EINDHOVEN. PSV and Sparta Rotterdam didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. PSV was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk who was helped by Bas van Dongen and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 2 On Target 4
- 15 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 130 Attack 96
- 75 Dangerous attack 23
- 103 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
PSV had a superior ball possession 61% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough PSV to win the match.
PSV shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
PSV received 1 yellow card (Noni Madueke). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards (Bart Vriends, Vito van Crooij and Arno Verschueren).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, PSV will have 31 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam will have 25 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away with Fortuna Sittard on the 15th of January with a 8-0 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (0 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host Excelsior on the 14th of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Excelsior (3 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV
85'
51'
PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Jordan Teze , Jarrad Branthwaite , Armando Obispo , Philipp Max , Xavi Simons , Ibrahim Sangaré , Joey Veerman , Noni Madueke , Luuk de Jong and Anwar El Ghazi .
The home team had on the bench: Ismael Saibari, Boy Waterman, Érick Gutiérrez , Guus Til , Fredrik Oppegård, Phillipp Mwene, Marco van Ginkel , Ki-Jana Hoever, André Ramalho, Joël Drommel and Yorbe Vertessen.
Substitutions
PSV made 3 changes: Joey Veerman for Érick Gutiérrez (68′), Xavi Simons for G. Til (68′) and Philipp Max for Marco van Ginkel (85′).
Best player: Joey Veerman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Joey Veerman.
His rating is with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurice Steijn played with: Nick Olij , Shurandy Sambo , Bart Vriends , Adil Auassar , Mica Pinto , Arno Verschueren , Jeremy Van Mullem , Joshua Kitolano , Sven Mijnans , Tobias Lauritsen and Vito van Crooij .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aaron Meijers, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Mohammed Tahiri, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Dirk Abels, Delano van Crooy, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Jason Lokilo, Patrick Brouwer, Koki Saito and Omar Rekik.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Mica Pinto for Aaron Meijers (86′) and Arno Verschueren for Mike Eerdhuijzen (88′).
Best player: Nick Olij
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: Nick Olij. His rating is 7.63. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-0
- Fortuna Sittard – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
- AZ – Vitesse – 1-1
- RKC Waalwijk – SC Heerenveen – 0-0
