PSV Eindhoven vs Ajax
Ref: Serdar Gozubuyuk, NetherlandsPhilips Stadion, Eindhoven · 36,500 cap
Match recap
PSV Eindhoven and Ajax drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Saibari and Gasiorowski scored for PSV Eindhoven; Taylor and Gloukh replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.45 for PSV Eindhoven versus 2.18 for Ajax. PSV Eindhoven sit 1st in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Saibari
Assist: Perišić
18'
Wijndal
Yellow Card
Perišić
Yellow Card
28'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
31'
⚽
Taylor
Penalty
⇄
van Bommel
Second Half
46'
⇄
Dolberg
49'
Regeer
Yellow Card
65'
Edvardsen
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Wijndal
68'
⇄
Regeer
⇄
Schouten
⇄
Dest
72'
Taylor
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Edvardsen
⚽
Gasiorowski
Assist: Mauro Júnior
85'
⇄
Rosa
Veerman
Yellow Card
88'
⚽
Gloukh
Assist: Taylor
90+2'
Fitz-Jim
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PSV EindhovenAjax
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.45VS2.18
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
14
8
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
11
8
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
497
Total passes
314
432
Accurate passes
251
87%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
17
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
5
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
4
-0.13
Goals prevented
-0.13
PSV Eindhoven
4-3-3
Ajax
4-3-3
PSV Eindhoven
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2A. Salah-EddineD
- 3Yarek GasiorowskiD
- 5I. PerišićF
- 6R. FlamingoD
- 7R. van BommelF
- 8S. DestD
- 9R. PepiF
- 22J. SchoutenM
- 23J. VeermanM
- 32M. KovářG
- 34I. SaibariM
Substitutes
- 1N. OlijG
- 4A. ObispoD
- 10P. WannerM
- 11C. DriouechF
- 17Mauro JúniorD
- 19E. BajraktarevicF
- 20G. TilM
- 24N. SchiksG
- 27D. ManF
- 31N. FernandezM
- 39A. NagaloD
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 8K. TaylorM
- 9K. DolbergF
- 11M. GodtsF
- 15Y. BaasD
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 18D. KlaassenM
Substitutes
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 10O. GloukhM
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 16J. McConnellM
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 23S. BerghuisF
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 37J. ŠutaloD
PSV Eindhoven
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Perišić | F | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Yarek Gasiorowski | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Joey Veerman | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Ismael Saibari | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Matěj Kovář | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ryan Flamingo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergiño Dest | D | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pepi | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jerdy Schouten(C) | M | 69 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ruben van Bommel | F | 40 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Fernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niek Schiks | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Wanner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adamo Nagalo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Couhaib Driouech | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Man | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Olij | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Obispo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauro Júnior | D | 21 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | F | 50 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Guus Til | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | 74 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3/8 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 85 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 68 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McConnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |