Groningen vs Ajax — Eredivisie

Eredivisie Sun, 18 Oct 2026 Finished
Groningen Groningen
2 5
Finished
Ajax Ajax

Match facts

Kick-off
Sun 18 Oct, 17:45 UTC
Competition
Eredivisie · Netherlands
Round
Regular Season - 9
Stadium
Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen
Referee
Dennis Higler

Key events

Groningen Timeline Ajax
  1. 10'

    Davy Klaassen

    Penalty kick

  2. Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson

    VAR

    16'
  3. 27'

    Julian Brandt

    Goal scored

  4. 37'

    Aaron Bouwman

    Goal scored

  5. Thom Van Bergen

    Yellow card

    40'
  6. 45+2'

    Dies Janse

    Yellow card

  7. Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson

    Goal scored

    49'
  8. 56'

    Davy Klaassen

    VAR

  9. 60'

    Julian Brandt

    Owen Wijndal

  10. Jacob Ondrejka

    Mark Csinger

    67'
  11. 69'

    Jorthy Mokio

    Goal scored

  12. 74'

    Julian Brandt

    Abdellah Ouazane

  13. 74'

    Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida

    Tolu Arokodare

  14. 75'

    Jorthy Mokio

    Davy Klaassen

  15. 82'

    Oscar Gloukh

    Rayane Bounida

  16. 82'

    Davy Klaassen

    Yves Bissouma

  17. Tika de Jonge

    Nils Eggens

    83'

  18. Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson

    Tygo Land

    83'

  19. David van der Werff

    Ryan Metu

    83'

  20. Marco Rente

    Wouter Prins

    83'

  21. Thom Van Bergen

    Goal scored

    83'
  22. 90'

    Lucas Oliveira·Rosa

    Yellow card

  23. Thom Van Bergen

    Penalty kick

    90+1'

Lineups

Groningen 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 1 E. Vaessen G
  • 14 J. Schreuders D
  • 3 T. Blokzijl D
  • 5 M. Rente D
  • 33 H. Hateboer D
  • 8 T. de Jonge M
  • 24 P. Clement M
  • 17 D. van der Werff M
  • 26 T. van Bergen M
  • 11 J. Ondrejka M
  • 9 B. Willumsson F

Substitute players

  • 19 O. Zawada F
  • 30 P. Boevink G
  • 4 M. Csinger D
  • 44 Besnik Mashuku M
  • 20 Nils Eggens F
  • 7 T. Hernes M
  • 18 T. Land M
  • 34 R. Metu F
  • 42 J. Mosselaar D
  • 16 A. Nordin M
  • 2 Wouter Prins D
  • 13 L. Štubljar G
Ajax 4-3-3

Starting lineup

  • 1 M. ter Stegen G
  • 2 Lucas Rosa D
  • 30 A. Bouwman D
  • 36 D. Janse D
  • 5 O. Wijndal D
  • 18 D. Klaassen M
  • 4 S. Amrabat M
  • 24 J. Mokio M
  • 8 J. Brandt F
  • 38 Marcos Leonardo F
  • 10 O. Gloukh F

Substitute players

  • 99 T. Arokodare F
  • 15 Y. Baas D
  • 28 Y. Bissouma M
  • 43 Rayane Bounida F
  • 6 T. Kehrer D
  • 68 A. Ouazane M
  • 26 M. Paes G
  • 51 C. Setford G
  • 21 Jofre Torrents D
  • 11 V. Tsygankov F
  • 67 Mohamed Abdalla M

Match statistics

Groningen Ajax
2.29 expected_goals 3.04
376 Passes accurate 391
8 Shots insidebox 13
8 Shots outsidebox 2
7 Blocked Shots 3
17 Free Kicks 12
5 Shots on Goal 11
4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
4 Shots off Goal 1
1 Offsides 4
438 Total passes 449
16 Total Shots 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
12 Fouls 17
0 Red Cards 0
57% Ball Possession 43%

Player ratings

Ajax

  1. 8.9 J. Mokio 2 goals · 90'
  2. 8.7 J. Brandt 2 goals · 74'
  3. 7.3 A. Bouwman 1 goal · 90'
  4. 7.0 O. Wijndal 1 assist · 90'
  5. 7.0 D. Klaassen 1 assist · 82'

Groningen

  1. 7.5 B. Willumsson 1 goal · 83'
  2. 6.8 Nils Eggens 7'
  3. 6.7 T. van Bergen 1 goal · 90'
  4. 6.6 R. Metu 7'
  5. 6.5 T. de Jonge 83'

Prediction

GroningenDrawAjax

Combo Double chance : draw or Ajax and +1.5 goals

Head to head

Ajax
2–0 FT
Groningen
Groningen
3–1 FT
Ajax
Ajax
2–0 FT
Groningen
Groningen
2–2 FT
Ajax
Ajax
3–1 FT
Groningen
Groningen
2–3 FT
Ajax

Table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1PSV Eindhoven128222526
2Feyenoord127411925
3Ajax127411725
4Twente127321824
5AZ Alkmaar12723823
6Heerenveen12633821
7Fortuna Sittard12552020
8GO Ahead Eagles12453-317
9Groningen12435115
10Cambuur12435-215
11NEC Nijmegen12354-114
12Sparta Rotterdam12336-812
13PEC Zwolle12336-1112
14Utrecht12336-1312
15Excelsior12327-1311
16Telstar12246-710
17ADO Den Haag12237-99
18Willem II12039-293