Groningen vs Ajax — Eredivisie
3-1
Euroborg, Groningen
Going into the match, Groningen had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Ajax had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Ajax 4 wins, 1 drawn. Groningen are 7th in the Eredivisie on 14 points; Ajax are 4th on 18.
Match report
Home form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (L L L L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 3-2 at Volendam · 1 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Twente · 22 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs Utrecht · 14 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 8 Feb 2026
- L 2-0 at Sparta Rotterdam · 31 Jan 2026
- L 1-2 vs For Sittard · 25 Jan 2026
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (D D W D D). 1.5 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at PEC Zwolle · 1 Mar 2026
- D 1-1 vs Nijmegen · 21 Feb 2026
- W 4-1 vs For Sittard · 14 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 8 Feb 2026
- D 2-2 at Excelsior · 1 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs Olympiakos Piraeus · 28 Jan 2026
Head-to-head: Groningen vs Ajax
- Groningen 2-5 Ajax · 18 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-0 Groningen · 21 May 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
How it unfolded
- 6' Normal Goal — T. van Bergen (Groningen)
- 30' Normal Goal — D. Klaassen (Ajax)
- 65' Normal Goal — O. Zawada (Groningen)
- 72' Normal Goal — O. Zawada (Groningen)
Match statistics
| Groningen | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 40 | Ball possession | 60 |
| 1.92 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.86 |
| 13 | Total shots | 13 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 375 | Total passes | 555 |
| 274 | Accurate passes | 455 |
| 73 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 11 | Key passes | 10 |
| 103 | Duels | 103 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |