Eredivisie: First-class versus subpar, at least based on the league table. PSV - Ajax. Home victory or a surprise?
- PSV have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Eredivisie
- PSV have scored more than double the goals of Ajax.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. That game, against Brighton & Hove Albion, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ajax.
PSV form and stats
Overall Eredivisie statistics playing at home this season for PSV are 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The PSV boss Bosz and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Lens in the Champions League. Boscagli, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Boscagli won 4 of 7 duels.
Before that, PSV had a Eredivisie home game versus Fortuna Sittard which ended with a victory 3-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for PSV home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Goals are plenty in this team's league rounds, with 8 in a row seeing three or more goals (over 2.5).
As for guarding their own goal, PSV have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Ajax form and stats
The visitors are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.
Two away games in a row for Ajax, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the Europa League.
Prior to that match, the Ajax manager Steijn faced defeat when travelling to FC Utrecht and losing 3-4.Will there be lots of goals? This club have played 5 consecutive league games all having three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FC Volendam in just four days.
Ajax are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. For Ajax, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Ajax has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
PSV have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (4-1-0) when playing Ajax.Top Goalscorers
  L. de Jong 7 goals |  G. Til 4 goals |  N. Lang 4 goals |
PSV missing players
Ajax missing players
| PSV | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 89% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 78% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 7.7 | 7.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.5 | 8 | 7.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24.6 | 26 | 30.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.8 |
| 9.9 | 10.6 | 12.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 34% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | 33% |
| 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 5 |
- All of PSV's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have scored in all their matches so far.
- PSV have scored more than double the goals of Ajax.
- PSV have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most clean sheets (6) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most points (15) at home in Eredivisie
- PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Eredivisie
- PSV have the the best goal difference (+27) in Eredivisie
- PSV have won all their games so far.
- 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 | PSV | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | AZ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Heracles | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | NEC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 17 | Ajax | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
