Eredivisie: PSV overcomes Ajax 2-1
AMSTERDAM. PSV overcame Ajax to win 2-1.
AMSTERDAM. PSV prevailed over Ajax to win 2-1. It was PSV to strike first with a goal of L. de Jong at the 23′. Then E. Gutierrez scored again for PSV in the 50′ minute with a goal. Eventually, L. Lucca reduced the distance for Ajax with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Ajax was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the help of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Jochem Kamphuis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 63% while PSV was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, PSV managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Ajax shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, PSV shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (E. Alvarez and S. Berghuis). On the other side, PSV received 3 yellow cards (A. Obispo, L. de Jong and G. Til).
After playing this encounter, Ajax will stay with 28 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, PSV will have 27 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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23'23'
L. de Jong
C. Gakpo
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34'34'
A. Obispo
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34'34'
E. Alvarez
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50'50'
E. Gutierrez
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63'63'
J. Teze
P. Max
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63'63'
A. El-Ghazi
J. Veerman
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63'63'
L. de Jong
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66'66'
K. Taylor
D. Rensch
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71'71'
S. Berghuis
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81'81'
G. Til
X. Simons
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81'81'
Y. Vertessen
L. de Jong
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81'81'
D. Klaassen
M. Kudus
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81'81'
L. Lucca
D. Tadic
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83'83'
L. Lucca
S. Berghuis
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87'87'
J. Branthwaite
C. Gakpo
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88'88'
G. Til
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Ajax will host Vitesse on the 9th of November with a 21-8 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (4 draws).
PSV will host AZ on the 12th of November with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of PSV (3 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alfred Schreuder chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Devyne Rensch , Mohammed Kudus , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Steven Bergwijn , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: D. Rensch for K. Taylor (66′), M. Kudus for D. Klaassen (81′) and D. Tadic for L. Lucca (81′).
Top player: Edson Álvarez
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Edson Álvarez.
His rating is with 77 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
PSV: Formation and Lineups
PSV started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ruud van Nistelrooy played with: Walter Benítez , Phillipp Mwene , André Ramalho , Armando Obispo , Philipp Max , Ibrahim Sangaré , Érick Gutiérrez , Xavi Simons , Joey Veerman , Cody Gakpo and Luuk de Jong .
Substitutes
PSV made 5 changes: P. Max for J. Teze (63′), J. Veerman for A. El-Ghazi (63′), X. Simons for G. Til (81′), L. de Jong for Y. Vertessen (81′) and C. Gakpo for J. Branthwaite (87′).
Top player: Érick Gutiérrez
Probably the most impressive player in PSV was Érick Gutiérrez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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