EINDHOVEN. PSV defeats FC Twente 3-1. FC Twente lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük assisted by Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 38.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

PSV

3 - 1

FC Twente

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 115 Attack 103
  • 40 Dangerous attack 41
  • 77 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 57% while PSV was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, PSV found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

PSV shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Twente shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

PSV received 1 yellow card (Ibrahim Sangaré). On the other side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Ramiz Zerrouki).

Match Timeline

9'
47'
55'
Luuk de Jong(goal)J. Bakayoko
57'
63'
Patrick van Aanholt - sub ->J. Bakayoko
63'
63'
Alfons Sampsted- sub ->Vaclav Cerny
74'
75'
75'
Sem Steijn- sub ->Fábio Silva
78'
Guus Til- sub ->X. Simons
86'
86'
Ismael Saibari- sub ->Joey Veerman
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this encounter, PSV will have 46 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, FC Twente will stay with 40 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away against NEC on the 1st of April with a 20-2 head to head in favor of PSV (4 draws).

FC Twente will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 22nd of April with a 14-7 head to head in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).

PSV – Formation

PSV
G
Walter Benítez 1.Argentina
7.4
D
Phillipp Mwene 29.Austria
6.8
D
André Ramalho 5.Brazil
6.8
D
Mauro Júnior 17.Brazil
6.4
D
Jarrad Branthwaite 22.England
7.0
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
7.6
90'
M
Joey Veerman 23.Netherlands
7.5
86'
M
Xavi Simons 7.Netherlands
8.0
86' 74'
F
Luuk de Jong 9.Netherlands
7.6
57'
F
Fábio Silva 10.Portugal
8.0
78' 9'
F
Johan Bakayoko 27.Belgium
7.9
63'
Substitutes
G
Joël Drommel 16.Netherlands
G
Boy Waterman 24.Netherlands
D
Olivier Boscagli 18.France
D
Patrick van Aanholt 30.Netherlands
6.4
63'
D
J. Teze 3.Netherlands
D
A. Obispo 4.Netherlands
M
Érick Gutiérrez 15.Mexico
6.6
78'
M
Guus Til 20.Netherlands
86'
M
R. Ledezma 37.United States
F
Ismael Saibari 28.Morocco
86'

PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez (7.4), Phillipp Mwene (6.8), André Ramalho (6.8), Jarrad Branthwaite (7.0), Mauro Júnior (6.4), Xavi Simons (8.0), Joey Veerman (7.5), Ibrahim Sangaré (7.6), Johan Bakayoko (7.9), Luuk de Jong (7.6) and Fábio Silva (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Olivier Boscagli, Joël Drommel, Ismael Saibari, Érick Gutiérrez (6.6), Guus Til, Patrick van Aanholt (6.4), Jordan Teze, Richard Ledezma, Armando Obispo and Boy Waterman.

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: J. Bakayoko for Patrick van Aanholt (63′), Fábio Silva for Sem Steijn (75′), Fábio Silva for Érick Gutiérrez (78′), Joey Veerman for Ismael Saibari (86′) and X. Simons for Guus Til (87′).

Best player: Fábio Silva​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Fábio Silva.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
6.8
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
6.5
86'
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
6.8
63'
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
6.2
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
6.3
M
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
7.4
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
5.9
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 8.Algeria
7.0
55'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
6.3
75'
F
V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands
7.4
47'
F
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
7.1
63'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
S. Karssies 30.Netherlands
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 4.Spain
6.4
86'
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
6.4
63'
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
M
Irakli Yegoian 15.Georgia
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
6.4
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
6.5
75'
F
Denilho Cleonise 26.Netherlands
6.8
63'

Also FC Twente adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ron Jans played with: Lars Unnerstall (6.8), Joshua Brenet (6.8), Mees Hilgers (6.3), Robin Pröpper (6.5), Gijs Smal (6.2), Michel Vlap (5.9), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.0), Anass Salah-Eddine (7.4), Václav Černý (7.1), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (6.3) and Virgil Misidjan (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mats Rots, Alfons Sampsted (6.4), Manfred Ugalde (6.5), Gijs Besselink, Max Bruns, Sander Sybrandy, Denilho Cleonise (6.8), Irakli Yegoian, Sem Steijn (6.4), Issam El Maach, Sam Karssies and Julio Pleguezuelo (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 4 changes: Joshua Brenet  for Denilho Cleonise (63′), Vaclav Cerny for Alfons Sampsted (63′), Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Manfred Ugalde (75′) and Robin Pröpper for Julio Pleguezuelo (86′).

Best player: Virgil Misidjan​

The most impressive player for FC Twente was Virgil Misidjan.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​