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EINDHOVEN. PSV conquered Excelsior 3-1 thanks to L. de who scored in the 13th, 17th and 69th minute. PSV was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Luuk de Jong (13′), Luuk de Jong (17′) and Luuk de Jong (69′). Excelsior reduced the distance with a goal (82′) by Derensili Sanches Fernandes, but there was not much to do for them. PSV was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) 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 9:00 pm local time. In front of 34,200 spectators. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.83 degrees Celsius or 37.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PSV was in firm control of the ball 69% while Excelsior was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was putting more pressure with 100 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 27 times, 15 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, PSV has 51 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Excelsior will stays with 17 points like FC Utrecht to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away with FC Utrecht on the 21st of January with a 28-4 head to head record in favor of PSV (6 draws).
Excelsior will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of January with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (3 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV
84'
13', 17', 69'
PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Jordan Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Sergiño Dest , Guus Til , Joey Veerman , Jerdy Schouten , Johan Bakayoko , Luuk de Jong and Malik Tillman .
The home team had on the bench: Shurandy Sambo, Armando Obispo , Noa Lang , Ricardo Pepi , Joël Drommel, Mauro Júnior , Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi , Patrick van Aanholt , Tygo Land and Yorbe Vertessen .
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (76′), Johan Bakayoko for Yorbe Vertessen (77′), Jerdy Schouten for Patrick van Aanholt (84′), Guus Til for Isaac Babadi (84′) and Malik Tillman for Noa Lang (76′).
Player of the match: Joey Veerman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Joey Veerman even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 102 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
Also Excelsior adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Casper Widell, Kian Fitz-Jim, Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Sven Nieuwpoort , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Arthur Zagré , Lazaros Lamprou , Noah Naujoks , Julian Baas and Couhaib Driouech , Kenzo Goudmijn , Troy Parrott .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Oscar Uddenäs , Nikolas Agrafiotis , Ian Smeulers , Siem de Moes and Cedric Hatenboer.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Arthur Zagré for Ian Smeulers (77′), Julian Baas for Nikolas Agrafiotis (70′), Redouan El Yaakoubi for Mimeirhel Benita (83′), Lazaros Lamprou for Oscar Uddenäs (70′) and Couhaib Driouech for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (77′).
Player of the match: Stijn van Gassel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 9.49. He performed 12 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PEC Zwolle – SC Heerenveen – 2-2
- FC Twente – AZ – 2-1
- PSV – Excelsior – 3-1
- Fortuna Sittard – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-2
