EredivisieMatchday 5

Arokodare23'

13Full timeHalf-time 12

PSV Eindhoven

Pepi5'
Geertruida45'
Bajraktarevic90'

Ajax vs PSV Eindhoven

Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 21:00Johan Cruijff Arena, AmsterdamSander van der Eijk, Netherlands

Summary

Match report

Ajax vs PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie (Matchday 5) ended in a 3-1 win for PSV Eindhoven. PSV Eindhoven led 2-1 at half-time.

Ajax’s goal came from T. Arokodare in the 23rd minute. PSV Eindhoven’s goals came from R. Pepi in the 5th minute, L. Geertruida in the 45th minute and E. Bajraktarevic in the 90th minute. L. Geertruida was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.9).

Player of the match

L. Geertruida

PSV Eindhoven73'1Rating 7.9

Key stats

All stats

53%Possession47%

1.99Expected goals (xG)2.55
19Total shots13
6Shots on target5
1Corners1
3Yellow cards6

Live commentary

Full-time: PSV Eindhoven beat Ajax 3-1. In numbers: possession Ajax 53%, PSV Eindhoven 47%; shots 19 (6 on target) to 13 (5 on target)
90+6'
Booking: Anton Gaaei (Ajax) for a foul
90'
Goal! E. Bajraktarevic adds another for PSV Eindhoven (3-1) after a pass from S. Mijnans
88'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven: Y. Gasiorowski makes way for A. Obispo
84'
Substitution, Ajax: A. Bouwman comes on for T. Kehrer
81'
Booking: Youri Baas (Ajax) for dissent
81'
Yellow card: Ruben van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven) for a foul
74'
Booking: Filip Kostić (PSV Eindhoven) for a foul
73'
Substitution, Ajax: A. Ouazane makes way for J. Mokio
73'
Double substitution, PSV Eindhoven: R. Flamingo makes way for L. Geertruida, Mauro Junior on for F. Kostic
63'
Double substitution, PSV Eindhoven: R. Pepi comes on for S. Mijnans, I. Perisic on for E. Bajraktarevic
61'
Double substitution, Ajax: K. Dolberg makes way for T. Arokodare, S. Berghuis on for V. Tsygankov
54'
Double substitution, Ajax: S. Amrabat makes way for O. Gloukh, D. Klaassen on for Marcos Leonardo
46'
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven: P. Wanner makes way for N. Fernandez
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: PSV Eindhoven lead 2-1
45'
Goal! L. Geertruida restores PSV Eindhoven's lead (2-1)
37'
Yellow card: Noah Fernandez (PSV Eindhoven) for a foul
23'
Goal! T. Arokodare equalises for Ajax (1-1)
16'
Booking: Kodai Sano (PSV Eindhoven) for a foul
5'
Goal! R. Pepi puts PSV Eindhoven ahead (1-0), set up by R. van Bommel
Kick-off! We're under way between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. Ajax line up in a 4-3-3, PSV Eindhoven in a 4-2-3-1
-5'
Yellow card: Davy Klaassen (Ajax)
-5'
Booking: Lutsharel Geertruida (PSV Eindhoven) for dissent
-5'
Booking: Ivan Perišić (PSV Eindhoven)

Lineups

AjaxCoach: MichelAverage rating 6.74-3-3

Ajax – Starting XI (4-3-3)

1M. ter StegenGoalkeeper – Rating 7.3
3A. GaaeiDefender – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 90+6'
30A. BouwmanDefender – Rating 6.9, On 84'
15Y. BaasDefender – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 81'
12Caio HenriqueDefender – Rating 6.2
18D. KlaassenMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.3, Yellow card -5', On 54'
24J. MokioMidfielder – Rating 7.3, On 73'
8J. BrandtMidfielder – Rating 7.2
23S. BerghuisForward – Rating 6.9, On 61'
99T. ArokodareForward – Rating 7.2, Goal 23', On 61'
10O. GloukhForward – Rating 7.0, On 54'

AjaxSubstitutes

2626M. PaesGoalkeeper
55O. WijndalDefender
3636D. JanseDefender
2121J. TorrentsDefender
66T. KehrerDefender84'Rating 6.2
22L. RosaDefender
44S. AmrabatMidfielder54'Rating 6.9
6868A. OuazaneMidfielder73'Rating 6.9
99K. DolbergForward61'Rating 6.6
1111V. TsygankovForward61'Rating 6.7
2020O. EdvardsenForward
3838Marcos LeonardoForward54'Rating 6.2

CoachMichel

PSV EindhovenCoach: Peter BoszAverage rating 7.04-2-3-1

PSV Eindhoven – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

32M. KovarGoalkeeper – Rating 7.3
8S. DestDefender – Rating 7.5
2L. GeertruidaDefender – Player of the match, Rating 7.9, Goal 45', Yellow card -5', On 73'
4A. ObispoDefender – Rating 7.3, On 88'
17Mauro JuniorDefender – Captain, Rating 6.9, On 73'
24K. SanoMidfielder – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 16'
31N. FernandezMidfielder – Rating 6.3, Yellow card 37', On 46'
5I. PerisicMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Yellow card -5', On 63'
20G. TilMidfielder – Rating 6.6
7R. van BommelMidfielder – Rating 7.2, Assist, Yellow card 81'
9R. PepiForward – Rating 6.9, Goal 5', On 63'