Schmidt gives a lot of players a rest, no doubt with a view to the return Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Conference League against Leicester City. PSV drew 0-0 in England last Thursday.
Jordan Teze returns to the back of the squad as right back. Mauro Júnior therefore moves to the left flank, where he replaces the sick Philipp Max. Marco van Ginkel and Érick Gutiérrez have been given a base place in midfield. The vanguard consists of Bruma, Carlos Vinícius and Yorbe Vertessen. Mario Götze, Ibrahim Sangaré, Noni Madueke, Eran Zahavi and Cody Gakpo all start on the bench against RKC.
The match in Eindhoven starts at 2.30 pm. In case of a win, PSV will reduce the gap on leader Ajax to 4 points.
Setup: Mvogo; Teze, Ramalho, Boscagli and Mauro Junior; Van Ginkel, Veerman and Gutierrez; Bruma, Vinicius and Vertessen.