PSV 1-0 FC Groningen: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Gotze
GRONINGEN. PSV beats FC Groningen 1-0 after M. Gotze scored just 1 goal (10').
GRONINGEN. PSV conquers FC Groningen 1-0 after M. Gotze scored just 1 goal (10′).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was with the help of Rogier Honig and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.47 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. PSV that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
PSV was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons PSV won the encounter.
FC Groningen shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, PSV shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to FC Groningen. On the opposite side, PSV received 1 yellow card (J. Teze).
After this match, FC Groningen will stay with 19 points like Heracles Almelo and RKC Waalwijk to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, PSV will have 43 points to move up in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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10'10'
M. Gotze
C. Gakpo
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48'48'
J. Teze
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63'63'
R. Postema
D. van Kaam
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64'64'
P. Abraham
C. Ngonge
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64'64'
J. Veerman
M. van Ginkel
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64'64'
Bruma
R. Doan
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64'64'
Y. Vertessen
M. Romero
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77'77'
M. Sverko
B. Meijer
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77'77'
M. Bogarde
M. de Leeuw
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81'81'
W. Dammers
T. Suslov
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90'90'
P. Max
Mauro Junior
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90'90'
P. Mwene
M. Gotze
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Groningen will play away with Vitesse on the 22nd of January with a 17-13 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (7 draws).
PSV will host Ajax on the 23rd of January with a 13-11 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
FC Groningen: Formation and Lineups
FC Groningen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Buijs chose to play with the following team: Peter Leeuwenburgh , Damil Dankerlui , Mike te Wierik , Bart Van Hintum , Bjorn Meijer , Laros Duarte , Daniel Van Kaam , Cyril Ngonge , Michael De Leeuw , Tomáš Suslov and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
Substitutes
FC Groningen made 5 changes: D. van Kaam for R. Postema (63′), C. Ngonge for P. Abraham (64′), B. Meijer for M. Sverko (77′), M. de Leeuw for M. Bogarde (77′) and T. Suslov for W. Dammers (81′).
Top player: Mike te Wierik
Probably the most impressive player in FC Groningen was Mike te Wierik.
His rating is with 53 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
PSV: Formation and Lineups
PSV started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Roger Schmidt played with: Joël Drommel , Jordan Teze , Olivier Boscagli , Armando Obispo , Mauro Júnior , Érick Gutiérrez , Mario Götze , Marco van Ginkel , Ritsu Doan , Maximiliano Romero and Cody Gakpo .
Substitutes
PSV made 5 changes: M. van Ginkel for J. Veerman (64′), R. Doan for Bruma (64′), M. Romero for Y. Vertessen (64′), Mauro Junior for P. Max (90′) and M. Gotze for P. Mwene (90′).
Top player: Mauro Júnior
The player who no doubt impressed PSV the most was Mauro Júnior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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