A look at the history of PSV - Ajax

20-03-2016

2 min

PSV has played Ajax 59 times before in league action at Philips Stadium. Of those 59 encounters, PSV won 29, the game ended undecided fifteen times and the Amsterdammers won fifteen times. As a warm-up, PSV.nl takes a look at the history of the encounter.

Cocu
Phillip Cocu made his debut as head coach of PSV four years ago in the home game against sc Heerenveen with a 5-1 victory. Cocu also won the first home game as head coach against Ajax. In 2013, it was 4-0, thanks to goals by Tim Matavz, Jetro Willems, Oscar Hiljemark and Ji-Sung Park. In addition to Willems, current PSV players Jeroen Zoet, Jeffrey Bruma, Joshua Brenet, Jorrit Hendrix, Stijn Schaars and Jürgen Locadia also came into action then.

Ji-Sung Park scored in his last PSV - Ajax | © Pics United

Four goal difference
PSV managed to win by four goals difference at home against Ajax six times in league play. Besides the 2013 game, it was in the 1982-1983, 1984-1985 and 1999-2000 seasons. Also in the 1975-1976 season, thanks in part to four goals by Ralf Edström, it was 6-2. That was also the final score on April 19, 2009 after goals by Edison Méndez, Ibrahim Afellay, Nordin Amrabat, Jason Culina, Bálazs Dzsudzsák and Otman Bakkal. For Ajax, Luis Suarez and Miralem Sulejmani scored.

An explosion of joy after Ibrahim Afellay scores against the Amsterdammers | © Pics United

Defeat
Of the last 37 Eredivisie encounters between PSV and Ajax at the Philips Stadium, PSV lost only five. One of those times was last season. Then PSV lost the home game to Ajax 3-1. Ricardo Kishna opened the score after half an hour. After halftime, Luuk de Jong (77') provided the equalizer. Lasse Schöne (83') and Anwar El Ghazi (90+1') then scored for Ajax.

Luuk de Jong brought PSV to 1-1 last season, but eventually PSV would lose to Ajax | © Pics United

Champion
PSV - Ajax is of course completely dominated by the raging championship race. Once the topper was actually a championship match. On June 9, 1963, PSV won 5-2 from Ajax and secured the fourth national title in the club's history. Lambert Maassen, Gerard Hoenen, Pierre Kerkhoffs, an own goal by Piet Ouderland and Wim Wolbers scored for PSV. Below the summary (via npogeschiedenis.nl).