Ajax vs PSV Prediction & Tips | Eredivisie | FootballTips.app

Ajax and PSV Eindhoven meet at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in the standout fixture of matchday five, with both sides unbeaten and already establishing themselves near the top of the Eredivisie table. Ajax sit fourth with seven points from three matches, while defending champions PSV are second on 10 points after four games.

Ajax arrive after an emphatic 4-0 victory away to Telstar, although the final scoreline disguised a more difficult opening hour. Míchel’s side struggled initially against a compact defensive block before Steven Berghuis’ corner created the breakthrough for Davy Klaassen, after which Ajax took control and scored three further second-half goals through Berghuis, Tolu Arokodare and substitute Marcos Leonardo.

Berghuis was the decisive figure, contributing a goal and two assists as Ajax punished Telstar once the hosts began leaving more space. Marc-André ter Stegen also made a crucial intervention shortly after half-time to preserve the lead, and Ajax have now kept two clean sheets in three league matches while scoring eight goals.

PSV arrive in even more imposing attacking form after thrashing Utrecht 6-1 away at Stadion Galgenwaard. Artem Stepanov gave the hosts an early lead, but Ruben van Bommel equalised five minutes later before Guus Til completed the turnaround just before half-time. Mauro Júnior, Sven Mijnans, Til again and Sergiño Dest then scored during a devastating final quarter of an hour.

The champions’ numbers are formidable. PSV have scored 15 goals in four league matches, averaging 3.75 per game, with Til, Ricardo Pepi, Ivan Perišić, Van Bommel and Dest all already on two goals. Their high press and 90% passing accuracy suffocated Utrecht, who managed only one shot during the entire match despite scoring from it.

Recent meetings have nevertheless favoured Ajax, who are unbeaten in their last five clashes with PSV, winning two and drawing three. With Ajax producing 17 goals across their last five matches and PSV 15, both attacks arrive in exceptional form, but the contrast between Ajax’s two clean sheets and PSV’s five-match wait for one suggests defensive execution could ultimately decide a fixture historically separated by very little.