Eredivisie · Manager Peter Bosz · Nominal 4-2-3-1 (Opta team sheet)
Sample: last 7 league matches — v Fortuna Sittard 2-2, @ Excelsior 2-1, v FC Groningen 5-1, @ FC Utrecht 6-1, @ Ajax 3-1, v Sparta Rotterdam 4-1, @ Twente 2-3
Build-up8
Progression3-6
Final third2-3-4-1
Rest defence2 / 4+2
In possession
attack → · shapes are phase snapshots, not formations
IP · 01
Build-up
8
LOWINFERRED2-man first line in 2/7 · per match: 4-1, 2-3-3, 3-4-1, 5-3, 3-6, 1-4-1, 2-4-2
First line: van Bommel, Júnior, Fernandez, Obispo, Sano, Flamingo, Perisic and Dest. Sano drops into the first line; Fernandez drops into the first line.
Own-third passes / match 134.4long 17%goal kicks short 62%
IP · 02
Progression
3-6
LOWINFERRED4-man first line in 2/7 · per match: 4-2, 5-4, 7-2, 2-2-5, 4-3-2, 2-5, 6-2-1
6 on the highest line (van Bommel, Fernandez, Sano, Til, Dest and Perisic).
Middle-third passes / match 300.3into final third / match 47.7
IP · 03
Final third
2-3-4-1 · 4 box
LOWINFERRED1-man first line in 2/7 · per match: 1-3-2-2, 5-3, 4-4, 1-7, 2-5-1, 9, 3-5
5/5 lanes occupied, width from van Bommel and Dest. Box presence: Til, Perisic, van Bommel and Pepi.
Box touches / match 39.0crosses 20.4shots 21.0
IP · 04
Rest defence
2 / 4+2
LOWSTRONGLY INFERRED2 in 3/7, 4+2 in 1/7 · game-state dependent (players shift 8.1m on average when trailing)
Across 230 sustained final-third attacks, Obispo and Flamingo took the ball outside the final third (pooled 2). Per match: 2, 4+2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3+1 — 2 behind the ball in 3/7.
Opp. fast-break shots / match 1.1opp. shots 10.6
Out of possession
positions = where each player makes his defensive actions
First engagements high: Júnior 15%, Perisic 14%, van Bommel 14% of the team's actions in the final 40%. Line structure: insufficient evidence (defensive actions sit where the ball is; no tracking).
PPDA per match 10 / 19 / 9 / 12 / 11 / 8 / 10high regains / match 16.1actions in final 40% 24%
Deep defending led by Obispo 18%, Júnior 15%, Flamingo 15%. Formation: insufficient evidence.
Def. actions in own third 44%per match 46.3
OOP · 04
Rest offence
1 HIGH
MEDIUMMEASURED28 outlet balls in the sample
Outlet after a deep regain: Mijnans 19% of the balls played out beyond halfway.
Deep regains / match 31.4played beyond halfway ≤3 passes 13%
Transitions
the first seconds after the ball changes hands
TR · 01
Defensive transition
CONTROLLED COUNTERPRESS
LOWINFERREDpooled 400 losses · mode agrees in 2/7 matches
Controlled counterpress (inferred from thresholds): 42% of losses won back within 5 s, opponent reaches their half within 10 s after 17%. Per match: controlled counterpress, retreat-first, controlled counterpress, aggressive counterpress, hybrid, aggressive counterpress, retreat-first.
Losses (front 60%) / match 57.1won back ≤5s 42%tactical foul ≤5s 2%
TR · 02
Attacking transition
CONTROLLED
LOWINFERREDpooled 336 regains · style agrees in 3/7 matches
Controlled (inferred): first pass forward 28%, long 8%. Forward receptions: van Bommel, Perisic and Til. Per match: controlled, secure-first, hybrid, direct, secure-first, controlled, secure-first.
Regains → final third ≤10s 15%shot ≤15s 2%
Involved — median spot of his actions in the phaseOccupation zone (25th–75th pct)Rarely involved — overall positionForward receptionsLoss not won backLoss won back ≤5s
Tactical phases · PSV Eindhoven1 / 2
Tactical phases · 2026/2027
PHASES OF PLAY
Set pieces · Tactical summary
PSV Eindhoven
Sample: last 7 league matches — v Fortuna Sittard 2-2, @ Excelsior 2-1, v FC Groningen 5-1, @ FC Utrecht 6-1, @ Ajax 3-1, v Sparta Rotterdam 4-1, @ Twente 2-3
Set pieces
goal at the top · corners shown from the right
SP · 01
Corners for
FAR POST
MEDIUMMEASURED
Deliveries: near post 29% · centre 31% · far post 40%; 15% played short.
Corners / match 7.6shots from corners 22goals 2
SP · 02
Corners against
1ST CONTACT 59%
MEDIUMMEASUREDmarking scheme: UNVERIFIED
Win the first contact on 59% of corners against. Event data can't show the marking scheme — the dots show where they clear it.
Corners against / match 2.4shots conceded / match 1.4
SP · 03
Free kicks for
CROSS
MEDIUMMEASURED
Of 21 free kicks in the final 40%: 12 crossed, 4 short, 2 shot direct.
Set-piece shots / match 5.7from these FKs 9
SP · 04
Free kicks against
13 FACED
LOWMEASURED
13 opposition free kicks in the final 40%; 4 led to a shot within 12 s.
Set-piece shots conceded / match 2.0
Involved — median spot of his actions in the phaseOccupation zone (25th–75th pct)Rarely involved — overall positionForward receptionsDelivery → shot / contact wonNo shotOpp. delivery
Tactical summary
phase map · confidence · evidence
Phase
Structure
Recurrence
Confidence
Evidence
Game state
Build-up
8
2-man first line 2/7
LOW
INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 5.2m)
Progression
3-6
4-man first line 2/7
LOW
INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 7.6m)
Final third
2-3-4-1
1-man first line 2/7
LOW
INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 7.1m)
Rest defence
2 / 4+2
2 behind in 3/7
LOW
STRONGLY INFERRED
game-state dependent (players shift 8.1m on average when trailing)
High press
PPDA 10.8 · formation n/a
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Mid block
insufficient evidence
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Low block
insufficient evidence
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Rest offence
1 high
28 outlet balls
MEDIUM
MEASURED
not tested
Defensive transition
controlled counterpress
2/7 matches agree
LOW
INFERRED
not tested
Attacking transition
controlled
3/7 matches agree
LOW
INFERRED
not tested
Set pieces
corners mostly far post
53 corners
MEDIUM
MEASURED
not tested
Match sample
opponent context from the Opta feed
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Pass share
Nominal (Opta)
Opp. PPDA
Reds for/against
Game-state minutes
2026-08-08
Fortuna Sittard
H
2-2
75%
4-2-3-1 v 5-3-2
32.7
0/0
level 62′, trailing 15′, leading 19′
2026-08-15
Excelsior
A
2-1
59%
4-3-3 v 4-3-3
30.5
0/0
level 7′, leading 90′
2026-08-23
FC Groningen
H
5-1
62%
4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1
110.0
0/0
level 33′, trailing 2′, leading 62′
2026-08-30
FC Utrecht
A
6-1
66%
4-1-4-1 v 3-4-3
12.4
0/0
level 41′, trailing 4′, leading 50′
2026-09-05
Ajax
A
3-1
47%
4-2-3-1 v 4-3-3
11.3
0/0
level 28′, leading 71′
2026-09-13
Sparta Rotterdam
H
4-1
75%
4-3-3 v 3-4-2-1
53.1
0/0
level 33′, trailing 6′, leading 55′
2026-09-20
Twente
A
2-3
60%
4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1
12.8
0/0
level 20′, trailing 22′, leading 54′
Limitations
No tracking / freeze-frame data: positions are where players take part on the ball, not off-ball spacing.
Out-of-possession formations cannot be read from event data (actions sit at the ball) — reported as insufficient evidence.
7 matches: game-state splits compare player displacement; late-game (75'+) splits are too small to report.
Corner in/out-swing and marking schemes are not in the feed (UNVERIFIED).
Transition labels are threshold classifications calibrated on a small set of teams.
Sources & method
Opta event data (every on-ball event, x/y, qualifiers)
Match data: fixture list, crest, club colour, manager
Shapes = median on-ball location per player per phase; lines by optimal 1-D k-means
Confidence = agreement of single matches with the pooled structure + sample size
