ENSCHEDE. PSV was in the end too strong for FC Twente with the goal of Joey Veerman (45′), Robin Pröpper (49′ own) and Johan Bakayoko (82′). PSV was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout assisted by Patrick Inia and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.45 degrees Celsius or 45.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PSV had a superior ball possession 62% while FC Twente was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
FC Twente shot 12 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, PSV shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Robin Pröpper). On the other side, PSV received 2 yellow cards (Johan Bakayoko and Jerdy Schouten).
(FC Twente) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (25′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Twente will stay with 27 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, PSV will have 39 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).
PSV will play away agasint SC Heerenveen on the 28th of April with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of PSV (15 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Michel Vlap, Lars Unnerstall
, Joshua Brenet , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Mathias Kjölö , Michal Sadilek , Daan Rots , Sem Steijn , Youri Regeer and Manfred Ugalde .The home team had on the bench: Alfons Sampsted
, Carel Eiting , Ricky van Wolfswinkel , Naci Ünüvar, Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Younes Taha , Przemyslaw Tyton, Max Bruns and Gijs Besselink.FC Twente could not rely on the presence of Carel Eiting (injured).
Substitutions
FC Twente made 5 changes: Joshua Brenet for Alfons Sampsted (46′), Daan Rots for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (60′), Sem Steijn for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (28′), Michal Sadilek for Carel Eiting (76′) and Michal Sadilek for Younes Taha (76′).
Player of the match: Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Alec Van Hoorenbeeck.
His rating is
with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6.His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 28′.
PSV – Formation
Also PSV adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Peter Bosz played with: Walter Benítez
, Jordan Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Sergiño Dest , Jerdy Schouten , Joey Veerman , Johan Bakayoko , Guus Til , Hirving Lozano , Luuk de Jong .These were the players on the bench: Ismael Saibari
, Shurandy Sambo , Armando Obispo , Noa Lang , Malik Tillman , Ricardo Pepi , Joël Drommel, Mauro Júnior , Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi, Patrick van Aanholt and Yorbe Vertessen.PSV could not rely on the presence of Shurandy Sambo (injured).
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Jerdy Schouten for Ismael Saibari (67′), Hirving Lozano for Malik Tillman (67′), André Ramalho for Shurandy Sambo (79′), Guus Til for Noa Lang (76′) and Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (76′).
Player of the match: Johan Bakayoko
The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was Johan Bakayoko.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 50 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Fortuna Sittard – 3-0
- FC Twente – PSV – 0-3
- Ajax – Vitesse – 5-0
- PEC Zwolle – RKC Waalwijk – 1-2
- Excelsior – Feyenoord – 2-4