Ajax vs. PSV Eindhoven - prediction, team news, lineups

Aiming to extremity their four-match winless tally successful De Topper, Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven question to Ajax for Saturday’s circular 32 fixture astatine the Johan Cruyff Arena.

Peter Bosz’s broadside came wrong minutes of occurrence successful the reverse fixture successful Eindhoven, lone to concede an 88th-minute equaliser, and the league winners purpose to extremity their three-year hold for triumph and scupper the Amsterdam outfit’s European ambitions.

Match preview

When Ajax fell to a 5-2 beatdown astatine the hands of their fierce rivals successful October 2023, fewer would person predicted the unbeaten tally that was to follow.

Managed by Hedwiges Maduro astatine the time, De Joden’s decision successful Eindhoven marked their sixth consecutive disappointment successful this fixture, but the Amsterdam outfit person since turned things around, with six consecutive defeats giving mode to an unbeaten streak.

Two of those matches person been wins, sandwiched betwixt 2 people draws, the second of which saw Oscar Gloukh people an 88th-minute leveller, 7 minutes aft Yarek Gasiorowski thought helium had netted the game’s deciding goal.

Now aiming to widen their unbeaten series to six for the archetypal clip since a seven-match streak betwixt March 2019 and February 2021, an Ajax broadside present managed by Oscar Garcia question a affirmative De Topper effect connected Saturday.

Joint apical of the signifier array crossed the past 5 rounds, during which they person earned 10 points, maximum points astatine slightest support them successful 4th spot up of in-form FC Twente connected extremity quality if Twente besides bushed AZ Alkmaar, portion NEC dropping points against Telstar could spot the Amsterdam giants leapfrog the Nijmegen-based nine into 3rd successful the Eredivisie table.

PSV bash not participate gameweek 32 successful immoderate information of losing their presumption oregon successful immoderate jeopardy, with their 27th rubric already sewn up; however, Bosz’s squad are chasing a archetypal De Topper occurrence successful 3 years.

The Peasants’ past triumph came successful Bosz’s archetypal derby arsenic PSV boss, erstwhile helium guided the Eindhoven giants to a stunning 5-2 success.

Since that victory, though, PSV person tried but been unsuccessful, losing 2 and drafting arsenic galore against Ajax.

While they person thing to play for, having sealed a 3rd consecutive league title, Bosz, a erstwhile Ajax caput coach, bids to yet get the amended of aged friends and extremity the distant side’s three-year hold for a triumph implicit the Amsterdam giants.

PSV person crushed to beryllium optimistic up of Saturday’s trip, fixed their beardown distant record, which reads 13 wins successful 15 matches, adjacent if travelling fans volition constituent to some distant losses coming successful their astir caller 5 matches connected the road: a 2-1 decision to FC Volendam and a 3-1 reverse astatine Telstar, some relegation-threatened sides.

Seeking consecutive league wins connected the roadworthy for the archetypal clip since claiming 11 connected the rotation betwixt August and February, the Eindhoven outfit, whose past triumph astatine the Johan Cruyff Arena came successful November 2022, strive to extremity their four-year hold for occurrence astatine the location of their fiercest top-flight rivals.

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Team News

Although Mika Godts appeared to beryllium carrying an wounded past clip out, helium is expected to enactment successful De Topper without immoderate issues.

Godts leads the mode with 16 league goals for the Amsterdam heavyweights — lone Feyenoord’s Ayase Ueda (25) has much successful the Eredivisie — including 4 match-deciding goals, portion his 11 assists underline his dual threat.

Gloukh and Wout Weghorst’s contributions cannot beryllium overlooked, arsenic the brace are the lone Ajax players successful treble figures for extremity involvements this season, tallying 12 and 11, respectively, heading into Saturday’s showdown.

However, the hosts are without an injured quartet this weekend: Davy Klaassen (knee), Kian Fitz-Jim (shoulder), Oleksandr Zinchenko (knee) and Vitezslav Jaros (knee) are each sidelined.

While Nick Olij made his debut successful past week’s triumph implicit PEC Zwolle, Matej Kovar is apt to instrumentality betwixt the sticks for the Eindhoven giants.

One subordinate expected to commencement is Esmir Bajraktarevic, who was progressive successful 5 of the Peasants’ six goals past clip out, 4 of which were nonstop involvements, taking the young Bosnian to 8 extremity contributions successful the Eredivisie.

Only Feyenoord’s Ueda has scored much game-clinching goals than Ricardo Pepi, with the USMNT forward’s 5 coming from 13 goals overall, and helium seeks to adhd to that instrumentality successful Amsterdam.

Ivan Perisic volition miss retired owed to suspension, portion Alassane Plea, Jerdy Schouten, Sergino Dest, Anass Salah-Eddine and Ruben van Bommel are sidelined with injuries, and the squad volition measure Ismael Saibari’s musculus ailment earlier Saturday’s fixture.

Ajax imaginable starting lineup:

Paes; Gaaei, Sutalo, Baas, Rosa; Gloukh, Regeer, Mokio; Berghuis, Weghorst, Godts

PSV Eindhoven imaginable starting lineup:

Kovar; Sildillia, Flamingo, Gasiorowski, Junior; Veerman, Van den Berg; Bajraktarevic, Til, Driouech; Pepi

We say: Ajax 2-2 PSV Eindhoven

While Saibari could miss retired and Perisic is suspended, determination is capable attacking signifier and idiosyncratic prime connected some sides to expect goals astatine the Johan Cruyff Arena. 

Saturday’s De Topper has each the makings of a chaotic, chance-filled contest, with neither Ajax nor PSV abbreviated of assurance successful the last third.

Ajax’s propulsion for Europe and PSV’s tendency to extremity their agelong hold for triumph successful this fixture could harvester to nutrient a breathless crippled afloat of goals.

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