PSV vs Ajax (1-0) Apr 23, 2017 Match Preview and Stats

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Both teams
PSV
Ajax

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PSV

Ajax

	Average Match Rating
8.5	Home	7.1
7.7	Away	6.4
8.1	Total	6.8

PSV 5 previous matches

	Fixture
W	Heracles HER 1 - 3 PSV PSV	8.3
W	Almere ALM 1 - 7 PSV PSV	10
W	PSV PSV 3 - 0 Go Ahead GOA	8.3
W	PSV PSV 2 - 0 NEC NEC	8.4
L	Juventus JUV 3 - 1 PSV PSV	5.9

Ajax 5 previous matches

	Fixture
L	Ajax AJA 0 - 1 Panathinaikós PAO	6.8
L	NAC NAC 2 - 1 Ajax AJA	5.5
W	Jagiellonia JAG 1 - 4 Ajax AJA
W	Ajax AJA 3 - 0 Jagiellonia JAG
W	Ajax AJA 5 - 0 Sittard SIT	10

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Match Information

Competition: Eredivisie
Gameweek: 32
Date: Apr 23, 2017
Time: 14:45
Status: Played
Winner: PSV
Match Excitement Rating: 3.5
Main referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Stadium: Philips Stadion
Place: Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Capacity: 35,119
Attendance: 35,000

Matches in round

Friday 21st Apr

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Heerenveen
1 - 0
Willem II

Saturday 22nd Apr

Sunday 23rd Apr

Eredivisie 2016/2017

EredivisiePSV

POS.	TEAM	PM	GD	PTS.
1	Feyenoord	34	61	82	82
2	Ajax	34	56	81	67
3	PSV	34	45	76	87
4	Utrecht	34	16	62	67
5	Vitesse	34	11	51	53

Eredivisie 2016/2017

EredivisieAjax

POS.	TEAM	PM	GD	PTS.
1	Feyenoord	34	61	82	82
2	Ajax	34	56	81	67
3	PSV	34	45	76	87
4	Utrecht	34	16	62	67
5	Vitesse	34	11	51	53

About this derby

Though Ajax and Feyenoord have a more deep-rooted, historical rivalry in terms of pure competition, Ajax and PSV have butted heads far more often across the past few decades. As Feyenoord struggled for relevance, PSV emerged as a major force in Dutch football, threatening Ajax's place as the foremost side in the nation, and as a result their encounters have grew in stature - and antagonism - as time has passed. As the sides exchanged Eredivisie titles in the 1980s and 90s, some of the world's finest players competed in the fixture, including Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Romario and Ronaldo. Nowadays it is the first date on the Eredivise calendar in terms of being the match that could define each club's season.