AjaxAjax vs Groningen — Eredivisie
3-1
GroningenJohan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Groningen had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Ajax 2 wins, Groningen 1 win, 1 drawn. Ajax are 7th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Groningen are 10th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W D W L W). 2.3 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Waalwijk · 29 Sept 2024
- D 1-1 at GO Ahead Eagles · 21 Sept 2024
- W 5-0 vs For Sittard · 18 Sept 2024
- L 2-1 at NAC Breda · 18 Aug 2024
- W 1-0 vs Heerenveen · 11 Aug 2024
- D 2-2 at Vitesse · 19 May 2024
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L L D D D). 1.2 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 29 Sept 2024
- L 2-1 at Heerenveen · 22 Sept 2024
- D 2-2 vs Feyenoord · 14 Sept 2024
- D 1-1 at Almere City · 31 Aug 2024
- D 0-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 25 Aug 2024
- W 1-2 at Waalwijk · 17 Aug 2024
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Groningen
- Ajax 2-0 Groningen · 21 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 3-1 Ajax · 7 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-0 Groningen · 2 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 2-2 Ajax · 14 May 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 21' Normal Goal — D. Klaassen (Ajax)
- 69' Normal Goal — J. Schreuders (Groningen)
- 73' Missed Penalty — Branco van den Boomen (Ajax)
- 91' Normal Goal — W. Weghorst (Ajax)
- 94' Normal Goal — C. Akpom (Ajax)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 63 | Ball possession | 37 |
| 3.32 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.3 |
| 17 | Total shots | 12 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 17 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 0 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 665 | Total passes | 397 |
| 566 | Accurate passes | 307 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 14 | Key passes | 10 |
| 111 | Duels | 111 |
| 65 | Duels won | 46 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |