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FC Groningen vs Ajax
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Eredivisie2026/20272026/2027
2
-FT
5
Oct 18, 2026
Euroborg

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+1Missed Penalty
FC Groningen
90'Yellow Card
Ajax
Goal!
2-5
Thom van Bergen
Thom van Bergen
83'·FC Groningen
⚽
FC Groningen
FC Groningen
83'Substitution
Ryan Metu
Ryan Metu· In
FC Groningen
FC Groningen
Ajax
Ajax
Goal!
1-5
Jorthy Mokio
Jorthy Mokio
75'·Ajax
⚽
Goal!
1-4
Jorthy Mokio
Jorthy Mokio
69'·Ajax
⚽
FC Groningen
Goal!
1-3
Julian Brandt
Julian Brandt
60'·Ajax
⚽
VAR
56'VAR Decision
Ajax
Goal!
1-2
Brynjólfur Willumsson
Brynjólfur Willumsson
49'·FC Groningen
⚽
45'+2Yellow Card
Ajax
40'Yellow Card
FC Groningen
Goal!
0-2
Aaron Bouwman
Aaron Bouwman
37'·Ajax
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Julian Brandt
Julian Brandt
27'·Ajax
⚽
VAR
16'VAR Decision
FC Groningen
10'Missed Penalty
Ajax

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

FC Groningen
FC Groningen
Ajax
Ajax
50%Ball Possession50%
16Shots Total15
5Shots On Target11
7Corners4
12Fouls17
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides4
4Saves3
438Passes449
4Shots Off Target1
105Attacks66
53Dangerous Attacks31
8Shots Inside Box13
8Shots Outside Box2
2Goals5
16Free Kicks11
7Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
19Tackles14
0Assists2
376Accurate Passes391
17Total Crosses7
1Accurate Crosses2
10Interceptions8
48Duels Won45
3Big Chances Created6
1Big Chances Missed4

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.2
90'000/1
40(91%)
2
8/14
7.1
83'101/1
14(67%)
-
4/9
6.7
12'00-
12(92%)
-
1/1
6.7
90'102/4
16(91%)
2
6/15
6.6
12'00-
4(100%)
-
-
6.6
8'000/1
4(100%)
-
0/1
Ryan Metu
Ryan Metu
FW
6.6
8'000/1
2(100%)
-
-
6.5
82'000/3
25(78%)
4
5/8
6.5
67'000/1
13(77%)
-
4/9
6.4
82'001/2
36(83%)
-
1/5
6.4
90'00-
66(89%)
4
4/6
6.4
90'000/1
60(90%)
2
5/7
6.3
23'00-
22(90%)
1
1/2
6.2
83'00-
48(91%)
1
1/3
5.8
90'001/1
42(81%)
2
7/14
5.8
90'00-
33(72%)
-
0/1

FC Groningen vs Ajax H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
FC Groningen15W2401018/1513-7
Ajax15D2421558/1514-8
FC Groningen — last 5 games
  1. L2-3 vs Fortuna Sittard2026-08-28
  2. D2-2 vs FC Twente2026-09-06
  3. D1-1 @ Go Ahead Eagles2026-09-12
  4. W3-0 vs PEC Zwolle2026-09-18
  5. W5-1 @ Excelsior2026-10-11
Ajax — last 5 games
  1. L1-3 vs PSV2026-09-05
  2. W5-1 @ Fortuna Sittard2026-09-12
  3. W5-1 vs Willem II2026-09-15
  4. D2-2 vs Excelsior2026-09-19
  5. D1-1 vs NEC Nijmegen2026-10-10
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
FC Groningen153.687%80%53%73%20%13%
Ajax153.2787%60%53%73%27%0%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
FC GroningenHome1042415-171.480%30%
AjaxAway440014-2375%50%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
FC Groningen1416-1010-1438%79%7-4-3
Ajax1514-718-1056%73%7-6-2
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
33
Period covered
2009-08-02 – 2026-05-21
FC Groningen wins
5
Draws
4
Ajax wins
24
Avg goals per meeting
2.79
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Home side won
67%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 1D 3L (FC Groningen view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.2 vs 2.79
Most recent meetings (5 of 33)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-05-21Ajax2-0FC Groningen
2026-03-07FC Groningen3-1Ajax
2025-12-02Ajax2-0FC Groningen
2025-05-14FC Groningen2-2Ajax
2024-10-06Ajax3-1FC Groningen
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 78 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
FC Groningen68146LDDWW60
Ajax581512LWWDD6-1
Table context
Points gap
1 ptsFC Groningen 14 · Ajax 15
Positions
#6 vs #5
Goals per game
2.5/1.75 vs 2.75/1.25scored/conceded per game · league average 1.9

How we calculate this

Eredivisie Standings

Eredivisie · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
111+2125
211+1724
311+2223
410+920
···
611019
711+618
810+315
910014
1010-312
···
1811-292

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Eredivisie
FC Groningen
10 matches
Ajax
10 matches
#8Position#3
15Points21
4Wins6
3Draws3
3Losses1
24Goals29
2.40Goals per game2.90
21Goals conceded13
2.10Goals per game conceded1.30

FC Groningen vs Ajax — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (10 vs 10 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityFC Groningen 32% · X · Draw 21% · Ajax 47%
1 · Home Win
32%
X · Draw
21%
2 · Away Win
47%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.84 vs 2.25
Projected Total: 4.09
Over 1.5 Goals
91%
Over 2.5 Goals
77%
Over 3.5 Goals
58%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
75%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
11% / 16%
FC Groningen / Ajax
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 2(7.9%)2 - 2(7.3%)1 - 1(7.0%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

FC Groningen vs Ajax — Head to Head

Match summary

Ajax beat FC Groningen 5-2 in the Eredivisie, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, FC Groningen sat 6th on 14 points, while Ajax were 5th on 15 points. Ajax won 24 of the 33 previous meetings on record.

Goals came from Brynjólfur Willumsson (49') and Thom van Bergen (83') for FC Groningen and Julian Brandt (27', 60'), Aaron Bouwman (37') and Jorthy Mokio (69', 75') for Ajax.