EINDHOVEN. PSV tops Almere City 2-0 after L. de scores a double.
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 34,400 spectators. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the support of Freek Vandeursen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.72 degrees Celsius or 42.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 17 Total 4
- 8 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 137 Attack 82
- 54 Dangerous attack 33
- 107 Ball safe 78
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PSV had a superior ball possession 70% while Almere City was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 17 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Almere City shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Almere City received 2 yellow cards (S. Floranus and Álvaro Peña).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, PSV has 55 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Almere City will stays with 20 points like SC Heerenveen, FC Utrecht and Fortuna Sittard to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away against Ajax on the 3rd of February with a 16-15 head to head record in favor of Ajax (10 draws).
Almere City will host Excelsior on the 2nd of February with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Excelsior (4 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV
66'
45', 63'
PSV started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Joey Veerman, Walter Benítez , Jordan Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Sergiño Dest , Guus Til , Jerdy Schouten , Noa Lang , Johan Bakayoko , Luuk de Jong and Hirving Lozano .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick van Aanholt , Shurandy Sambo, Armando Obispo , Ricardo Pepi , Joël Drommel, Mauro Júnior , Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi, Tygo Land and Yorbe Vertessen .
Substitutions
PSV made 3 changes: Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (83′), Noa Lang for Mauro Júnior (66′) and Hirving Lozano for Yorbe Vertessen (75′).
Player of the match: Luuk de Jong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Luuk de Jong.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10.
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
5'
Almere City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Pastoor played with: Nordin Bakker , Joey Jacobs , Loïc Mbe Soh , Damian van Bruggen , S. Floranus , Stije Resink , Peer Koopmeiners , Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp , Álvaro Peña , Yoann Cathline , Thomas Robinet .
These were the players on the bench: Jason van Duiven , Yann Kitala, Milan Corryn , Danny Post, Lance Duijvestijn, Pascu, Kornelius Hansen , Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, Hamdi Akujobi , Théo Barbet , Stijn Keller and Rajiv van La Parra .
Substitutions
Almere City made 5 changes: Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp for Hamdi Akujobi (46′), Yoann Cathline for Milan Corryn (80′), Stije Resink for Rajiv van La Parra (80′), Damian van Bruggen for Théo Barbet (70′) and Álvaro Peña for Jason van Duiven (70′).
Player of the match: Nordin Bakker
The most impressive player for Almere City was the goalkeeper: Nordin Bakker. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Heracles Almelo – Ajax – 2-4
- Excelsior – FC Utrecht – 1-1
- PSV – Almere City – 2-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-1
