Match Report
The table read 3rd (PSV, 16 pts) against 12th (Sparta Rotterdam, 5 pts), 11 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: PSV 3.43 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Sparta Rotterdam 1.43 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.9.
6 matches unbeaten backed PSV's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for PSV against 5/15 for Sparta Rotterdam.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — PSV 17, draws 3, Sparta Rotterdam 0, at 3.15 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 35% of the wins in this matchup. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.15.
The venue was Philips Stadion, with room for 36,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, PSV led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
PSV: Sven Mijnans (23'), Kodai Sano (39'), Sven Mijnans (74'), Sven Mijnans (88') · Sparta Rotterdam: Milan Zonneveld (15')
Key stats
Possession: PSV 76% · Sparta Rotterdam 24% · Total shots: 28-10 · On target: 10-6 · Corners: 9-5