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Matchday 5 · Saturday 5 September, 20:00 · Johan Cruijff Arena

Ajax vs PSV: line-ups and result

Ajax 7 · 7 points
  • 23' Tolu
1 - 3
PSV 2 · 13 points
  • 5' Ricardo Pepi
  • 45+1' Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 90+2' Esmir Bajraktarević

Line-ups Ajax vs PSV

Ajax 4-3-3 · Míchel
1 ter Stegen
12 Henrique
15 Baas
30 Bouwman
3 Gaaei
8 Brandt
24 Mokio
18 Klaassen
10 Gloukh
99 Tolu
23 Berghuis
  • 54' Marcos Leonardo Davy Klaassen
  • 54' Sofyan Amrabat Oscar Gloukh
  • 61' Kasper Dolberg Tolu
  • 61' Viktor Tsygankov Steven Berghuis
  • 73' Abdellah Ouazane Jorthy Mokio
  • 84' Thilo Kehrer Aaron Bouwman

Line-up for Ajax: ter Stegen, Henrique, Baas, Bouwman, Gaaei, Brandt, Mokio, Klaassen, Gloukh, Tolu, Berghuis

Bench
  • 20 O. Edvardsen
  • 9 K. Dolberg 61'
  • 26 M. Paes
  • 68 A. Ouazane
  • 38 Marcos Leonardo 54'
  • 6 T. Kehrer 84'
  • 36 D. Janse
  • 2 Lucas Rosa
  • 21 Jofre Torrents
  • 11 V. Tsygankov 61'
  • 4 S. Amrabat 54'
  • 5 O. Wijndal
Absentees Ajax

Blind, Bounida, Adingra (injured)

PSV 4-2-3-1 · P. Bosz
32 Kovář
17 Júnior
4 Obispo
2 Geertruida
8 Dest
31 Fernandez
24 Sano
7 van Bommel
20 Til
5 Perišić
9 Pepi
  • 45' Paul Wanner Noah Fernandez
  • 63' Sven Mijnans Ricardo Pepi
  • 63' Esmir Bajraktarević Ivan Perišić
  • 73' Filip Kostić Mauro Júnior
  • 73' Ryan Flamingo Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 88' Yarek Gąsiorowski Armando Obispo

Line-up for PSV: Kovář, Júnior, Obispo, Geertruida, Dest, Fernandez, Sano, van Bommel, Til, Perišić, Pepi

Bench
  • 10 P. Wanner 45'
  • 35 A. Santos
  • 1 N. Olij
  • 41 Khadim Ngom
  • 18 F. Kostić 73'
  • 3 Yarek Gasiorowski 88'
  • 6 R. Flamingo 73'
  • 37 A. Bouhamdi
  • 19 E. Bajraktarevic 63'
  • 21 S. Mijnans 63'
Absentees PSV

Pléa, Schouten, Hansen (injured), Man, Sildillia (unavailable)

Highlights Ajax vs PSV

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Ajax

  1. Tolu Forward 5 goals 2 assists
  2. Davy Klaassen Midfielder 5 goals 0 assists
  3. Steven Berghuis Forward 2 goals 5 assists
  4. Oscar Gloukh Midfielder 4 goals 1 assists
  5. Julian Brandt Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists

PSV

  1. Ricardo Pepi Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Sergiño Dest Defender 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Ruben van Bommel Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Ivan Perišić Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Guus Til Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Ajax

Player Starts Min. Form
Marc ter Stegen 5/5 450 strong
Aaron Bouwman 5/5 444 strong
Caio Henrique 5/5 425 mixed
Youri Baas 4/5 384 solid
Steven Berghuis 5/5 355 strong
Davy Klaassen 5/5 342 strong
Julian Brandt 4/5 331 solid
Oscar Gloukh 4/5 295 solid

PSV

Player Starts Min. Form
Matěj Kovář 5/5 450 solid
Armando Obispo 5/5 437 solid
Guus Til 5/5 428 strong
Mauro Júnior 5/5 418 strong
Ricardo Pepi 5/5 395 solid
Ryan Flamingo 4/5 377 solid
Ivan Perišić 5/5 366 strong
Sergiño Dest 4/4 359 excellent

Stats

Ajax Match PSV
  • 53% Possession 47%
  • 19 Shots 13
  • 6 Shots on target 5
  • 7 Shots off target 6
  • 1 Corners 1
  • 6 Fouls 13
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 3 Yellow cards 6
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.21 2.80
  • Predicted goals4.5
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners17.0

Team comparison

AJA home Per match PSV away
0.50 Points 3.00
1.50 Goals for 3.67
2.50 Goals against 1.00
2.06 xG for 2.37
1.62 xG against 0.95
4.0 Corners 7.0
DL Home and away form WWW

Head-to-head record Ajax vs PSV

35 previous meetings
14 Ajax 9 draws 12 PSV
  • Goals per match3.31
  • Both teams scored63%
  • Over 2.5 goals69%
  • May 2026 Ajax 2 - 2 PSV
  • Sep 2025 PSV 2 - 2 Ajax
  • Mar 2025 PSV 0 - 2 Ajax
  • Nov 2024 Ajax 3 - 2 PSV
  • Feb 2024 Ajax 1 - 1 PSV
  • Oct 2023 PSV 5 - 2 Ajax
  • Apr 2023 Ajax 1 - 1 PSV
  • Apr 2023 PSV 3 - 0 Ajax
  • Nov 2022 Ajax 1 - 2 PSV
  • Jul 2022 Ajax 3 - 5 PSV

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Ajax against PSV?

Ajax are without Daley Blind (injury), Rayane Bounida (injury) and Simon Adingra (foot injury).

Who is unavailable for PSV against Ajax?

PSV are without Alassane Pléa (injury), Dennis Man (not registered), Jerdy Schouten (knee injury), Kiliann Sildillia (not registered) and Mikkel Bro Hansen (injury).

What formation do Ajax play?

Ajax have used a 4-3-3 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-3-3.

What formation do PSV play?

PSV have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Ajax and PSV finish?

On 2 May 2026, Ajax vs PSV finished 2-2.

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