WAALWIJK. PSV had a smooth win over RKC Waalwijk. The hero of the match was Y. Vertessen who scored in the 34th and 72nd minute. PSV was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Y. Vertessen (34′), C. Gakpo (52′), P. Mwene (61′) and Y. Vertessen (72′). RKC Waalwijk reduced the distance with a goal (79′) by J. Odgaard, but there was not much to do for them. PSV was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot who had the assistance of Jan Derk Kleinjan and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

RKC Waalwijk

1 - 4

PSV

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 7 Total 25
  • 4 On Target 13
  • 3 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 8
  • 78 Attack 164
  • 36 Dangerous attack 55
  • 105 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 4 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

PSV had a strong ball possession 63% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.​

RKC Waalwijk shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, PSV shot 25 times, 13 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (M. Meulensteen). On the opposite side, PSV didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

27'
28'
34'
42'
Thierry Lutonda- sub ->I. Bel Hassani
46'
51'
52'
61'
63'
J. Teze- sub ->P. Mwene
63'
72'
Michiel Kramer - sub ->F. Stokkers
73'
Y. Oukili- sub ->A. Azhil
73'
79'
80'
84'
84'
A. Obispo- sub ->O. Boscagli

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After this encounter, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 15 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, PSV will have 40 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 23rd of December with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (4 draws).

PSV will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 23rd of December with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of PSV (0 draws).

RKC Waalwijk – Formation

RKC Waalwijk
G
Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands
7.7
D
Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands
6.2
80'
D
Dario Van den Buijs 24.Belgium
7.2
D
Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria
7.0
D
Melle Meulensteen 3.Netherlands
6.9
51'
D
Saïd Bakari 22.Comoros
6.4
M
V. Anita 6.Netherlands
6.3
M
Iliass Bel Hassani 11.Morocco
6.7
46'
M
Ayman Azhil 8.Morocco
5.8
73'
M
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
6.3
79'
F
Finn Stokkers 9.Netherlands
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Jens Teunckens 13.Belgium
G
Issam El Maach 31.Morocco
D
Hans Mulder 12.Netherlands
D
J. Gaari 2.Curaçao
D
Luuk Wouters 34.Netherlands
D
Thierry Lutonda 5.Belgium
5.9
46'
M
Y. Oukili 33.Morocco
6.4
73'
F
Michiel Kramer 29.Netherlands
6.5
73'
F
Lennerd Daneels 20.Belgium
6.6
80'

RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (7.7), Saïd Bakari (6.4), Melle Meulensteen (6.9), Dario Van Den Buijs (7.2), Ahmed Touba (7.0), Alexander Büttner (6.2), Iliass Bel Hassani (6.7), Vurnon Anita (6.3), Ayman Azhil (5.8), Jens Odgaard (6.3) and Finn Stokkers (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Hans Mulder, Jens Teunckens, Jurien Gaari, Luuk Wouters, Thierry Lutonda (5.9), Michiel Kramer (6.5), Lennerd Daneels (6.6), Issam El Maach and Yassin Oukili (6.4).

Substitutions

RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: I. Bel Hassani for T. Lutonda (46′), F. Stokkers for M. Kramer (73′), A. Azhil for Y. Oukili (73′) and A. Buttner for L. Daneels (80′).

Best player: Etienne Vaessen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 7.71. He performed 9 saves.

PSV – Formation

PSV
G
Joël Drommel 16.Netherlands
6.8
D
Phillipp Mwene 29.Austria
8.1
63' 61'
D
André Ramalho 5.Brazil
6.9
D
Olivier Boscagli 18.France
6.8
84'
D
Mauro Júnior 17.Brazil
7.2
63'
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
7.3
M
Érick Gutiérrez 15.Mexico
7.4
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
7.1
F
Bruma 19.Portugal
6.2
28'
F
Ritsu Doan 25.Japan
7.0
27'
F
Cody Gakpo 11.Netherlands
7.8
84' 52'
Substitutes
G
Maxime Delanghe 21.Belgium
G
Yvon Mvogo 38.Switzerland
D
Philipp Max 31.Germany
6.7
63'
D
J. Teze 3.Netherlands
6.7
63'
D
A. Obispo 4.Netherlands
6.5
84'
M
Marco van Ginkel 8.Netherlands
6.7
84'
M
R. Ledezma 37.United States
F
Maximiliano Romero 20.Argentina
F
Yorbe Vertessen 32.Belgium
9.0
28' 34', 72'
F
Carlos Vinícius 9.Brazil
6.1
27'

PSV started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Roger Schmidt played with: Joël Drommel (6.8), Phillipp Mwene (8.1), André Ramalho (6.9), Olivier Boscagli (6.8), Mauro Júnior (7.2), Érick Gutiérrez (7.4), Mario Götze (7.3), Ibrahim Sangaré (7.1), Ritsu Doan (7.0), Cody Gakpo (7.8) and Bruma (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Philipp Max (6.7), Marco van Ginkel (6.7), Maximiliano Romero, Jordan Teze (6.7), Yorbe Vertessen (9.0), Maxime Delanghe, Richard Ledezma, Carlos Vinícius (6.1), Armando Obispo (6.5) and Yvon Mvogo.

PSV could not rely on the presence of Carlos Vinicius (injured) and Y. Vertessen (injured).

Substitutions

PSV made 6 changes: R. Doan for Carlos Vinicius (27′), Bruma for Y. Vertessen (28′), P. Mwene for J. Teze (63′), Mauro Junior for P. Max (63′), C. Gakpo for M. van Ginkel (84′) and O. Boscagli for A. Obispo (84′).

Best player: Yorbe Vertessen​

The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was Yorbe Vertessen.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 23 passes (56% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 28′.

Results of the day

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