PSV Reserves

vs

Ajax Amsterdam Reserves

Preview

Jong PSV

• Jong PSV are placed fifth in the Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 table with 56 points from 36 games.
• Stijn Schaars’ side come into this game with some momentum after consecutive victories and they’ve won two of their previous five games.
• Their direct, transition-driven style is tailor-made for the Eredivisie, with players that can run at teams and exploit the wide areas.
• PSV Reserves have a bit more flexibility and fluidity to their style, but Austyn Jones has been on fire, scoring three of PSV’s last three goals in their five-game run and Robin van Duiven has been their lethal finisher, scoring 14 Eerste Divisie goals in 22 appearances.

Jong Ajax

• Jong Ajax have been struggling, falling to the bottom of the Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 in 20th place with just 32 points from their 36 league games.
• Paul Nuijten’s tenure at the club has been a rocky one so far, losing four of his first five matches as the team has tried to adjust to a new system.
• Don O’Niel leads the line for the Amsterdam-based team with just seven Eerste Divisie goals in 35 league appearances, but support for the young frontman has been hard to come by this season.

Head-to-Head

• The head-to-head record between these sides has been fairly even, with Ajax Reserves winning two of the last five Eerste Divisie games, PSV winning none and three games drawn.
• The last head-to-head meeting finished 2-2 at Ajax Reserves' home.

Key Players

• Key players to watch:
  • Austyn Jones has been on fire, scoring three of PSV’s last three goals in their five-game run.
  • Robin van Duiven has been their lethal finisher, scoring 14 Eerste Divisie goals in 22 appearances.
  • Don O’Niel leads the line with just seven Eerste Divisie goals in 35 league appearances.

Betting Insights

• Jong Ajax have won just three of their 18 away matches in the Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 this season, drawing three times and losing 12 of those games.
• The visitors have conceded 41 goals in those 18 away matches.
• Jong PSV have scored an average of 1.78 goals per game at home this season while also conceding an average of 1.33, suggesting a goal-heavy matchup on Friday.
• Over 2.5 goals comes in at 1.26, and a PSV Reserves win looks like the best bet at 1.79.

Prediction

• The last head-to-head meeting finished 2-2 at Ajax Reserves' home and the same outcome looks likely again in Eindhoven, with an end-to-end game in store for Friday.
• PSV’s rapid transitions will clash with Jong Ajax’s positional, possession-based style and that should mean a high number of chances at both ends of the pitch.