his players. In addition, he always builds from a solid organised defensive shape and is also not averse to a 0-0 now and then.

Away they always play with a low block. Both Club Brugge (2-2) and Gent (0-0) could not disrupt that. Will Mechelen succeed? I would imagine not, because the Malines’ focus is mainly on the Croky Cup. With the return match against Zulte Waregem in mind, some players will be spared, and it will be difficult to get through Charleroi’s wall. We therefore expect a match with a slow tempo, which should produce few goals.

This is a fixture that hasn’t let anyone down in terms of entertainment over the last few years. The league leaders YB make the trip to the Swissporarena; having avoided defeat in their last six trips to the venue, but almost all of them have been fraught with drama and less than comfortable.

For example, the most recent meeting back in October was won in the final minutes by YB in an eerily similar manner to their added-time winner in a 4-3 thriller back at the start of the 21/22 season. Ten of the last eleven in this fixture have featured at least three goals and also both teams scoring.

Luzern have really been through the mill in the last couple of weeks. They threw away a 2-0 lead in the final minutes against Zurich, won 3-2 in the last minutes against Basel to record their first win at St. Jakob-Park since 2015 and then exited in the Third Round of the Swiss Cup to second-tier FC Thun after a penalty shootout. That win over FCB did move them up to fifth and they now have a realistic shot at a return to Europe.

Young Boys extended their lead at the top to fourteen points courtesy of an emphatic 5-1 home victory over FC Winterthur in Bern. The result was never in doubt after Jean-Pierre Nsame struck in the seventeenth minute and the YB juggernaut rolls on as they head towards another Swiss title, their fifth in six seasons. YB had not won the title for over thirty years before their triumph in 2017/18 that kickstarted this dominant run, but they are now the top side in the country – despite the blip they suffered last year.

Historically, this game is full of goals and I think it will be again here. Luzern have not failed to score against YB at home since 2017 and YB are firing on all cylinders themselves.