Ajax and PSV are both riding high in the Eredivisie with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ajax form and stats
Home games in the Eredivisie have been a walk in the park for Ajax so far, with 27 points won from 10 matches; 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Ajax bring valid hopes of a third.
Ajax lost their last game at FC Groningen (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Ajax won a home game hosting Spakenburg (7-0).
Ajax always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Johan Cruijff Arena with 36 goals in 10 league games. Ajax are not conceding a lot of goals here at Johan Cruijff Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
PSV form and stats
Playing away, PSV have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
There were no winners in PSV's previous match, a Eredivisie home game that ended 1-1 vs FC Twente (placed 12th). It was a KNVB Beker defeat before that one as the away game against NAC Breda wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
PSV has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, PSV have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Ajax and PSV have met before this season: Ajax - PSV 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Ajax victories, two draws and three PSV wins. four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Malen 11 goals |   Q. Promes 10 goals |  D. van de Beek 8 goals |
Ajax missing players
PSV missing players
| Ajax | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 61 | 36 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 44 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 60% | 70% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 70% |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 7.5 | 8 | 9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 438 | 262 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 155 | 329 |
| 166 | 106 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 59 | 137 |
| 37% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | 32% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Ajax has the most points (27) at home
- Ajax has the most scored goals (36) at home
- Ajax has the most scored goals (61)
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+30) at home
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+42)
- Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals at home as PSV have scored away.
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Ajax's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of PSV's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV has the most points from losing position (13)
- PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 47 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Willem II | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | PSV | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 36 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | Heracles | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -16 | 22 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 19 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 11 |