Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs PSV, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
AFC Ajax
2 – 2
Full Time
PSV
Sat 2 May 2026 · 18:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 54,439 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Ricardo Pepi
Anton Gaaei 11' 1–1
1–2 77' Myron Boadu
Mika Godts 90+2' 2–2
Sean Steur 75' Y
Y 83' Couhaib Driouech
Y 88' Dennis Man

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs PSV — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Johan Balder
  • Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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
2026-05-02 AFC Ajax 2–2 PSV 2025-09-21 PSV 2–2 AFC Ajax 2025-03-30 PSV 0–2 AFC Ajax 2024-11-02 AFC Ajax 3–2 PSV 2024-02-03 AFC Ajax 1–1 PSV

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May PSV H 2–2 D
25 Apr NAC Breda A 2–0 W
11 Apr Heracles Almelo A 3–0 W
04 Apr FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L
22 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
14 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 4–0 W
PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
23 Apr PEC Zwolle H 6–1 W
11 Apr Sparta Rotterdam A 2–0 W
04 Apr FC Utrecht H 4–3 W
22 Mar Telstar 1963 A 1–3 L
14 Mar NEC H 2–3 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Johan Cruijff Arena!
  • 1' What a moment for Ricardo Pepi! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6' The travelling PSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 11' Anton Gaaei is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and PSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul Wanner, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Maarten Paes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar García might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' AFC Ajax are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against PSV's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' PSV has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 71' PSV come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Steur argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 77' Myron Boadu makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and PSV are in front.
  • 82' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' PSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 88' Dennis Man catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar García

PSV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.29 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 PSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax48% Draw22% PSV30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
70%
Draw or PSV
52%
AFC Ajax or PSV
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax36% Draw37% PSV27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.2%
1 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push PSV covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
PSV keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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