Ajax and PSV: the Eredivisie title race is a duel for the ages

The duel, decoded

The Eredivisie has produced the most watchable title race on the continent — a straight duel between Ajax and PSV that has gone blow for blow since the opening weekend.

The two clubs could hardly be more different in approach: Ajax's academy-driven possession game against PSV's directness and speed, a contrast that has made every meeting between them appointment viewing.

With the league's European coefficient rising on the back of both clubs' continental runs, the winner of this race will inherit a league transformed.

• The two sides have traded top spot six times this season
• Both clubs are unbeaten at home in the league
• The title has come down to the final day in each of the last two seasons

Two styles, one trophy. Football does not get much better than this.