Match Report
In the standings it was Ajax 5th on 7 points, PSV 1st on 13 — separated by 6. Per game in the league, Ajax were scoring 2.25 and conceding 1.25, PSV 3.6 and 1.2, against a competition average of 2 goals per team per game.
8 matches unbeaten backed Ajax's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. PSV entered with three wins in a row.
35 meetings are on record — 15 won by Ajax, 10 by PSV, 10 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 66% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Johan Cruijff Arena, capacity 55,885, hosted the game. PSV led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ajax: Tolu Arokodare (23') · PSV: Ricardo Pepi (5'), Lutsharel Geertruida (45'), Esmir Bajraktarevic (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ajax 53% · PSV 47% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-1