UTRECHT. Jong PSV prevails over Jong Utrecht with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Abed (4′) and a goal from J. Bawuah (51′). Jong PSV capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch stadium in Utrecht on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 419 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Hardeman with the collaboration of Jeroen van der Waaij and Max Wolfkamp. The 4th official was Teun van Pelt. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.62 degrees Celsius or 65.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Jong PSV had a superior ball possession 59% while Jong Utrecht was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong PSV was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong PSV won the match.​

Jong Utrecht shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Jong PSV shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Jong Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Rafik el Arguioui). Talking about the opposition, Jong PSV received 1 yellow card (Wessel Kuhn).

Standings

After playing this match, Jong Utrecht stays with 1 points to occupy the 16th place in the table. On the other side, Jong PSV has 4 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht will play away against De Graafschap on the 23rd of August with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (4 draws).

Jong PSV will host Telstar on the 26th of August with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Jong PSV (10 draws).

Jong Utrecht – Formation

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

The manager Ivar van Dinteren decided to play with the following team: Andreas Frederik Dithmer (6.8), Massien Ghaddari (6.2), Wessel Kooy (6.7), Björn Hardley (7.0), Nazjir Held (6.6), Ivar Jenner (6.7), Gibson Yah (6.8), Emil Rohd (6.7), Rafik el Arguioui (6.4), Lynden Edhart (6.6) and Tijn den Boggende (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Achraf Boumenjal, Jesper van Riel (6.8), Noa Dundas (6.7), Sil van der Wegen (6.8), Georgios Charalampoglou (6.6), Sofiane Dris (6.6), Neal Viereck, Michel Driezen and Mees Eppink.

Jong Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Jesper van Riel (injured).

Substitutions

Jong Utrecht made 5 changes: Rafik el Arguioui for Sil van der Wegen (62′), Lynden Edhart for Sofiane Dris (62′), Gibson Yah for Noa Dundas (46′), Nazjir Held for Jesper van Riel (80′) and Tijn den Boggende for Georgios Charalampoglou (80′).

Player of the match: Björn Hardley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Utrecht was Björn Hardley.

His rating is 7.0 with 76 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Jong PSV – Formation

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

Alfons Groenendijk played with: Joël Drommel (7.5), Emmanuel van de Blaak (7.0), Michael Bresser (7.1), Wessel Kuhn (7.5), Raf van de Riet (7.6), Enzo Geerts (7.5), Jordy Bawuah (7.5), Tai Abed (7.7), Emir Bars (7.9), Ayodele Thomas (7.6) and Jesper Uneken (7.0).

They had on the bench: Sven van der plas (6.9), Tijn Smolenaars, Iggy Houben, Dantaye Gilbert (6.7), Nicolas Verkooijen, Muhlis Dagasan, Kjell Peersman and Yiandro Raap (6.4).

Jong PSV could not rely on the presence of Yiandro Raap (injured) and Dantaye Gilbert (injured).

Substitutions

Jong PSV made 2 changes: Jordy Bawuah for Yiandro Raap (63′) and Yiandro Raap for Dantaye Gilbert (86′).

Player of the match: Emir Bars​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong PSV was Emir Bars even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 50 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• Excelsior – De Graafschap – 3-1
• FC Den Bosch – Jong AZ – 6-0
• Jong Utrecht – Jong PSV – 0-2
• Roda JC Kerkrade – TOP Oss – 0-0
• Telstar – FC Eindhoven – 0-3
• VVV-Venlo – Vitesse – 0-1