With two goals in the away game against Fortuna Sittard, it was no surprise that Malik Tillman was named Star of the Match. The midfielder was not only valuable with his goals, but underlined his selection with several statistics.
For example, the U.S. international was accurate in his passing. Of 53 balls sent, 44 arrived at a teammate. In 23 cases, his pass resulted in an immediate gain in ground. Given his high position on the pitch, that is particularly clever and valuable. In total, Malik delivered 2 crosses and completed 4 passes into the opponent's 16-meter area. Three of his passes were classified as "key passes. That means that they immediately resulted in a chance.
Defensively
Malik also contributed defensively. In total, Fortuna Sittard players tried to pass him 3 times, but failed in none of the cases. Seven times Malik made a tackle, 4 of which were successful. In addition, he intercepted 1 ball.
Attacking
In the 16th minute Malik shot PSV into the lead from a corner and in the 68th minute he did so again from a direct free kick. In total, he took the Limburg goal under fire 4 times. So that resulted in 2 goals. In addition, 1 more effort was turned away by the goalkeeper. His other attempt went wide of the goal.
