Wednesday , 30 September 2026

PSV vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
PSV
1 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 13:30 UTC Philips Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 38' Edson Alvarez
Olivier Boscagli 54' Y
Eran Zahavi 86' Y
Eran Zahavi 87' Y
Donyell Malen 89' Y
Denzel Dumfries 90' Y
Jordan Teze 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PSV vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Philips Stadion.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • 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

5
6
8
PSV 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-28 PSV 1–1 AFC Ajax 2021-01-10 AFC Ajax 2–2 PSV 2020-02-02 AFC Ajax 1–0 PSV 2019-09-22 PSV 1–1 AFC Ajax 2019-03-31 AFC Ajax 3–1 PSV

Recent Form

PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
25 Feb PAE Olympiakos SFP H 2–1 W
21 Feb SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
18 Feb PAE Olympiakos SFP A 2–4 L
13 Feb ADO Den Haag A 2–2 D
06 Feb FC Twente '65 H 3–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb PSV A 1–1 D
25 Feb Lille OSC H 2–1 W
21 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 4–2 W
18 Feb Lille OSC A 2–1 W
13 Feb Heracles Almelo A 2–0 W
31 Jan AZ A 3–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! PSV vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' PSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PSV that had 440 games and scored 833 goals.
  • 30' PSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' Daley Blind has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 483 appearances.
  • 38' Edson Alvarez was booked on 38.
  • 39' What a strike from Eran Zahavi! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Perr Schuurs is replacing Devyne Rensch for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mohammed Kudus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PSV.
  • 54' Olivier Boscagli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' David Neres gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Antony and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Pablo Rosario as he leaves the pitch. Erick Gutierrez steps in for PSV.
  • 76' PSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yorbe Vertessen is hanging Ryan Thomas on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' GOAL! Yorbe Vertessen scores on 78.
  • 79' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Ryan Gravenberch by Brian Brobbey on 79 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Ryan Gravenberch as he departs to be replaced by Brian Brobbey.
  • 85' 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.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eran Zahavi on 86 minutes.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Eran Zahavi is booked for PSV — Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for PSV. Donyell Malen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' PSV player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

PSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.96 PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: PSV or AFC Ajax 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
PSV40% Draw25% AFC Ajax35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

PSV or Draw
65%
Draw or AFC Ajax
60%
PSV or AFC Ajax
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PSV32% Draw39% AFC Ajax29%
Actual: PSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — PSV

Handicap PSV covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

PSV keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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