Match Report
10 points for PSV (2nd), 6 for FC Groningen (10th): a 4-point gap. Per game in the league, PSV were scoring 3.75 and conceding 1.25, FC Groningen 2.25 and 2.5, against a competition average of 2.02 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with FC Groningen, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 33 games: 22 PSV wins, 4 for FC Groningen, 7 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 64% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 58%. Goals have risen lately: 4.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.33 across the full history.
The venue was Philips Stadion, with room for 36,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, PSV led 3-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
PSV: Thijmen Blokzijl (11' og), Ivan Perisic (35'), Ricardo Pepi (45'), Ivan Perisic (53'), Sergiño Dest (56') · FC Groningen: Brynjólfur Willumsson (9')
Key stats
Possession: PSV 62% · FC Groningen 38% · Total shots: 24-7 · On target: 12-4 · Corners: 9-4