VOLENDAM. PSV defeats FC Volendam 5-1 after playing a incredible match. PSV was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 6,860 spectators.​ The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who was helped by Rogier Honig and Cristian Dobre. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.15 degrees Celsius or 46.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Volendam

1 - 5

PSV

  • ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
  • 8 Total 33
  • 2 On Target 14
  • 4 Off Target 17
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 69 Attack 138
  • 27 Dangerous attack 92
  • 103 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 10 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

PSV had a strong ball possession 72% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 33 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the contest.​

FC Volendam shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, PSV shot 33 times, 14 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (Benaissa Benamar and Damon Mirani). On the other side, PSV received 1 yellow card (Jordan Teze).

Match Timeline

1'
J. Teze(own-goal)
Damon Mirani- Yellow
10'
13'
Ismael Saibari(goal)Jordan Teze
19'
J. Teze- Yellow
Benaissa Benamar- Yellow
44'
46'
I. Babadi- sub ->Joey Veerman
Bram van Driel- sub ->Darius Johnson
46'
Vivaldo Semedo- sub ->Robin Maulun
46'
52'
Jerdy Schouten(goal)Luuk de Jong
74'
J. Teze(goal)Ismael Saibari
77'
Patrick van Aanholt - sub ->Sergiño Dest
77'
Ricardo Pepi- sub ->Luuk de Jong
77'
M. Tillman- sub ->Ismael Saibari
Achraf Douiri- sub ->George Cox
78'
Garang Kuol- sub ->Damon Mirani
78'
79'
Ricardo Pepi(goal)Jordan Teze
84'
I. Babadi(goal)
86'
A. Obispo- sub ->Olivier Boscagli

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this contest, FC Volendam stays with 12 points like Vitesse to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, PSV will has 59 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will play away with Vitesse on the 18th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (1 draw).

PSV will host Heracles Almelo on the 18th of February with a 29-1 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (5 draws).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
8.1
D
Oskar Buur 2.Denmark
5.7
D
George Cox 5.England
7.3
78'
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
6.3
44'
D
J. Flint 28.England
6.0
M
Robin Maulun 10.France
6.6
46'
M
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
6.4
78' 10'
M
Luke Le Roux 8.South Africa
M
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
6.8
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
M
D. Johnson 38.Grenada
6.6
46'
M
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
6.1
F
Zach Booth 7.United States
6.8
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
Achraf Douiri 24.Netherlands
6.4
78'
D
Axel Guessand 50.France
M
Q. Hoeve 27.Netherlands
M
M. van der Horst 46.Netherlands
M
Bram van Driel 48.Netherlands
6.3
46'
F
Vivaldo Semedo 9.Portugal
6.6
46'
F
Garang Kuol 14.Australia
6.8
78'
F
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
F
Safouane Karim 30.

FC Volendam started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Regillio Simons decided to play with the following team: Luke Le Roux, Calvin Twigt, Mio Backhaus (8.1), Oskar Buur  (5.7), Benaissa Benamar (6.3), Josh Flint (6.0), George Cox (7.3), Damon Mirani (6.4), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.8), Milan de Haan (6.1), Robin Maulun (6.6), Darius Johnson (6.6) and Zach Booth (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Axel Guessand, Vivaldo Semedo (6.6), Garang Kuol (6.8), Kayne van Oevelen, Robert Mühren, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri  (6.4), Hoeve Quincy, Safouane Karim, Luc van Koeverden, Mika van der Horst and Bram van Driel (6.3).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 3 changes: Robin Maulun for Vivaldo Semedo (46′), Damon Mirani for Garang Kuol (78′) and George Cox for Achraf Douiri  (78′).

Player of the match: Mio Backhaus​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was the goalkeeper: Mio Backhaus. His rating is 8.06. He performed 8 saves.

PSV – Formation

PSV
G
Walter Benítez 1.Argentina
7.0
D
J. Teze 3.Netherlands
9.2
19' 74'
D
André Ramalho 5.Brazil
7.5
D
Sergiño Dest 8.United States
7.5
77'
D
Olivier Boscagli 18.France
7.5
86'
M
Mauro Júnior 17.Brazil
M
Joey Veerman 23.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
Jerdy Schouten 22.Netherlands
8.4
52'
M
Ismael Saibari 34.Morocco
9.5
77' 13'
F
Luuk de Jong 9.Netherlands
7.5
77'
F
Johan Bakayoko 11.Belgium
8.4
F
Hirving Lozano 27.Mexico
7.1
Substitutes
G
Joël Drommel 16.Netherlands
G
Boy Waterman 24.Netherlands
D
S. Sambo 2.Netherlands
D
A. Obispo 4.Netherlands
7.0
86'
D
Patrick van Aanholt 30.Netherlands
7.5
77'
M
M. Tillman 10.Germany
7.5
77'
M
I. Babadi 26.Netherlands
8.2
46' 84'
F
Ricardo Pepi 14.United States
8.1
77' 79'

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

Peter Bosz played with: Mauro Júnior , Walter Benítez (7.0), Jordan Teze (9.2), André Ramalho (7.5), Olivier Boscagli (7.5), Sergiño Dest (7.5), Joey Veerman (7.0), Jerdy Schouten (8.4), Ismael Saibari (9.5), Johan Bakayoko (8.4), Luuk de Jong (7.5), Hirving Lozano (7.1).

They had on the bench: Patrick van Aanholt  (7.5), Shurandy Sambo, Armando Obispo  (7.0), Malik Tillman (7.5), Ricardo Pepi (8.1), Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman and Isaac Babadi (8.2).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: Joey Veerman for Isaac Babadi (46′), Sergiño Dest for Patrick van Aanholt  (77′), Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (77′), Ismael Saibari for Malik Tillman (77′) and Olivier Boscagli for Armando Obispo  (86′).

Player of the match: Ismael Saibari​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Ismael Saibari.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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