ROTTERDAM. PSV had a surprising win over Excelsior with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Júnior (58′) and a goal from J. Bakayoko (62′). PSV was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the help of Michael Osseweijer and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.17 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
PSV had a strong ball possession 70% while Excelsior was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
Excelsior shot 0 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, PSV shot 21 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 1 yellow card (J. Baas). Talking about the opposition, PSV didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Excelsior stays with 22 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, PSV will has 75 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 7th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of PEC Zwolle (5 draws).
PSV will host AZ on the 7th of April with a 21-11 head to head record in favor of PSV (5 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
46'
22'
Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Mimeirhel Benita , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Siem de Moes , J. Baas , C. Sandra , Noah Naujoks , Kenzo Goudmijn , Couhaib Driouech and Lance Duijvestijn .
The home team had on the bench: Sven Nieuwpoort , Richie Omorowa , Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Lazaros Lamprou , Oscar Uddenäs , Mike van Duinen, Jeremy Udenhout and Pascal Kuiper.
Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Oscar Uddenäs (injured).
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Couhaib Driouech for Oscar Uddenäs (13′), Casper Widell for Sven Nieuwpoort (46′), Lance Duijvestijn for Lazaros Lamprou (46′), C. Sandra for Richie Omorowa (83′) and Siem de Moes for Jeremy Udenhout (88′).
Player of the match: Mimeirhel Benita
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Mimeirhel Benita.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
PSV – Formation
PSV
62'
Also PSV adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Peter Bosz played with: Jerdy Schouten, Hirving Lozano, Walter Benítez , J. Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Sergiño Dest , Joey Veerman , Mauro Júnior , Johan Bakayoko and Guus Til , M. Tillman , Luuk de Jong .
The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Sambo, A. Obispo, A. Bella-Kotchap, Ricardo Pepi , Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, I. Babadi , Patrick van Aanholt , T. Land and R. Ledezma.
Substitutions
PSV made 2 changes: Guus Til for I. Babadi (73′) and Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (83′).
Player of the match: Joey Veerman
The most impressive player for PSV was Joey Veerman even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 83 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Fortuna Sittard – NEC – 1-1
- Vitesse – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-4
- Excelsior – PSV – 0-2
