It’s going to be a fiery day in the Netherlands today with the old rivals Ajax and PSV Eindhoven set to go head to head in the KNVB Beker, the national cup, final.Although this isn’t the famed Klassiker, the derby contested by Ajax and Feyenoord, it’s still one of the biggest fixtures in Dutch football, one that’s seen quite a few legends of the game take part in.It’s the KNVB Cup final today between Ajax & PSV 🏆🇳🇱The last time these two giants met in the final was 2006, where Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored both goals for Ajax ❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/fnGLIjMrb2— LiveScore (@livescore) April 17, 2022 PSV had a 15-game unbeaten streak snapped on Thursday night as they fell to a dramatic 2-1 defeat against Leicester City in their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg.Roger Schmidt’s red and whites have been scoring, but also conceding many goals. It may be mighty frustrating for their fans, but to us it means a lot of action and a fun viewing. They have scored 15 goals and conceded five in their last six games across all competitions. However, they will have their work cut out for them as they square off against the best team in the country. Right-back Phillipp Mwene and midfielder Ryan Thomas are both sidelined due to injuries. Other than that, PSV have no other injury concerns.Former Manchester United and Real Madrid goalscorer takes up his first managerial job – back where it all startedTheir opponents Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in the league last Saturday. After going behind in the 33rd minute, Davy Klassen and Dusan Tadic got on the scoresheet for Erik ten Hag’s men to earn three very valuable points. Ajax are much better rested than their rivals as they head into Sunday’s KNVB Beker final.Ajax have done quite well in the attacking third in recent times and their form has been similar to that of PSV’s, having scored 14 goals and shipped in six in their last six matches. Only four points separate the rivals at the top of the Eredivisie table and there will be very little to separate the two sides in the cup final.The team from Amsterdam has many problems with injuries. Zakaria Labyad is unavailable due to a knee injury while Lisandro Martinez has a muscle problem. Devyne Rensch will miss out due to a hamstring issue, while Sean Klaiber will miss out due to an ACL injury. Antony and Remko Pasveer are also in the nursing room and won’t be available for Sunday’s game.Manchester and Bayern in battle over the next Dutch jewelIt looks like these might be final weeks of Erik Ten Hag’s productive Ajax tenure, with the call from Old Trafford apparently impossible to ignore. He will be keen to go out in style with the national double in his arms.KNVB BEKERFinalSunday19.00: (4.20) PSV (3.60) Ajax (1.95)***odds are subject to change
