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Ajax vs PSV Eindhoven prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Referee
Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

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Form

Recent form

Ajax
67Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +4 goal difference

PSV Eindhoven
46Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · 0 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Both Teams to Score
Yes

BetGenius backs Yes (Both Teams to Score) at 82% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

82%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax and PSV Eindhoven meet in an early top-of-the-table clash. Ajax occupy fourth place with seven points from their opening three league fixtures, maintaining an unbeaten start while scoring eight goals in that span. Their recent competitive outings have featured plenty of attacking output, including high-scoring victories across domestic and European fixtures.

PSV Eindhoven sit in second place with ten points from four matches, having found the net 15 times already. Their prolific attack has generated heavy scorelines, notably hitting five against Groningen and six past Utrecht in their last two outings. However, defensive solidity remains an area of concern, as PSV have conceded in each of their four league games.

Historically, this fixture delivers an abundance of goals. The last ten head-to-head encounters have averaged four goals per match, with both teams scoring in 80 percent of those meetings, including consecutive 2-2 draws in their two most recent league clashes.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. PSV Eindhoven have scored 15 goals across their first four league matches, averaging 3.8 goals per game.
  2. Ajax have not failed to score this season, registering eight goals in their opening three Eredivisie fixtures.
  3. PSV have kept zero clean sheets in the league this season, conceding in all four matches.
  4. Eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings between Ajax and PSV have resulted in both teams scoring, averaging 4.0 goals per match.
  5. The two most recent league meetings between these sides finished in high-scoring 2-2 draws.
Availability

Team news

Ajax

  • S. AdingraLacking Match Fitness
  • S. BerghuisInjury
  • D. BlindBack Injury
  • Caio HenriqueThigh Injury
  • K. DolbergKnee Injury
  • A. GaaeiInjury
  • O. EdvardsenInactive

PSV Eindhoven

  • A. NagaloInjury
  • A. PleaSurgery
  • J. SchoutenKnee Injury
  • K. SildilliaSurgery
  • F. KosticInjury
  • S. LammersLacking Match Fitness
  • S. OuaissaMuscle Injury
  • R. PepiInjury
  • P. WannerFoot Injury
  • S. MijnansRed Card
  • R. van BommelInactive
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Ajax at homePSV Eindhoven away
5
Played
5
1-3-1
W-D-L
3-0-2
2.2
Scored /game
2.8
1.8
Conceded /game
1.6
0%
Clean sheets
0%
0%
Failed to score
0%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 5 goals per game (Ajax at home plus PSV Eindhoven away).

Players

Key players this season

Ajax

  • J. Brandt6G
  • O. Gloukh4A
  • K. DolbergKnee Injury3A

PSV Eindhoven

  • G. Til5G
  • S. MijnansSuspended5G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1FeyenoordPromotion - Champions League (League phase)9+2123
2AZ AlkmaarPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)9+1020
3PSV EindhovenPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)9+1519
4AjaxPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+1518
5TwentePromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+717
6Fortuna SittardPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9-115
7GroningenPromotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)9+314
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
2
Ajax
4
Draws
4
PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 80% of them.

  • 2026-09-05Ajax1-3PSV Eindhoven
  • 2026-05-02Ajax2-2PSV Eindhoven
  • 2025-09-21PSV Eindhoven2-2Ajax
  • 2025-03-30PSV Eindhoven0-2Ajax
  • 2024-11-02Ajax3-2PSV Eindhoven
BetGenius

Our record in Eredivisie

72%61 won from 85 settled predictions

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
82%
Confidence

Both sides possess potent attacks in strong early-season form. Ajax have scored in every league fixture so far, averaging 2.7 goals per game, while PSV Eindhoven have averaged 3.8 goals per match and scored in all four league outings. PSV have also conceded in every league match this season, recording zero clean sheets. Furthermore, eight of the previous ten meetings between these rivals have seen both teams find the net, with the two most recent encounters both ending in 2-2 draws.

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Published September 4, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.