A fast pace is likely at Johan Cruijff Arena when Ajax meet PSV in what promises to be a great match. Read the preview!
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+28) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals (40) in Eredivisie
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. That game was also an away game, at Bodø / Glimt. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Ajax form and stats
The total Eredivisie statistics at home this season for Ajax, who have the the best goal difference (+28) in Eredivisie, are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Ajax are returning here after visiting Rangers in a Champions League match and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. The gifted forward Kudus bested all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.94 out of 10. Kudus scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).
Ahead of that result, a home defeat in the Champions League against Liverpool.
Both teams on the scoresheet! That has happened in 5 league games in a row for this side. Will it happen again?
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ajax, as the Eredivisie home game vs Vitesse is only three days away.
Ajax always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Johan Cruijff Arena with 23 goals in 5 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 3 from 5 matches.
PSV form and stats
Playing away, PSV, who have the most scored goals (40) in Eredivisie, have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
Two trips in a row for PSV, whose boss van Nistelrooy could celebrate last time after the Europa League win against Bodø / Glimt. Bakayoko got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, top player of the team. Bakayoko scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs NEC.Take note that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, PSV are regular goalscorers on their travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Ajax, three draws and three wins for PSV. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Gakpo 9 goals |   B. Brobbey 8 goals |  X. Simons 8 goals |
Ajax missing players
PSV missing players
| Ajax | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | 23 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 40 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 73% | 80% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 64% | 80% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 8.4 | 10.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19.6 | 23.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
| 8 | 10.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 43% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 8.2 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 12.2 | 10.6 |
| 3.3 | 1.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Ajax have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 in all their matches so far.
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+28) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Ajax's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals (40) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Eredivisie
- PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 27 |
| 3 | AZ | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | NEC | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | SC Cambuur | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 6 |
