EINDHOVEN. PSV had a surprising win over Heracles Almelo with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. de (18′) and a goal from O. Boscagli (56′). PSV was truly better in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 34,200 spectators.​ The referee was Ingmar Oostrom assisted by Joost van Zuilen and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.55 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

PSV had a superior ball possession 79% while Heracles Almelo was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV was more aggressive with 155 dangerous attacks and 39 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match​.

PSV shot 39 times, 14 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Heracles Almelo shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards (Ajdin Hrustić and Jordy Bruijn).

Also, Heracles Almelo didn’t end the match with 11 players after Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (13′).

Standings

After this contest, PSV has 62 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Heracles Almelo will stays with 22 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 25th of February with a 19-2 head to head in favor of PSV (1 draw).

Heracles Almelo will play away against FC Utrecht on the 25th of February with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (11 draws).

PSV – Formation

PSV adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Johan Bakayoko, Walter Benítez (7.0), Jordan Teze (7.5), André Ramalho (8.2), Olivier Boscagli (9.5), Sergiño Dest (8.1), Jerdy Schouten (7.7), Joey Veerman (9.2), Hirving Lozano (8.2), Malik Tillman (8.7), Ricardo Pepi (7.1) and Luuk de Jong (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ismael Saibari, Shurandy Sambo, Armando Obispo  (7.0), Joël Drommel, Mauro Júnior  (7.1), Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi (7.3) and Patrick van Aanholt  (6.8).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: Sergiño Dest for Mauro Júnior  (60′), Luuk de Jong for Armando Obispo  (76′), Hirving Lozano for Shurandy Sambo (85′), Malik Tillman for Isaac Babadi (60′) and Joey Veerman for Patrick van Aanholt  (76′).

Player of the match: Olivier Boscagli​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Olivier Boscagli.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 129 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Heracles Almelo – Formation

Also Heracles Almelo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erwin van de Looi played with: Michael Brouwer (9.7), Jannes Wieckhoff (7.3), Sven Sonnenberg (6.8), Justin Hoogma  (6.8), Fredrik Oppegard  (6.3), Brian De Keersmaecker (7.3), Ajdin Hrustić (6.6), Bryan Limbombe (3.1), Jordy Bruijn (6.4), Emil Hansson (6.4), Jizz Hornkamp  (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Navajo Bakboord , Mario Engels (7.0), Anas Ouahim, Ruben Roosken, Jetro Willems (6.7), Fabian de Keijzer, Thomas Bruns (7.0), Marko Vejinović (6.4), Robin Jalving, Sem Scheperman, Stijn Bultman and Mohamed Sankoh.

Substitutions

Heracles Almelo made 5 changes: Jizz Hornkamp  for Mario Engels (60′), Emil Hansson for Thomas Bruns (60′), Jordy Bruijn for Jetro Willems (46′), Ajdin Hrustić for Marko Vejinović (46′) and Brian De Keersmaecker for Sem Scheperman (85′).

Player of the match: Michael Brouwer​

The most impressive player for Heracles Almelo was the goalkeeper: Michael Brouwer. His rating is 9.69. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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

• PSV – Heracles Almelo – 2-0