Eredivisie · Matchday 5

Ajax v PSV Eindhoven

Ajax
FULL TIME1 – 3
PSV Eindhoven
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:00 UTCJohan Cruijff ArenAMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Ajax 44%Draw 19%PSV Eindhoven 36%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

AjaxPSV Eindhoven
53Possession47
19Shots13
6Shots on target5
7Shots off target6
6Blocked shots2
12Shots inside box11
7Shots outside box2
1Corners1
1Offsides1
6Fouls13
3Yellow cards6
0Red cards0
2Saves5
513Passes446
427Accurate passes384

Match events

  • 5′Ricardo Pepi (assist Ruben van Bommel)
  • 16′Kodai Sano
  • 23′Tolu Arokodare
  • 37′Noah Fernandez
  • 45′Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 45′Noah Fernandez ← Paul Wanner
  • 54′Davy Klaassen → Marcos Leonardo
  • 54′Oscar Gloukh → Sofyan Amrabat
  • 61′Tolu Arokodare → Kasper Dolberg
  • 61′Steven Berghuis → Viktor Tsygankov
  • 63′Ricardo Pepi ← Sven Mijnans
  • 63′Ivan Perišić ← Esmir Bajraktarević
  • 73′Mauro Santos ← Filip Kostic
  • 73′Jorthy Mokio → Abdellah Ouazane
  • 73′Lutsharel Geertruida ← Ryan Flamingo
  • 74′Filip Kostic
  • 80′Davy Klaassen
  • 81′Youri Baas
  • 81′Ruben van Bommel
  • 81′Ivan Perišić
  • 84′Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 84′Aaron Bouwman → Thilo Kehrer
  • 88′Armando Obispo ← Yarek Gąsiorowski
  • 90′Esmir Bajraktarević (assist Sven Mijnans)
  • 90′Anton Gaaei

Ajax · PSV Eindhoven

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Ajax4-5-1
15.9Stegen
186.0↓54'Klaassen
86.3Brandt
236.3↓61'Berghuis
126.3Henrique
997.3↓61'Arokodare
156.0Baas
106.3↓54'Gloukh
36.0Gaaei
246.3↓73'Mokio
306.3↓84'Bouwman
PSV Eindhoven4-4-2
56.5↓63'Perišić
86.8Dest
27.5↓73'Geertruida
206.8Til
176.8↓73'Santos
46.8↓88'Obispo
97.8↓63'Pepi
246.5Sano
77.2Bommel
326.8Kovář
316.5↓45'Fernandez

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Ajax

  • 1Marc-André ter Stegen5.9
  • 18Davy Klaassen6.0
  • 8Julian Brandt6.3
  • 23Steven Berghuis6.3
  • 12Caio Henrique6.3
  • 99Tolu Arokodare7.3
  • 15Youri Baas6.0
  • 10Oscar Gloukh6.3
  • 3Anton Gaaei6.0
  • 24Jorthy Mokio6.3
  • 30Aaron Bouwman6.3

PSV Eindhoven

  • 5Ivan Perišić6.5
  • 8Sergiño Dest6.8
  • 2Lutsharel Geertruida7.5
  • 20Guus Til6.8
  • 17Mauro Santos6.8
  • 4Armando Obispo6.8
  • 9Ricardo Pepi7.8
  • 24Kodai Sano6.5
  • 7Ruben van Bommel7.2
  • 32Matěj Kovář6.8
  • 31Noah Fernandez6.5
AjaxTale of the tapePSV Eindhoven
4-5-1Formation4-4-2
18 ptsTable19 pts
+15Goal difference+15
WDWDWFormWWWDW
0Head-to-head wins0
44%Win chance36%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Ajax 0W2D0W PSV Eindhoven

Goals 4–4

  • 2026-05-02Ajax2–2PSV Eindhoven
  • 2025-09-21PSV Eindhoven2–2Ajax

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Ajax

WDWDW
  • @Telstar4-0
  • vsHeerenveen2-2
  • @PEC Zwolle2-0
  • vsUtrecht0-0
  • vsGroningen2-0

PSV Eindhoven

WWWDW
  • @Utrecht6-1
  • vsGroningen5-1
  • @Excelsior2-1
  • vsFortuna Sittard2-2
  • vsTwente5-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Ajax9531+1518
PSV Eindhoven9612+1519