Match Report
In the standings it was Ajax 5th on 14 points, PSV 3rd on 16 — separated by 2. Per game in the league, Ajax were scoring 3 and conceding 1.29, PSV 3.43 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.9 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