Ricardo Pepi proved once again this weekend that he is an incredibly effective striker. The American striker started at the kickoff of the game with PEC Zwolle. Of the six goals PSV scored, he accounted for three of them - although one was officially noted as an own goal by the goalkeeper.
For his production, Ricardo needed only 5 shots. Of those, 4 went on goal. The striker was not only important with his shots. Ricardo's other statistics also testify to a strong match. He won 1 head duel, dribbled past an opponent twice and had to deal with 1 foul. He also cleared 1 ball from his own box, blocked 1 shot and made 1 successful tackle.
Passing
Ricardo completed 17 passes on Saturday. 14 of them arrived at a player in a red and white shirt. He played 5 passes forward. While this may seem little, it is a valuable contribution because of his position on the field. One of those 5 passes reached a fellow player in the opponent's penalty area, and one pass heralded a new attack.
Ricardo already stands at 5 goals in the Eredivisie this season and it took him only 338 minutes to do so. This means he scores a goal every 67 minutes on average. If you translate that to a full Eredivisie season without extra playing time, he scores proportionally 45 goals.