Eredivisie · Matchweek 5
Ajax
AJA
1–3Full time
PSV Eindhoven
PSV
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
52%Possession56%
39%Territory51%
29%From set plays39%
0.13Chance quality0.10
4.7%Directness6.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Ajax, 3 for PSV Eindhoven. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 99 matches, not the full season.