PSV only club with positive balance against Ajax

PSV only club with positive balance against Ajax
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PSV is the only club in the premier league with a positive overall balance against Ajax. Only PSV won from the Amsterdammers more often than Ajax won from PSV.

1. PSV can grab the title in a match against Ajax. In which year did this happen before and what was the final score?

Answer: In 1963, PSV won 5-2 from Ajax on the penultimate matchday and crowned themselves national champions. It was the first national title for PSV since the introduction of professional football.

2. Which current player scored his first goal for PSV in a game with Ajax?

Answer: Gastón Pereiro. The Uruguayan scored both goals in the 2-1 victory over Ajax at the Amsterdan ArenA in 2015. The striker has scored in his last two premier league games and could score three league matches in a row for the first time Sunday.

3. Luuk de Jong scored four goals in championship matches so far. With which other PSV player does he share this record?

Answer: Arnold Bruggink also managed to find the net four times in a championship game. Luuk's brother, Siem de Jong managed to score five times in a championship game.

4. PSV is the only Dutch club with a positive balance against Ajax.

Answer: PSV won 51 times from Ajax, drew 24 times and went down 48 times.

5. Head coach Phillip Cocu can win the national title for the third time with PSV after 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Which two former PSV coach also grabbed at least three national titles with PSV?

Answer: Those were Guus Hiddink and Kees Rijvers. Hiddink became champion a total of six times and Kees Rijvers got to hold up the bowl three times.

Gastón Pereiro made debut for PSV with two goals against Ajax Gastón Pereiro made debut for PSV with two goals against Ajax