GroningenGroningen vs Ajax — Eredivisie
2-5
AjaxHitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen
Going into the match, Groningen had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Ajax had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 3.0. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Groningen 1 win, Ajax 3 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 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W W D D L). 2.2 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 1-5 at Excelsior · 11 Oct 2026
- W 3-0 vs PEC Zwolle · 18 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at GO Ahead Eagles · 12 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Twente · 6 Sept 2026
- L 2-3 vs Fortuna Sittard · 28 Aug 2026
- L 5-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 23 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (L D D W W). 3.0 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at HNK Hajduk Split · 15 Oct 2026
- D 1-1 vs NEC Nijmegen · 10 Oct 2026
- D 2-2 vs Excelsior · 19 Sept 2026
- W 5-1 vs Willem II · 15 Sept 2026
- W 1-5 at Fortuna Sittard · 12 Sept 2026
- L 1-3 vs PSV Eindhoven · 5 Sept 2026
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
How it unfolded
- 10' Missed Penalty — Davy Klaassen (Ajax)
- 27' Normal Goal — Julian Brandt (Ajax)
- 37' Normal Goal — Aaron Bouwman (Ajax)
- 49' Normal Goal — Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson (Groningen)
- 60' Normal Goal — Julian Brandt (Ajax)
- 69' Normal Goal — Jorthy Mokio (Ajax)
- 75' Normal Goal — Jorthy Mokio (Ajax)
- 83' Normal Goal — Thom Van Bergen (Groningen)
- 91' Missed Penalty — Thom Van Bergen (Groningen)
Match statistics
| Groningen | Metric | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 5 |
| 57 | Ball possession | 43 |
| 2.29 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.04 |
| 16 | Total shots | 15 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 11 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 13 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 437 | Total passes | 445 |
| 377 | Accurate passes | 389 |
| 9 | Key passes | 9 |
| 95 | Duels | 95 |
| 48 | Duels won | 47 |
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 |