EINDHOVEN. PSV conquers Fortuna Sittard 3-1. PSV was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Guus Til (19′), André Ramalho (55′) and Johan Bakayoko (78′). Fortuna Sittard reduced the distance with a penalty (90′ + 4′) by Kaj Sierhuis, but there was not much to do for them. PSV was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.63 degrees Celsius or 58.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

PSV

3 - 1

Fortuna Sittard

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 18 Total 2
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 175 Attack 82
  • 90 Dangerous attack 29
  • 88 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
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 superior ball possession 73% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV was more pushing with 90 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match​.

PSV shot 18 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Oguzhan Özyakup).

Match Timeline

Guus Til(goal)Johan Bakayoko
19'
46'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- sub ->Marko Lazetic
André Ramalho(goal)Joey Veerman
55'
55'
K. Sierhuis- sub ->Tijjani Noslin
68'
70'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- Yellow
Johan Bakayoko(goal)Joey Veerman
78'
I. Babadi- sub ->Joey Veerman
79'
Ricardo Pepi- sub ->Luuk de Jong
79'
M. Tillman- sub ->Guus Til
79'
S. Sambo- sub ->Jordan Teze
85'
81'
Sadik Fofana- sub ->Rodrigo Guth
81'
89'
Iman Griffith- sub ->Iñigo Córdoba
90'
K. Sierhuis(penalty)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this match, PSV will have 27 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 9 points like NEC and RKC Waalwijk to remain in the 11th place.

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 stats in favor of PSV (15 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint Heracles Almelo on the 19th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).

PSV – Formation

PSV
G
Walter Benítez 1.Argentina
6.8
D
J. Teze 3.Netherlands
7.9
85'
D
André Ramalho 5.Brazil
8.2
55'
D
Olivier Boscagli 18.France
8.1
D
Patrick van Aanholt 30.Netherlands
7.3
M
Johan Bakayoko 11.Belgium
8.9
78'
M
Guus Til 20.Netherlands
7.3
79' 19'
M
Jerdy Schouten 22.Netherlands
7.1
M
Joey Veerman 23.Netherlands
8.8
79'
M
Hirving Lozano 27.Mexico
7.3
68'
F
Luuk de Jong 9.Netherlands
7.0
79'
Substitutes
G
Joël Drommel 16.Netherlands
G
Boy Waterman 24.Netherlands
D
S. Sambo 2.Netherlands
6.3
85'
D
Sergiño Dest 8.United States
M
M. Tillman 10.Germany
5.0
79'
F
Ricardo Pepi 14.United States
6.8
79'
F
I. Babadi 26.Netherlands
6.7
79'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 32.Belgium
6.6
68'
F
Ismael Saibari 34.Morocco

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 (6.8), Jordan Teze (7.9), André Ramalho (8.2), Olivier Boscagli (8.1), Patrick van Aanholt  (7.3), Jerdy Schouten (7.1), Joey Veerman (8.8), Johan Bakayoko (8.9), Guus Til (7.3), Hirving Lozano (7.3) and Luuk de Jong (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Shurandy Sambo (6.3), Sergiño Dest, Malik Tillman (5.0), Ricardo Pepi (6.8), Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi (6.7), Yorbe Vertessen (6.6) and Ismael Saibari.

PSV could not rely on the presence of Shurandy Sambo (injured).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: Hirving Lozano for Yorbe Vertessen (68′), Jordan Teze for Shurandy Sambo (85′), Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (79′), Guus Til for Malik Tillman (79′) and Joey Veerman for Isaac Babadi (79′).

Best player: Johan Bakayoko​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Johan Bakayoko.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 62 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
6.3
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.3
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.3
81'
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.4
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
6.4
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.0
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.3
89'
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
6.6
81'
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
6.7
M
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
6.6
55'
F
M. Lazetić 11.Serbia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
6.7
81'
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
6.6
46' 70'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
7.0
55' 90'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
89'
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium
6.4
81'

Also Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Danny Buijs played with: Mitchell Dijks, Ivor Pandur (6.3), Ivo Pinto (6.3), Rodrigo Guth (6.3), Dimitrios Siovas (6.4), Rémy Vita (6.4), Loreintz Rosier (6.7), Deroy Duarte (7.0), Tijjani Noslin (6.6), Alen Halilovic (6.6) and Iñigo Córdoba (6.3), Marko Lazetic (6.4).

They had on the bench: Kaj Sierhuis (7.0), Luuk Koopmans, Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana (6.7), Oguzhan Özyakup (6.6), Iman Griffith, Tom Hendriks, Nathan Markelo, Ragnar Oratmangoen and Milan Robberechts (6.4).

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Kaj Sierhuis (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Marko Lazetic for Oguzhan Özyakup (46′), Rodrigo Guth for Sadik Fofana (81′), Tijjani Noslin for Kaj Sierhuis (55′), Iñigo Córdoba for Iman Griffith (89′) and Alen Halilovic for Milan Robberechts (81′).

Best player: Deroy Duarte​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Deroy Duarte.

His rating is (7.0) with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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