Comeback Win
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 5–1
Eredivisie · Matchday 3PSV Eindhoven
T. Blokzijl 11'
I. Perisic 35', 53'
R. Pepi 45'
S. Dest 56'
5 – 1
FT
HT 3–1
Groningen
B. Willumsson 9'
Eredivisie
Matchday 3PSV Eindhoven5–1Groningen
4.40
Expected goals
1.09
9′11′35′45′53′56′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PE 4.40, GRO 1.09.
Match report
PSV Eindhoven 5-1 Groningen
PSV Eindhoven took apart Groningen 5-1 at Philips Stadion in Eredivisie. Willumsson opened the scoring for Groningen on 9', Blokzijl turned into his own net on 11' to make it 0-2, Perisic pulled one back for PSV Eindhoven on 35', Pepi levelled for PSV Eindhoven on 45' from the penalty spot, Perisic added his second on 53' and Dest made it 4-2 to PSV Eindhoven on 56'.
Expected goals finished PSV Eindhoven 4.40, Groningen 1.09. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. PSV Eindhoven held 62.0% of the ball.
PSV Eindhoven had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. PSV Eindhoven graded out for box occupation — 19 of 24 shots in the box and 0.18 xg per shot. PSV Eindhoven graded out for set-piece siege — 9 corners.
Ivan Perišić came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.6 for PSV Eindhoven from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
62%Possession38%
24Shots7
4.40xG1.09
What the numbers say
4 readsBox Occupation
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 19 of 24
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.18
Set-Piece Siege
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 4
Busy Goalkeeper
Groningen
Groningen leaned on their goalkeeper, who made 7 saves.
- Saves
- 7
- Faced xG
- 4.40
- Conceded
- 5
Timeline
⚽9'
B. Willumsson — assist: T. van Bergen
T. Blokzijl
🔴11'
Ruben van Bommel
Foul
🟨21'
I. Perisic
⚽35'
Guus Til · Penalty confirmed
📺45'
R. Pepi (Pen)
⚽45'
🟨45+2'
Márk Csinger
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
M. Rente ↑ J. Schreuders ↓
I. Perisic — assist: Mauro Junior
⚽53'
🔄54'
N. Brandis ↑ Unknown ↓
S. Dest — assist: R. van Bommel
⚽56'
🔄67'
E. van der Laan ↑ B. Willumsson ↓
🔄67'
J. Ondrejka ↑ D. van der Werff ↓
P. Wanner ↑ N. Fernandez ↓
🔄68'
A. Bouhamdi ↑ R. van Bommel ↓
🔄68'
F. Kostic ↑ Mauro Junior ↓
🔄75'
D. Man ↑ I. Perisic ↓
🔄76'
L. Geertruida ↑ A. Obispo ↓
🔄85'
🔄85'
T. Hernes ↑ T. de Jonge ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePhilips Stadion, Eindhoven
RefereeAllard Lindhout, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished