EINDHOVEN. PSV tops Sparta Rotterdam 4-2. PSV was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the collaboration of Roy de Nas and Charl Schaap. The 4th official was Martin van den Kerkhof. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.14 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 7 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 54 Attack 47
- 60 Dangerous attack 34
- 53 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PSV had a strong ball possession 68% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Tobias Lauritsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, PSV has 87 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will stays with 43 points like Go Ahead Eagles to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away with Fortuna Sittard on the 12th of May with a 10-0 head to head in favor of PSV (1 draw).
Sparta Rotterdam will play away against FC Utrecht on the 12th of May with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez
, J. Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Mauro Júnior , Jerdy Schouten , Joey Veerman , Johan Bakayoko , Guus Til , M. Tillman and Luuk de Jong .The home team had on the bench: A. Bella-Kotchap, Patrick van Aanholt , S. Sambo, A. Obispo, Ricardo Pepi
, Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Hirving Lozano , T. Land, Ismael Saibari and R. Ledezma.PSV could not rely on the presence of Ricardo Pepi (injured).
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Guus Til for Ismael Saibari (58′), André Ramalho for Hirving Lozano (58′), J. Teze for S. Sambo (88′), Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (77′) and Mauro Júnior for Patrick van Aanholt (88′).
Player of the match: Olivier Boscagli
The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was Olivier Boscagli.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 99 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij
, Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Mike Eerdhuijzen , D. van der Kust , Metinho , Pelle Clement , Jonathan de Guzmán , C. Neghli , Tobias Lauritsen and K. Saito .The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Mito
, Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen, Tijs Velthuis, C. Brym, Y. Schoonderwaldt and K. Reitmaier.Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of S. Mito (injured) and C. Brym (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: C. Neghli for S. Mito (57′), Saïd Bakari for Sergi Rosanas (88′), Jonathan de Guzmán for R. Meissen (90′), Bart Vriends for Tijs Velthuis (90′) and Mike Eerdhuijzen for C. Brym (90′).
Player of the match: Metinho
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Metinho.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – Ajax – 1-4
- Heracles Almelo – RKC Waalwijk – 0-5
- FC Utrecht – Vitesse – 1-0
- AZ – FC Twente – 2-1
- Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 5-0
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-2