Comeback Win
PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 4–1
Eredivisie · Matchday 6PSV Eindhoven
S. Mijnans 23', 74', 88'
K. Sano 39'
4 – 1
FT
HT 2–1
Sparta Rotterdam
M. Zonneveld 15'
Eredivisie
Matchday 6PSV Eindhoven4–1Sparta Rotterdam
3.75
Expected goals
2.29
15′23′39′74′88′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PE 3.75, SR 2.29.
Match report
PSV Eindhoven 4-1 Sparta Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven were far too strong for Sparta Rotterdam 4-1 at Philips Stadion in Eredivisie. Zonneveld opened the scoring for Sparta Rotterdam on 15', Mijnans levelled for PSV Eindhoven on 23', Sano put PSV Eindhoven back in front on 39', Mijnans added his second on 74' and Mijnans completed his hat-trick on 88'.
Expected goals finished PSV Eindhoven 3.75, Sparta Rotterdam 2.29. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. PSV Eindhoven held 76.0% 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. Sparta Rotterdam graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.29 expected goals and 1 goals. Sparta Rotterdam graded out for better chances — 0.23 xg per shot and 10 v 28 shots.
Sven Mijnans came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for PSV Eindhoven from 3 goals, 3 key passes and 6 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
76%Possession24%
28Shots10
3.75xG2.29
What the numbers say
6 readsWasteful Finishing
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.29 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.29
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.29
Better Chances
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.23 xG per attempt against 0.13.
- xG per shot
- 0.23
- Opponent
- 0.13
- Shots
- 10 v 28
Box Occupation
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
- xG per shot
- 0.23
Timeline
⚽15'
M. Zonneveld — assist: B. Kuipers
S. Mijnans — assist: E. Bajraktarevic
⚽23'
🟨30'
Bruno Martins Indi
Foul
K. Sano — assist: E. Bajraktarevic
⚽39'
Half-time
I. Perisic ↑ E. Bajraktarevic ↓
🔄60'
R. Pepi ↑ G. Til ↓
🔄60'
R. van Bommel ↑ A. Bouhamdi ↓
🔄60'
🔄63'
T. Quintero ↑ C. Terho ↓
🔄63'
I. Babadi ↑ J. Baas ↓
S. Mijnans
⚽74'
Armando Obispo
Foul
🟨75'
N. Fernandez ↑ P. Wanner ↓
🔄77'
🔄77'
R. van Cruijsen ↑ M. van Bergen ↓
🔄77'
A. Kostic ↑ M. Zonneveld ↓
🔄82'
J. Ideho ↑ B. Martins Indi ↓
S. Mijnans — assist: L. Geertruida
⚽88'
A. Santos ↑ S. Mijnans ↓
🔄90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePhilips Stadion, Eindhoven
RefereeDanny Makkelie, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished