PSV tops Sparta Rotterdam 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

EINDHOVEN. PSV tops Sparta Rotterdam 4-2.

May 6, 2024

EINDHOVEN. PSV tops Sparta Rotterdam 4-2. PSV was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the collaboration of Roy de Nas and Charl Schaap. The 4th official was Martin van den Kerkhof. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.14 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

PSV

4 - 2

Sparta Rotterdam

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

18 Total 7
7 On Target 1
5 Off Target 5
6 Shots blocked 1

54 Attack 47
60 Dangerous attack 34
53 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4

Fouls

7 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

PSV had a strong ball possession 68% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PSV had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.

PSV shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

PSV didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Tobias Lauritsen).

Match Timeline

Metinho(goal)Saïd Bakari

19'

Saïd Bakari(goal)Olivier Boscagli

Johan Bakayoko(goal)Luuk de Jong

26'

Olivier Boscagli(own-goal)

29'

57'

S. Mito- sub ->C. Neghli

Hirving Lozano- sub ->André Ramalho

58'

Ismael Saibari- sub ->Guus Til

58'

66'

Tobias Lauritsen- Yellow

Olivier Boscagli(goal)Joey Veerman

67'

Ricardo Pepi- sub ->Luuk de Jong

77'

J. Teze(goal)Ricardo Pepi

78'

Patrick van Aanholt - sub ->Mauro Júnior

88'

Sergi Rosanas- sub ->Saïd Bakari

S. Sambo- sub ->J. Teze

88'

90'

R. Meissen- sub ->Jonathan de Guzmán

90'

Tijs Velthuis- sub ->Bart Vriends

90'

C. Brym- sub ->Mike Eerdhuijzen

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After playing this contest, PSV has 87 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will stays with 43 points like Go Ahead Eagles to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away with Fortuna Sittard on the 12th of May with a 10-0 head to head in favor of PSV (1 draw).

Sparta Rotterdam will play away against FC Utrecht on the 12th of May with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).

PSV – Formation

PSV

Walter Benítez 1.Argentina

6.4

J. Teze 3.Netherlands

7.5

88'

78'

André Ramalho 5.Brazil

7.0

58'

Olivier Boscagli 18.France

8.4

67'

Mauro Júnior 17.Brazil

6.4

88'

M. Tillman 10.Germany

7.0

Johan Bakayoko 11.Belgium

8.1

26'

Guus Til 20.Netherlands

6.6

58'

Joey Veerman 23.Netherlands

7.8

Jerdy Schouten 22.Netherlands

7.0

Luuk de Jong 9.Netherlands

7.8

77'

Substitutes

Joël Drommel 16.Netherlands

Boy Waterman 24.Netherlands

A. Bella-Kotchap 6.Germany

Patrick van Aanholt 30.Netherlands

88'

S. Sambo 2.Netherlands

88'

A. Obispo 4.Netherlands

T. Land 31.Netherlands

Ismael Saibari 34.Morocco

7.0

58'

R. Ledezma 37.United States

Ricardo Pepi 14.United States

7.1

77'

Hirving Lozano 27.Mexico

6.8

58'

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

The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez (6.4), J. Teze (7.5), André Ramalho (7.0), Olivier Boscagli (8.4), Mauro Júnior (6.4), Jerdy Schouten (7.0), Joey Veerman (7.8), Johan Bakayoko (8.1), Guus Til (6.6), M. Tillman (7.0) and Luuk de Jong (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: A. Bella-Kotchap, Patrick van Aanholt , S. Sambo, A. Obispo, Ricardo Pepi (7.1), Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Hirving Lozano (6.8), T. Land, Ismael Saibari (7.0) and R. Ledezma.

PSV could not rely on the presence of Ricardo Pepi (injured).

Substitutions

PSV made 5 changes: Guus Til for Ismael Saibari (58′), André Ramalho for Hirving Lozano (58′), J. Teze for S. Sambo (88′), Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (77′) and Mauro Júnior for Patrick van Aanholt (88′).

Player of the match: Olivier Boscagli

The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was Olivier Boscagli.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 99 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam

Nick Olij 1.Netherlands

6.7

Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros

6.6

88'

Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands

6.0

90'

Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands

6.4

90'

D. van der Kust 5.Suriname

7.0

Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands

6.6

90'

Metinho 8.Brazil

7.7

Pelle Clement 10.Netherlands

7.0

K. Saito 11.Japan

7.3

C. Neghli 7.Algeria

6.7

57'

Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway

6.8

66'

Substitutes

Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands

K. Reitmaier 30.Germany

Sergi Rosanas 12.Spain

88'

R. Meissen 14.Netherlands

90'

Tijs Velthuis 15.Netherlands

90'

S. Mito 16.Japan

6.6

57'

C. Brym 17.Canada

90'

Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij (6.7), Saïd Bakari (6.6), Bart Vriends (6.0), Mike Eerdhuijzen (6.4), D. van der Kust (7.0), Metinho (7.7), Pelle Clement (7.0), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.6), C. Neghli (6.7), Tobias Lauritsen (6.8) and K. Saito (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Mito (6.6), Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen, Tijs Velthuis, C. Brym, Y. Schoonderwaldt and K. Reitmaier.

Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of S. Mito (injured) and C. Brym (injured).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: C. Neghli for S. Mito (57′), Saïd Bakari for Sergi Rosanas (88′), Jonathan de Guzmán for R. Meissen (90′), Bart Vriends for Tijs Velthuis (90′) and Mike Eerdhuijzen for C. Brym (90′).