PSV Eindhoven 2–2 AFC Ajax — Eredivisie 2025/26 Match Stats

Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 21 Sept 2025, 12:30 UTCPhilips Stadion

PSV Eindhoven

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2–2Historical match

AFC Ajax

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

PSV Eindhoven and AFC Ajax drew 2–2.

Shots: 1614
Shots on target: 86
Expected goals: 3.12.18
Possession: 61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

PSV Eindhoven and AFC Ajax drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (PSV Eindhoven – AFC Ajax): shots 16–14, shots on target 8–6, expected goals 3.1–2.18, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.17 corners/matchCornersPSV Eindhoven · AFC Ajax● 7.67 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	PSV Eindhoven	AFC Ajax	Baseline
Corners	7.17 corners/match	7.67 corners/match	5.25 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

PSV Eindhoven's recent record differs from the season

weak

PSV Eindhoven's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season3.17 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.6 goals/match	3.17 goals/match	1.58 goals/match

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

AFC Ajax show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

AFC Ajax's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

19.5 shots/match ▲ShotsPSV Eindhoven · AFC Ajax17.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	PSV Eindhoven	AFC Ajax	Baseline
Shots	19.5 shots/match	17.3 shots/match	13.8 shots/match
Shots against	14.5 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	14.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots16 shots14 shotsPSV Eindhoven 16 shots, AFC Ajax 14 shots
Shots on target8 shots6 shotsPSV Eindhoven 8 shots, AFC Ajax 6 shots
Expected goals3.1 xG2.18 xGPSV Eindhoven 3.1 xG, AFC Ajax 2.18 xG
Possession61%39%PSV Eindhoven 61%, AFC Ajax 39%
Corners9 corners5 cornersPSV Eindhoven 9 corners, AFC Ajax 5 corners
Fouls17 fouls13 foulsPSV Eindhoven 17 fouls, AFC Ajax 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
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PSV Eindhoven: 16 shots, 8 on target, 3.38 xG. AFC Ajax: 14 shots, 6 on target, 2.57 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: PSV Eindhoven 3.38 xG · AFC Ajax 2.57 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2PSV Eindhoven

1Draws

2AFC Ajax

30 Mar 2025PSV Eindhoven — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie0–2

2 Nov 2024AFC Ajax — PSV Eindhoven · Eredivisie3–2

3 Feb 2024AFC Ajax — PSV Eindhoven · Eredivisie1–1

29 Oct 2023PSV Eindhoven — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie5–2

23 Apr 2023PSV Eindhoven — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: PSV Eindhoven favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · AFC Ajax in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

PSV Eindhoven6 matchesAFC Ajax6 matches

3.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/62 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 1 goal/match

2 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.96 xG/match

19.5 shots/match ▲Shots6/617.3 shots/match

7.83 shots/matchShots on target6/67.5 shots/match

59.3% ●Possession6/657.7%

7.17 corners/matchCorners6/6● 7.67 corners/match

12.7 fouls/matchFouls6/612.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples6 / 6home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 21 Sept 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Eredivisie

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance