Ajax vs PSV Prediction: De Topper Promises Goals and Tension in Early Eredivisie Clash
The early season meeting between Ajax and PSV on 5 September 2026 carries extra weight because both clubs are chasing the leaders in a tightly contested Eredivisie title race. AZ sit atop the table after four matches on 12 points…
Matchweek 5 of the 2026-2027 Eredivisie brings Ajax against PSV on 2026-09-05 (kick-off 19:00 GMT).
In their last 10 matches, Referee S. van der Eijk averaged 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 20 fouls.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Michel and P. Bosz.
In the table Ajax are 4th (7 pts) and PSV sit 2nd with 10 pts.
Ajax misses 3 players: S. Adingra (Foot Injury), D. Blind (Injury), R. Bounida (Injury) but PSV misses 5 players: S. Ouaissa (Muscle Injury), A. Plea (Injury), J. Schouten (Knee Injury), S. Lammers (Inactive), R. van Bommel (Injury).
Our forecast has Ajax in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with PSV set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, T. Arokodare registered the best mark for Ajax - 8.9 - and S. Mijnans did likewise for PSV with an 7.3 score.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Ajax won 4-0 against Telstar, and PSV secured a victory 6-1 over Utrecht.
Both teams have been in great form: Ajax 3-2-0 and PSV 3-1-1 over their last 5 matches.
PSV hold the upper hand H2H: of 47 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 17 times and shared 12 draws.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (0-1-0 vs 2-0-0) and scoring roughly 2.00-3.50 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Ajax is going head to head with PSV on 5/9/2026 18:00 GMT for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Ajax v PSV H2H statistics!