Eredivisie · 2025Sat, 2 May 2026, 18:00 UTCFull timeJohan Cruijff ArenAFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricAFC AjaxPSV Eindhoven
Shots13 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.95 xG/match1.8 xG/match
Possession49%51%
Corners6 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls7 fouls/match14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Mauro Júnior · PSV Eindhoven · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSteven Berghuis · AFC Ajax · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCouhaib Driouech · PSV Eindhoven · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYarek Gasiorowski · PSV Eindhoven · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnton Gaaei · AFC Ajax · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnton Gaaei · AFC Ajax · 11′ · 0.04 xG · goalSteven Berghuis · AFC Ajax · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 90′ · 0.04 xG · goalAnton Gaaei · AFC Ajax · 84′ · 0.05 xG · on targetKasper Dolberg · AFC Ajax · 16′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJorthy Mokio · AFC Ajax · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLucas Rosa · AFC Ajax · 59′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKasper Dolberg · AFC Ajax · 34′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedYouri Baas · AFC Ajax · 70′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pepi · PSV Eindhoven · 47′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pepi · PSV Eindhoven · 1′ · 0.19 xG · goalYouri Regeer · AFC Ajax · 45′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedCouhaib Driouech · PSV Eindhoven · 8′ · 0.48 xG · off target or blockedMyron Boadu · PSV Eindhoven · 77′ · 0.93 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

AFC Ajax: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.92 xG. PSV Eindhoven: 7 shots, 2 on target, 1.81 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Anton Gaaei · AFC Ajax · 11′Mika Godts · AFC Ajax · 90′Ricardo Pepi · PSV Eindhoven · 1′Myron Boadu · PSV Eindhoven · 77′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: AFC Ajax 0.92 xG · PSV Eindhoven 1.81 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: AFC Ajax's last-five shots average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

AFC Ajax's recent record differs from the season

moderate

AFC Ajax's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.8 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season14.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match14.4 shots/match14.2 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0AFC Ajax
1Draws
0PSV Eindhoven
PSV EindhovenAFC Ajax · Eredivisie22

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

AFC Ajax favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · PSV Eindhoven in 8 · 4 too close

1.91 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 32/322.88 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 32/321.34 goals/match
1.57 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 32/322.08 xG/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 32/321.16 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3217.5 shots/match
13.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3211.5 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/327.22 shots/match
4.47 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/324.03 shots/match
56.1%Possessionseason · 32/3261.2%
4.81 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/327.13 corners/match
5.06 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/324.16 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3210.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
28%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 32/3222%
94%Scoring frequencyseason · 32/3297%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

AFC Ajax86.1
PSV Eindhoven97.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

AFC Ajax67.6
PSV Eindhoven95.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

AFC Ajax71.3
PSV Eindhoven83.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

AFC Ajax25
PSV Eindhoven47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

AFC Ajax25
PSV Eindhoven36.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

AFC Ajax36.1
PSV Eindhoven97.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

AFC Ajax45.8
PSV Eindhoven80.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/53 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals5/52 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots5/515.6 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target5/56.8 shots/match
49.8%Possession5/559%
3.2 corners/matchCorners5/56.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.6 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.21 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1018.1 shots/match
4.9 shots/matchShots on target10/107.5 shots/match
53.1%Possession10/1062.3%
4.2 corners/matchCorners10/106.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.3 fouls/matchFouls10/109.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

32 / 32 matches
1.91 goals/matchGoals scored32/322.88 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed32/321.34 goals/match
1.57 xG/matchExpected goals32/322.08 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots32/3217.5 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on target32/327.22 shots/match
56.1%Possession32/3261.2%
4.81 corners/matchCorners32/327.13 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls32/3210.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 16 matches
1.94 goals/matchGoals scored16/162.44 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.13 goals/match
1.81 xG/matchExpected goals16/161.88 xG/match
16.1 shots/matchShots16/1615.6 shots/match
6.56 shots/matchShots on target16/166.94 shots/match
55.6%Possession16/1658.3%
5.38 corners/matchCorners16/166.88 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1611 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.96 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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