GroningenGroningen vs Ajax — Eredivisie
2-3
AjaxEuroborg, Groningen
Going into the match, Groningen had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Ajax had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 6 times in our records: Groningen 1 win, Ajax 4 wins, 1 drawn. Groningen are 10th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Ajax are 7th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (L D L L L). 0.9 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs Ajax · 14 May 2023
- D 1-1 at Go Ahead Eagles · 7 May 2023
- L 0-1 vs Nijmegen · 25 Apr 2023
- L 2-1 at Waalwijk · 15 Apr 2023
- L 1-2 vs Utrecht · 7 Apr 2023
- L 3-1 at Fortuna Sittard · 2 Apr 2023
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W D L W W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 2-3 at Groningen · 14 May 2023
- D 0-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 6 May 2023
- L 3-0 at PSV Eindhoven · 23 Apr 2023
- W 3-1 vs Emmen · 16 Apr 2023
- W 4-0 vs For Sittard · 9 Apr 2023
- D 0-0 at Go Ahead Eagles · 2 Apr 2023
Head-to-head: Groningen vs Ajax
- 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
- Ajax 3-1 Groningen · 6 Oct 2024 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 2-3 Ajax · 14 May 2023 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 19' Penalty — D. Tadić (Ajax)
- 39' Normal Goal — F. Krüger (Groningen)
- 68' Normal Goal — B. Brobbey (Ajax)
- 81' Normal Goal — J. Timber (Ajax)
- 87' Normal Goal — L. Duarte (Groningen)
Match statistics
| Groningen | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 32 | Ball possession | 68 |
| 11 | Total shots | 18 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 15 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 297 | Total passes | 635 |
| 217 | Accurate passes | 552 |
| 73 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 8 | Key passes | 15 |
| 71 | Duels | 71 |
| 29 | Duels won | 42 |
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 |