André Ramalho was named Man of the Match of the game with Fortuna Sittard on Saturday night. The Brazilian excelled in several ways and was rewarded by the supporters. Read about the stats of the defender who also scored a goal.
Ball conquests
To say that things were good at the back is an understatement. The visitors' first goal attempt took 94 minutes. That Walter Benítez had a quiet evening was partly due to André, who captured possession of the ball a total of thirteen times. Eight times he intercepted a pass and five times his dueling power ensured that PSV had the ball again.
André Ramalho | 13
Jerdy Schouten | 11
Olivier Boscagli | 9
Duels
That PSV only took one shot does not mean André could take it easy. The central defender fought by far the most duels. With success, as the Brazilian won 86% of his physical duels. That earned PSV possession of the ball five times.
André Ramalho | 14
Olivier Boscagli | 13
Jerdy Schouten | 7
Ball loss
In total, André sent 75 passes of which only one did not arrive. It is the only time Ramalho lost the ball in the game with Fortuna Sittard. Of the starting eleven, only Jerdy Schouten was more sparing with the ball.
Jerdy Schouten | 0
André Ramalho | 1
Joey Veerman | 2
Other statistics
Dribbles 3 | Goal attempts 2 | Fouls 1 | Passes forward 43%.
Man of the Match ranking
Lang & De Jong | 2
Babadi, Veerman, Vertessen, Saibari, Lozano, Schouten, Teze, Ramalho & Tillman | 1