EINDHOVEN. PSV estinguishes Sparta Rotterdam 4-1 with goals of Sven Mijnans (23′), Kodai Sano (39′), Sven Mijnans (74′) and Sven Mijnans (88′). On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam scored with Milan Zonneveld (15′). PSV was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (76%) 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 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie assisted by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 28 Total 10
- 10 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 3
- 11 Shots blocked 1
- 163 Attack 51
- 106 Dangerous attack 24
- 65 Ball safe 83
- 3 Free Kicks 6
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PSV was in firm control of the ball 76% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV had a more offensive attitude with 106 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 28 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
PSV received 1 yellow card (Armando Obispo). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Bruno Martins Indi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, PSV has 16 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam stays with 5 points (12th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will play away against FC Twente on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
PSV – Formation
PSVPSV started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar , Sergiño Dest , Lutsharel Geertruida , Armando Obispo , Mauro Júnior , Guus Til , Kodai Sano , Paul Wanner , Esmir Bajraktarevic , Sven Mijnans and Amir Bouhamdi .
The home team had on the bench: Nick Olij, Yarek Gasiorowski, Ivan Perisic , Ryan Flamingo, Ruben van Bommel , Ricardo Pepi , Filip Kostic, Dennis Man, Noah Fernandez , Ayoni Santos, Fabian Merién and Tijn Smolenaars.
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Amir Bouhamdi for Ruben van Bommel (60′), Guus Til for Ricardo Pepi (60′), Esmir Bajraktarevic for Ivan Perisic (60′), Paul Wanner for Noah Fernandez (77′) and Sven Mijnans for Ayoni Santos (90′).
Player of the match: Sven Mijnans
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Sven Mijnans.
His rating is with 3 goals, 48 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Michael Brouwer , Marvin Young , Nick Verschuren , Bruno Martins Indi , Lushendry Martes , Julian Baas , Cedric Hatenboer , Bas Kuipers , Casper Terho , Mitchell van Bergen and Milan Zonneveld .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Boyd Reith, Teo Quintero , Giannino Vianello, Alwande Roaldsøy, Robin van Cruijsen , Jens Toornstra, Andrej Kostic , Filip Bednarek, Isaac Babadi , Joel Ideho and Pascal Kuiper.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Julian Baas for Isaac Babadi (63′), Casper Terho for Teo Quintero (63′), Mitchell van Bergen for Robin van Cruijsen (77′), Milan Zonneveld for Andrej Kostic (77′) and Bruno Martins Indi for Joel Ideho (82′).
Player of the match: Bas Kuipers
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Bas Kuipers.
His rating is with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Telstar – 0-0

- Excelsior – FC Utrecht – 1-2

- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-1

- PEC Zwolle – Feyenoord – 0-7










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