PSV 1-2 Club Brugge: result and report

The Pundit picked PSV (39%): wrong

Report

Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV, though the scoreline tells only half the story. PSV had more of the ball and far more of the chances, while Club Brugge were sharper when it mattered.

Nicolò Tresoldi gave the visitors the lead on 25 minutes, set up by Joaquin Seys. PSV had to wait until the 54th minute to level, when Kodai Sano scored. Seys provided again and Carlos Forbs restored Club Brugge's lead on 65 minutes, which proved to be the winner.

This game was decided by finishing rather than chance creation. PSV built 3.11 xG to Club Brugge's 1.11 and had nine shots on target to three. Despite that, they scored only once. Club Brugge needed just three shots on target to score twice.

The big-chance count shows the gap most clearly. Both sides created four. PSV missed all four of theirs, while Club Brugge scored from two. The visitors also hit the woodwork, so their threat was sharper than their low shot count suggests.

The territorial picture points the same way as the xG. PSV had 62% of the ball, 84 dangerous attacks to 28 and 17 key passes to nine. Club Brugge made seven saves to PSV's one. The pressure ran almost entirely towards the Club Brugge goal, yet PSV still could not turn it into a second goal.

Seys was the standout individual. He set up both goals, so his contribution decided a game in which his side spent long spells without the ball.