EINDHOVEN. PSV was after all too much to handle for Ajax with the goal of L. de was the star player of the match after he scored in the 13th and 78th minute. Luuk de Jong (13′), X. Simons (52′ pen) and Luuk de Jong (78′). Ajax was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who had the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Martin van den Kerkhof. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 64% while PSV was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Ajax shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
PSV received 1 yellow card (Ibrahim Sangaré). On the other side, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (J. Sánchez, Gerónimo Rulli and Steven Berghuis ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, PSV will have 65 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ajax will stay with 62 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PSV will host Fortuna Sittard on the 14th of May with a 8-0 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (1 draw).
Ajax will play away agasint FC Groningen on the 14th of May with a 27-7 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (4 draws).
PSV – Formation
PSV
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PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Jordan Teze , André Ramalho , Jarrad Branthwaite , Patrick van Aanholt , Guus Til , Ibrahim Sangaré , Joey Veerman , Johan Bakayoko , Luuk de Jong and Xavi Simons .
The home team had on the bench: Fábio Silva, Anwar El Ghazi, Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Ismael Saibari, Olivier Boscagli , Thorgan Hazard , Érick Gutiérrez , Jenson Seelt, Philipp Mwene and Fedde Leysen.
PSV could not rely on the presence of Thorgan Hazard (injured) and Olivier Boscagli (injured).
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Guus Til for Érick Gutiérrez (66′), J. Bakayoko for Thorgan Hazard (66′), André Ramalho for Olivier Boscagli (73′), X. Simons for Ismael Saibari (86′) and Luuk de Jong for Fábio Silva (86′).
Best player: Xavi Simons
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Xavi Simons.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Johnny Heitinga played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Jorrel Hato , Davy Klaassen , Florian Grillitsch , Kenneth Taylor , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Steven Bergwijn .
They had on the bench: Lorenzo Lucca, Francisco Fernandes Conceição, Maarten Stekelenburg, Owen Wijndal, Brian Brobbey , Youri Baas, Youri Regeer, Remko Pasveer, Mika Marcel Godts, Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson, Silvano Cliff Robbie Vos and Olivier Aertssen.
Substitutions
Ajax made 2 changes: Calvin Bassey for Brian Brobbey (46′) and J. Sánchez for Lorenzo Lucca (85′).
Best player: Steven Berghuis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Berghuis.
His rating is with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PSV – Ajax – 3-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – Fortuna Sittard – 2-0
- Feyenoord – FC Utrecht – 3-1
- FC Twente – Sparta Rotterdam – 3-3
- AZ – RKC Waalwijk – 3-0
