Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs PSV, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
3 – 1
Full Time
PSV
Sun 31 Mar 2019 · 14:45 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Michal Sadilek
Noussair Mazraoui 57' R
Dusan Tadic 68' Y
Dusan Tadic 69' Y
Y 73' Donyell Malen
Dusan Tadic 90' Y
Andre Onana 90' Y
David Neres 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PSV — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

  • AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • PSV 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Allard Lindhout

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
6
5
AFC Ajax 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals PSV
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-31 AFC Ajax 3–1 PSV 2018-09-23 PSV 3–0 AFC Ajax 2018-02-03 AFC Ajax 1–0 PSV 2017-09-26 PSV 0–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar PSV H 3–1 W
17 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
13 Mar PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
10 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
05 Mar Real Madrid CF A 4–1 W
24 Feb ADO Den Haag A 5–1 W
PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
17 Mar VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
09 Mar NAC Breda H 2–0 W
02 Mar SBV Excelsior A 2–0 W
24 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
16 Feb SC Heerenveen A 2–2 D

Season Stats

AFC Ajax PSV
#5 Position #3
14 Points 16
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
21 Scored 24
9 Conceded 10
+12 GD +14
2.00 PPG 2.29
57% Win % 71%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
PSV this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). PSV are 3rd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
PSV
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
PSV
Sven Mijnans 4 G 1 A
Guus Til 4 G
Ricardo Pepi 3 G
Sergino Dest 2 G 2 A
Ruben van Bommel 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Johan Cruyff ArenA that hosts another battle between AFC Ajax and PSV.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past PSV's compact .
  • 15' Matthijs de Ligt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 20' Trent Sainsbury is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 21' Daniel Schwaab puts PSV on the lead.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and PSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' It’s high time Mark van Bommel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michal Sadilek.
  • 57' That is a Red card for AFC Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' Luuk de Jong doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Lasse Schone as he leaves the pitch. Joel Veltman steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michal Sadilek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PSV.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Dusan Tadic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dusan Tadic.
  • 71' Trent Sainsbury is replacing Nick Viergever for the PSV side.
  • 72' Dusan Tadic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
  • 72' The whistle greets Michal Sadilek as he departs to be replaced by Donyell Malen.
  • 73' Donyell Malen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' PSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Rasmus Kristensen on, Hakim Ziyech off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and PSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' The PSV manager makes a substitution. Jorrit Hendrix departs to be replaced by Cody Gakpo.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! David Neres gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Dusan Tadic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — AFC Ajax 3-1 PSV. Honours even.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

PSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.23 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 PSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax52% Draw22% PSV26%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
74%
Draw or PSV
48%
AFC Ajax or PSV
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax38% Draw38% PSV24%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PSV covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
PSV keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.