If you have to judge a striker on goals and assist, Luuk de Jong has nothing to fear. Yet his output is not the only thing the PSV captain excels at. Not for nothing was he voted Man of the Match by the supporters.
Goals & assists
His goal in the 64th minute was already his seventh goal of the season. Luuk scored twice in three league games and shot five against the ropes in the preliminary rounds of the UEFA Champions League. He also registered another five goals in all competitions.
Luuk de Jong | 12
Joey Veerman | 8
Ismael Saibari & Johan Bakayoko | 5
Attacking duels
Back to the statistics from the match against RKC Waalwijk. In the 4-0 win, Luuk de Jong again showed why he is known as a real target man. The striker went into seven attacking duels. One less than both Sergiño Dest and Johan Bakayoko, but Luuk won his duels percentage-wise more often.
Luuk de Jong | 57%
Sergiño Dest & Johan Bakayoko | 50%
Noa Lang | 40%
Key actions
That De Jong was decisive is also evident from his number of key actions. The captain and striker scored three, which puts him in third place. Just behind Veerman and Bakayoko. The striker did so in a span of 72 minutes, after which he was substituted.
Joey Veerman | 6
Johan Bakayoko | 4
Luuk de Jong | 3
Other Statistics
Passes 22 | Goal attempts 4 | Assists 2 | Defensive duels 4
Man of the Match ranking
Noa Lang | 2
Isaac Babadi | 1
Joey Veerman | 1
Yorbe Vertessen | 1
Ismael Saibari | 1
Luuk de Jong | 1
