EINDHOVEN. PSV was eventually too much to handle for Go Ahead Eagles with the goal of Luuk de Jong (21′), Guus Til (49′) and Luuk de Jong (53′). PSV was much better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal with the help of Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.36 degrees Celsius or 70.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

PSV had a strong ball possession 65% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match​.

PSV shot 23 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (Bobby Adekanye and Mats Deijl).

Standings

After this contest, PSV has 18 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles stays with 10 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away with SC Heerenveen on the 28th of April with a 16-6 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (15 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

PSV – Formation

PSV started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Sergiño Dest, Jerdy Schouten, Walter Benítez (7.5), Jordan Teze (9.2), André Ramalho (7.7), Olivier Boscagli (7.8), Patrick van Aanholt  (7.9), Joey Veerman (8.2), Hirving Lozano (7.8), Guus Til (7.7), Ismael Saibari (8.2), Noa Lang (7.3) and Luuk de Jong (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Shurandy Sambo (7.0), Armel Bella-Kotchap, Malik Tillman (7.3), Johan Bakayoko (7.0), Ricardo Pepi (6.4), Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Tygo Land and Yorbe Vertessen (6.8).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: André Ramalho for Shurandy Sambo (78′), Hirving Lozano for Johan Bakayoko (68′), Guus Til for Malik Tillman (68′), Luuk de Jong for Yorbe Vertessen (77′) and Noa Lang for Ricardo Pepi (77′).

Best player: Jordan Teze​

The most impressive player for PSV was Jordan Teze even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.2) with 87 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Joris Kramer, Jeffrey de Lange (7.9), Mats Deijl (6.4), Jamal Amofa (6.6), Gerrit Nauber (6.7), Bas Kuipers (6.1), Evert Linthorst (6.7), Philippe Rommens (7.7), Bobby Adekanye (6.6), Willum Thór Willumsson (6.4), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.0), Sylla Sow (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Victor Edvardsen (6.8), Rashaan Fernandes, Dean James, Darío Serra, Xander Blomme, Enric Llansana (6.8), Erwin Mulder, Luca Everink, Pim Saathof, Jakob Breum (6.7), Thibo Baeten (6.7) and Nando Verdoni.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for Jakob Breum (71′), Sylla Sow for Thibo Baeten (71′), Bobby Adekanye for Victor Edvardsen (71′) and Philippe Rommens for Enric Llansana (71′).

Best player: Jeffrey de Lange​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Jeffrey de Lange. His rating is 7.85. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Twente – Vitesse – 1-0
• PSV – Go Ahead Eagles – 3-0