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Ajax — PSV Eindhoven: 1:3, Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Ajax W27 Aug · Home FC Sion · 5:3W30 Aug · Away Telstar · 4:0L5 Sep · Home PSV Eindhoven · 1:3W12 Sep · Away Fortuna Sittard · 5:1W15 Sep · Home Willem II · 5:1D19 Sep · Home Excelsior · 2:2
1:3
Finished

Kick-off was BST

PSV Eindhoven W23 Aug · Home Groningen · 5:1W30 Aug · Away Utrecht · 6:1W5 Sep · Away Ajax · 3:1D10 Sep · Home Shakhtar Donetsk · 1:1W13 Sep · Home Sparta Rotterdam · 4:1L20 Sep · Away FC Twente · 2:3
Venue: Johan Cruijff ArenA City: Amsterdam

In the Eredivisie game on 5 September 2026, PSV Eindhoven beat Ajax 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 6:5, fouls 6:13.

Match report

PSV Eindhoven defeated Ajax 3-1 at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Friday evening as the visitors extended their lead at the top of the Eredivisie. The result moved PSV to 13 points from five matches while Ajax remained on seven points after four games. We had backed PSV to win this fixture at 42% confidence, and the visitors delivered on that assessment.

Ricardo Pepi opened the scoring in the fifth minute before Tolu Arokodare equalised for Ajax at the 23-minute mark. Lutsharel Geertruida restored PSV's advantage just before half-time with a goal in the 45th minute plus one. The hosts had 53% possession and created four big chances but could not find a second equaliser.

And here's the thing about the statistics — Ajax registered 118 attacks compared to PSV's 90, while the visitors recorded 2.55 expected goals against Ajax's 1.99. PSV won 16 tackles to Ajax's 18, and the away side completed 384 passes from a total of 446. By then it was clear that efficiency rather than dominance would decide the match.

PSV made three substitutions in the 81st minute, bringing on Youri Baas, Ruben van Bommel and Ivan Perišić all at once. Ajax responded with changes of their own, introducing Davy Klaassen and Oscar Gloukh at the 54-minute mark. Tolu Arokodare was withdrawn for Steven Berghuis in the 61st minute.

Esmir Bajraktarević sealed the victory with a goal in the 90th minute plus two, while Anton Gaaei received a yellow card in stoppage time. PSV improved to first place in the table, four points clear of Ajax with one game in hand on their rivals.

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Match highlights Ajax — PSV Eindhoven PSV

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47
Shots on target 6 – 5
Shots off target 7 – 6
Expected goals 1.99 – 2.55

Match events

  1. 5' 0:1 PSV Eindhoven Goal Ricardo Pepi assist: Ruben van Bommel
  2. 16' 0:1 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Kodai Sano
  3. 23' 1:1 Ajax Goal Tolu Arokodare
  4. 37' 1:1 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Noah Fernandez
  5. 45' 1:1 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Noah Fernandez off: Paul Wanner
  6. 45+1' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Goal Lutsharel Geertruida
  7. 54' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Davy Klaassen off: Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida
  8. 54' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Oscar Gloukh off: Sofyan Amrabat
  9. 61' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Tolu Arokodare off: Kasper Dolberg
  10. 61' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Steven Berghuis off: Viktor Tsygankov
  11. 63' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Ricardo Pepi off: Sven Mijnans
  12. 63' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Ivan Perišić off: Esmir Bajraktarević
  13. 73' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Mauro Júnior off: Filip Kostić
  14. 73' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Jorthy Mokio off: Abdellah Ouazane
  15. 73' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Lutsharel Geertruida off: Ryan Flamingo
  16. 74' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Filip Kostić
  17. 80' 1:2 Ajax Yellow card Davy Klaassen
  18. 81' 1:2 Ajax Yellow card Youri Baas
  19. 81' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Ruben van Bommel
  20. 81' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Ivan Perišić
  21. 84' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Lutsharel Geertruida
  22. 84' 1:2 Ajax Substitution Aaron Bouwman off: Thilo Kehrer
  23. 88' 1:2 PSV Eindhoven Substitution Armando Obispo off: Yarek Gasiorowski
  24. 90+2' 1:3 PSV Eindhoven Goal Esmir Bajraktarević assist: Sven Mijnans
  25. 90+6' 1:3 Ajax Yellow card Anton Gaaei

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47
6 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 6
1.99 Expected goals 2.55
4 Big chances 3
118 Attacks 90
1 Corners 1
6 Fouls 13
12 Free kicks 6
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 7
23 Throw-ins 16
All statistics
11/2250% Aerial duels 11/2250%
85 Backward passes 82
6 Blocked shots 2
9 Clearances 12
4/1136% Crosses 3/1323%
7/1354% Dribbles 11/2152%
0.94 Expected assists 1.93
86 Failed passes 62
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
15 Interceptions 14
12 Key passes 10
32/5756% Long passes 28/5452%
92 Passes into the final third 73
275 Passes in the opposition half 209
249 Passes in own half 250
0.32 Shot accuracy 0.38
7 Shots from outside the box 2
12 Shots inside the box 11
18/2572% Tackles 16/2857%
513 Total passes 446

Line-ups

Ajax

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Marc-André ter Stegen 1
3 Anton Gaaei 3
12 Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva 12
15 Youri Baas 15
30 Aaron Bauman 30
8 Julian Brandt 8
18 Davy Klaassen 18
24 J. Mokio 24
10 Oscar Gloukh 10
23 Steven Berghuis 23
99 Tolu Arokodare 99
Substitutes
# Player number
26 Maarten Paes 26
2 Lucas Oliveira Rosa 2
5 Owen Wijndal 5
6 Jan Thilo Kehrer 6
21 Jofre Torrents 21
36 Dis Yansen 36
4 Sofyan Amrabat 4
68 A. Ouazane 68
9 Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen 9
11 Viktor Tsygankov 11
20 Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 20
38 Marcos Leonardo 38
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PSV Eindhoven

Starting XI
# Player number
32 Matěj Kovář 32
2 Lutsharel Geertruida 2
4 Armando Obispo 4
8 Sergiño Gianni Dest 8
17 Mauro Jaqueson Júnior Ferreira dos Santos 17
5 Ivan Perišić 5
7 R. van Bommel 7
20 Guus Berend Til 20
24 Kodai Sano 24
31 N. Fernandez 31
9 Ricardo Daniel Pepi 9
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Nick Quinten Olij 1
41 Kadim Ngom 41
3 Yarek Gasiorowski Hernandis 3
6 Ryan Flamingo 6
10 Paul Wanner 10
18 Filip Kostić 18
21 Sven Mijnans 21
35 A. Santos 35
19 Esmir Bajraktarević 19
37 Ammar Bukhamdi 37
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Match prediction: Ajax — PSV Eindhoven

Win: PSV Eindhoven

Confidence 42%

Reasoning

  • Аякс — 4. place, 7 points after 3 games (2 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses)
  • ПСВ Эйндховен — 2. place, 10 points after 4 games (3 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses)
  • Аякс, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
  • ПСВ Эйндховен, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
  • Head-to-head: 9 games, Аякс — 2, 4 draws, ПСВ Эйндховен — 3
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