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PSV vs Ajax Prediction & Betting tips
Ajax is still able to conquer two major prizes: the title and the Europa League. The whole country lived with the Amsterdammers in the match against Schalke 04. In the extension, Ajax seemed to find his Waterloo, but at that time Nick Viergever once managed to make the important outcome. The game has chopped and PSV is highly motivated to beat Ajax on Sunday. Will Ajax lose points in the title fight?
PSV :
A few weeks ago the Eindhoveners still looked forward to the home game with Ajax. At the time, the Amsterdammers had a small lead on PSV, which was still in the title race at the time. Then it was painful at FC Twente, which came back in the final phase of a 2-1 deficit. The defeat on Ajax increased to four points, making PSV no longer in its own hands. Nevertheless, a victory on the archipelago would be a good deal, but PSV failed to hold the gap of four points. Last week, Phillip Cocu’s team lost points in the final phase. The draw against ADO The Hague was sour, but was not unjustified, given the difficult game that played PSV.
The point loss was typical of the season that PSV plays: just not. The game was certainly not bad, but the poison and absolute will to win seemed to be missing. It is not a reason for Cocu to throw the towel in the ring. “We must win from Ajax, we are obliged to do so. Then you never know if you can become second, “said the trainer, who said that his team could not pull the match. “At rest we knew the other results and we would have taken more risk with that ADO. If you do not make the 0-2, make sure it stays 0-1. That’s not enough in many matches this season. Now it’s a detail at a corner, where you are not well. That will cost us two points. ”
Cocu acknowledges that PSV has a physical advantage over Ajax, but the fact that the Amsterdammers still went on made a mental difference. “Ajax has a positive experience and then it feels different from the elimination. Much plays a lot, “Cocu said at the press conference. PSV has to do it without injured Jorrit Hendrix and Remko Pasveer. Jetro Willems’s playing is still doubtful, because of a playful hamstring.
Probable setup PSV Eindhoven
Sweet; Arias, Isimat-Mirin, Moreno, Willems; Pröpper, Guardado, S. de Jong; Van Ginkel, L. de Jong, Locadia
Ajax :
Schalke 04 – Ajax expired on a true thriller. It did not look like this in the first half. Schalke had a few chances, but Ajax kept the zero. Both teams share a lot of ball loss. In the second half, Ajax knew a good start, but in that phase, Schalke came on a 2-0 lead. Then there was some kind of impasse. Ajax did not create much, Schalke wanted to, but did not dare to take too much because of the risk of a counter attack. The cloth for Ajax seemed to be falling when Joel Veltman was sent to the side ten minutes ahead of time. Ajax took the elongation, but finished 3-0. Ajax did not seem to be able to change that, but then there was nothing but a quilt of Viergever. After that, Ajax was no longer in trouble and gave Amin Younes a try: 3-2.
Ajax has over sixty hours to recover from wear and tear. That could be a bit of a thing. Especially Viergever was at the end of the match all the way through. There is no rest for the defender, because Daley Sinkgraven is not yet fit enough to sit in the match and so Viergever has to act as leftback. “PSV will not save him, but it will not take long, I expect. He’s been training again, “said Peter Bosz about Sinkgraven. The coach does not see it as a problem that he may have to change the team. “We’re just gonna look who’s cool and cool to play this game. We are rightly praised for our wide selection. We have enough good players. ”
Probable setup Ajax
Onana; Veltman, Sánchez, The Ligt, Viergever; Klaassen, Schöne, Ziyech; Traoré, Dolberg, Younes
PSV vs Ajax head to head
18.12.16 ERE Ajax PSV 1 : 1
20.03.16 ERE PSV Ajax 0 : 2
04.10.15 ERE Ajax PSV 1 : 2
01.03.15 ERE PSV Ajax 1 : 3
24.08.14 ERE Ajax PSV 1 : 3