ARNHEM. PSV tops Vitesse 5-0 after playing a incredible match. E. Zahavi (4′), Mauro Junior (24′), C. Gakpo (28′), Carlos Vinicius (62′) and R. Doan (88′).

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 9,177 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Vitesse was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. PSV that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, PSV found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Vitesse shot 19 times, 2 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, PSV shot 17 times, 13 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Vitesse received 2 yellow cards (R. Bazoer and D. Oroz). Regarding the opposition, PSV didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Vitesse will stay with 36 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, PSV will have 49 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away against FC Utrecht on the 20th of February with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Vitesse (11 draws).

PSV will host SC Heerenveen on the 20th of February with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of PSV (14 draws).

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Houwen (6.4), Danilho Doekhi (6.4), Riechedly Bazoer (6.3), Jacob Rasmussen (6.4), Eli Dasa (7.3), Matúš Bero (5.6), Sondre Tronstad (6.0), Maximilian Wittek (7.1), Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (6.6), Adrian Grbić (6.2) and Loïs Openda (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Vroegh (6.4), Daan Huisman, Romaric Yapi, Markus Schubert, Thomas Buitink (7.0), Gyan de Regt, Alois Oroz (6.7), Toni Domgjoni (6.3), Yann Gboho, Tomáš Hájek, Million Manhoef and Daan Reiziger.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 4 changes: N. Baden Frederiksen for D. Oroz (46′), R. Bazoer for T. Domgjoni (46′), A. Grbic for T. Buitink (74′) and S. Tronstad for P. Vroegh (79′).

Best player: Eli Dasa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Eli Dasa.

His rating is (7.3) with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

PSV – Formation

PSV started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roger Schmidt played with: Joël Drommel (7.6), Phillipp Mwene (8.2), Jordan Teze (7.3), Olivier Boscagli (6.9), Mauro Júnior (8.1), Érick Gutiérrez (7.0), Ibrahim Sangaré (8.1), Noni Madueke (7.9), Mario Götze (6.3), Cody Gakpo (9.0) and Eran Zahavi (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bruma (6.8), Ritsu Doan (7.4), Yvon Mvogo, Philipp Max, Carlos Vinícius (7.6), Armando Obispo, Vincent Müller, Yorbe Vertessen, Marco van Ginkel and Joey Veerman (6.7).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: N. Madueke for R. Doan (59′), E. Zahavi for Carlos Vinicius (59′), M. Gotze for J. Veerman (72′), C. Gakpo for Bruma (73′) and E. Gutierrez for M. van Ginkel (89′).

Best player: Cody Gakpo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Cody Gakpo.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• FC Groningen – Fortuna Sittard – 0-1
• SC Cambuur – PEC Zwolle – 3-4
• Vitesse – PSV – 0-5