PSV will face Ajax for the 131st time in the league on Sunday. If PSV wins this match, they will be back in first place. PSV proved in the past that a victory is possible. PSV is the only club in the league that won more often than lost to the Amsterdammers and has the best statistics in the league in terms of chances ratio.
Results
PSV won 53 of 131 matches against Ajax. The club lost 30 times and drew 27 times. This makes PSV the only club in the league to win more than 30 times against the Amsterdammers. Feyenoord is in second place with 30 wins.
Last win
PSV last won an Eredivisie match against Ajax in Amsterdam on Oct. 4, 2015. It ended up 1-2 then. Gastón Pereiro scored both goals. Earlier this season, PSV won the Johan Cruijff Schaal 0-4 against the Amsterdammers.
Most shots on goal
PSV created the most goal attempts of any club this season (181). In addition, the team tops the list with the most shots on goal (72). PSV also took the fewest attempts on goal of all clubs (65).
Goal attempts
Cody Gakpo (28) and Eran Zahavi (26) are in the top four players with the most goal attempts in this Eredivisie season. Both attackers scored three goals. Gakpo additionally gave seven assists. Only Dušan Tadic was involved in goals more often than Gakpo this season with four goals and seven assists.
Goal scoring machine
Zahavi scored three goals in four games against Ajax this year. The last player to score at least four goals against Ajax in one calendar year was Cristiano Ronaldo in 2012. He scored four goals in the Champions League on behalf of Real Madrid.
Birthday present
Armindo Bruma may have a special birthday present. The striker will turn 27 on Sunday. If he scores a goal, he will be the second PSV player ever to score against Ajax in the Eredivisie on his birthday. Coen Dillen preceded him. On Oct. 5, 1958, he scored one goal, ending the match in a draw.
Confrontation
Head coach Roger Schmidt faced Ajax six times as a coach in all competitions. He won three games with his team, played two draws and lost one. The only match he had lost was with PSV in the quarterfinals of the KNVB Cup on Feb. 10, 2021.
80th minute
PSV scored 9 of its 22 Eredivisie goals this season in the last 10 minutes of the match. With that, PSV scored the most last-minute goals of any club. The team scored its last five Eredivisie goals in minute 82 or later.
