In this 13th week match, on Sun Nov 6th, Ajax plays host to PSV in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Ajax is fresh off their 3-1 win against Rangers. Steven Berghuis scored the first goal for Ajax in the 4th minute, then Kudus Mohammed added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Owen Wijndal. Ajax is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while pSV is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against NEC. Anwar El Ghazi struck first for PSV in the 18th minute, then Luuk de Jong added another in the 50th minute on a penalty shot In the end, NEC couldn’t muster any offence and PSV ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches PSV should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sun Apr 17th, PSV hosted Ajax in their last match together. PSV won by a score of 2 to 1. Ryan Gravenberch scored the first goal for Ajax in the 23rd minute, but Érick Gutiérrez got the equalizer for PSV in the 48th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 50th minute on a goal by Cody Gakpo.
For PSV, their top scorers are Guus Til and Anwar El Ghazi, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. In the last 5 matches, both Brian Brobbey and Steven Berghuis are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ajax and look to continue their dominance.
Alfred Schreuder’s Ajax squad will be without Rensch and Ahmetcan Kaplan, while PSV will be without Marco van Ginkel and Olivier Boscagli.