EINDHOVEN. PSV conquers Sturm Graz with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Vinicius (45′) and a goal from B. (56′). PSV was much superior in terms of ball possession (69%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Paweł Raczkowski assisted by Radoslav Siejka and Adam Kupsik. The 4th official was Piotr Lasyk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 156 Attack 73
- 54 Dangerous attack 21
- 122 Ball safe 86
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PSV had a strong ball possession 69% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Sturm Graz shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
PSV received 1 yellow card (R. Doan). On the other side, Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (J. Gazibegovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this contest, PSV will have 8 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sturm Graz will stay with 1 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, PSV will play away with Real Sociedad on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sturm Graz will host Monaco on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (0 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Joël Drommel
, Phillipp Mwene , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Mauro Júnior , Érick Gutiérrez , Ibrahim Sangaré , Ritsu Doan , Mario Götze , Bruma and Carlos Vinícius .The home team had on the bench: Jenson Seelt, Marco van Ginkel
, Maxime Delanghe, Davy Pröpper , Yvon Mvogo, Yorbe Vertessen , Dennis Vos, Armando Obispo and Jeremy Antonisse.Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: O. Boscagli for A. Obispo (58′), Carlos Vinicius for Y. Vertessen (58′), E. Gutierrez for D. Propper (70′), M. Gotze for M. van Ginkel (70′) and R. Doan for J. Antonisse (87′).
Best player: Bruma
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Bruma.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 48 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl
, Lukas Jäger , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Amadou Dante , Ivan Ljubić , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Andreas Kuen , Manprit Sarkaria , Jakob Jantscher and Kelvin Yeboah .These were the players on the bench: Alexandar Borković
, Alexander Prass , Luka Maric, Niklas Geyrhofer , Paul Komposch, Anderson Niangbo , Jusuf Gazibegovic , Samuel Stückler, Christoph Lang, Moritz Wels, Tobias Schützenauer and Sandro Schendl.Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: A. Dante for J. Gazibegovic (46′), J. Gorenc Stankovic for A. Borkovic (62′), A. Kuen for A. Prass (62′), K. Yeboah for A. Niangbo (62′) and G. Wuthrich for N. Geyrhofer (75′).
Best player: Gregory Wüthrich
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Gregory Wüthrich.
His rating is
with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Antwerp – 2-2
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Fenerbahçe – 1-0
- Leicester City – Legia Warszawa – 3-1
- Monaco – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- PSV – Sturm Graz – 2-0
- Brøndby – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-3
- Rangers – Sparta Praha – 2-0
- Rapid Vienna – West Ham United – 0-2
- Dinamo Zagreb – Genk – 1-1
- Real Betis – Ferencváros – 2-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Celtic – 3-2
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Lazio – 0-3
- Galatasaray – Olympique Marseille – 4-2
- Crvena Zvezda – Ludogorets – 1-0
- Midtjylland – Sporting Braga – 3-2