Eredivisie: Ajax prevails over PSV 2-1
EINDHOVEN. Ajax beat PSV to win 2-1.
EINDHOVEN. Ajax prevailed over PSV to win 2-1. It was Ajax to strike first with a goal of B. Brobbey at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Mazraoui gave the win to Ajax in the 74′ minute with a goal. Ajax took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Jeroen Manschot. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 58% while PSV was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the encounter.
PSV shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
PSV received 3 yellow cards (A. Obispo, Mauro Junior and E. Gutierrez). On the other side, Ajax received 1 yellow card (E. Alvarez).
After this match, PSV will stay with 46 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Ajax will have 45 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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24'24'
E. Alvarez
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27'27'
A. Obispo
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34'34'
B. Brobbey
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36'36'
Danilo
B. Brobbey
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50'50'
R. Schmidt
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53'53'
M. Gotze
J. Veerman
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63'63'
P. Mwene
M. van Ginkel
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70'70'
D. Klaassen
R. Gravenberch
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74'74'
N. Mazraoui
S. Berghuis
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79'79'
Mauro Junior
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82'82'
E. Gutierrez
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87'87'
Yorbe Vertessen
Érick Gutiérrez
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87'87'
Eran Zahavi
Joey Veerman
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87'87'
Bruma
Ritsu Doan
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90'90'
D. Rensch
N. Mazraoui
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, PSV will host AZ on the 5th of February with a 21-8 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (3 draws).
Ajax will host Heracles Almelo on the 6th of February with a 23-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (7 draws).
PSV: Formation and Lineups
PSV started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Roger Schmidt chose to play with the following team: Joël Drommel , Jordan Teze , Olivier Boscagli , Armando Obispo , Mauro Júnior , Marco van Ginkel , Érick Gutiérrez , Joey Veerman , Mario Götze , Ritsu Doan and Cody Gakpo .
Substitutes
PSV made 4 changes: M. van Ginkel for P. Mwene (63′), R. Doan for Bruma (88′), E. Gutierrez for Y. Vertessen (88′) and J. Veerman for E. Zahavi (88′).
Top player: Joey Veerman
Probably the most impressive player in PSV was Joey Veerman.
His rating is with 45 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 3 changes: B. Brobbey for Danilo (36′), R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (70′) and N. Mazraoui for D. Rensch (90′).
Top player: Steven Berghuis
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Steven Berghuis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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