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
- 2Anass Salah-EddineD
- 3Yarek GasiorowskiD
- 5Ivan PerišićF
- 6Ryan FlamingoD
- 7Ruben van BommelF
- 8Sergiño Gianni DestD
- 9Ricardo Daniel PepiF
- 22Jerdy SchoutenM
- 23Joey VeermanM
- 32Matěj KovářG
- 34Ismael Saibari Ben El BasraM
Substitutes
- 1Nick Quinten OlijG
- 4Armando ObispoD
- 10Paul WannerM
- 11Couhaib DriouechF
- 17Mauro JúniorD
- 19Esmir BajraktarevićF
- 20Guus Berend TilM
- 24Niek SchiksG
- 27Dennis ManF
- 31Noah FernandezM
- 39Adamo NagaloD
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 4Ko ItakuraD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerM
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 18Davy KlaassenM
Substitutes
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 16James McConnellM
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 37Josip 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 |