PSV Women will visit Ajax on Sunday. An important match in the Eurojackpot Women’s Eredivisie awaits in Amsterdam. Both teams want to stay in contention at the top. We’ve compiled the key facts and figures.
StandingsAhead of the match, Ajax is ranked above PSV in the standings. After seven league matches, the Amsterdam team has accumulated eighteen points. PSV has thirteen points from seven matches.
Ajax won six of its first seven league matches. PSV recorded four wins, one draw, and two losses.
PSV in Top Form
PSV Women closed out their final league match before the international break with a convincing victory. On the road against ADO Den Haag, coach Kasper Kurland’s team won 0-3.
Shanice van de Sanden opened the scoring just three minutes in. Liz Rijsbergen then scored the other two goals. The forward was once again instrumental for PSV.
Earlier, PSV also recorded a convincing home victory over De Graafschap: 4-0. Rijsbergen scored twice in that match, while Aymee Altena scored her first goal for PSV Women.
Ajax is on a scoring spree
Ajax, too, has demonstrated its strong attacking qualities in recent weeks. The Amsterdam team won 7–1 against ADO Den Haag in the league and defeated Feyenoord 1–4 in early October.
In the meantime, Ajax lost 1-0 to WFC Aktobe in the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup. In the league, the team then bounced back with a victory over Feyenoord.
Liz Rijsbergen takes a shot
Liz Rijsbergen is a key goal-scorer for PSV Women. Against De Graafschap, she scored her tenth goal in ten games this season. In the following league match against ADO Den Haag, she found the back of the net twice again.
With her speed and depth, the forward is a key weapon in PSV’s offensive play.
A recent victory over Ajax
PSV and Ajax also faced off last season in the Eredivisie Cup final. On May 29, PSV won 3-0 at the TenCate Stadion De Herdgang and claimed its second trophy of the season.
Chimera Ripa opened the scoring, after which Fenna Kalma doubled the lead shortly after halftime. Sisca Folkertsma sealed the final score in the 71st minute.
Last year, PSV Women lost in the final minute in an away game against Ajax. The year before that, PSV won 2-0 at the ArenA.