Eredivisie · Matchweek 8 · Oct 6

Ajax - Groningen

Ajax beat Groningen 3-1 in Eredivisie (Matchweek 8). Goals: D. Klaassen 21'; Branco van den Boomen (P) 73'; J. Schreuders 69'.

AjaxHOME

3 - 1

GroningenAWAY

D. Klaassen 21'Branco van den Boomen (P) 73'W. Weghorst 90+1'C. Akpom 90+4'

⚽

J. Schreuders 69'

🏟 Johan Cruijff ArenA 👤 Referee: A. Lindhout

Key events

21' ⚽ D. Klaassen(1 - 0) · Assist: B. Brobbey Ajax

42' 🟨 Stije ResinkYellow card Groningen

65' 🟨 Josip ŠutaloYellow card Ajax

69' ⚽ J. Schreuders(1 - 1) Groningen

71' 🟨 Thijmen BlokzijlYellow card Groningen

73' 🟨 Youri BaasYellow card Ajax

83' 🟨 Mika GodtsYellow card Ajax

90+1' ⚽ W. Weghorst(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Gaaei Ajax

90+4' ⚽ C. Akpom(3 - 1) · Assist: W. Weghorst Ajax

Quick stats

%63 Possession %37

17 Total shots 12

8 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 3

4 Blocked shots 5

17 Shots inside box 5

0 Shots outside box 7

3 Saves 5

Match timeline

First half

D. Klaassen(1 - 0) · Assist: B. Brobbey⚽

21'

42'

🟨Stije ResinkYellow card

HT 1 - 0

46'

🔁S. Resink ↔ L. ValenteSubstitution

B. Brobbey ↔ C. AkpomSubstitution🔁

59'

B. Traoré ↔ C. RasmussenSubstitution🔁

60'

Josip ŠutaloYellow card🟨

65'

69'

⚽J. Schreuders(1 - 1)

71'

🟨Thijmen BlokzijlYellow card

Youri BaasYellow card🟨

73'

D. Klaassen ↔ J. HendersonSubstitution🔁

74'

80'

🔁W. Prins ↔ F. StamSubstitution

80'

🔁T. van Bergen ↔ T. OostingSubstitution

Mika GodtsYellow card🟨

83'

M. Godts ↔ W. WeghorstSubstitution🔁

84'

J. Šutalo ↔ A. GaaeiSubstitution🔁

84'

🔁J. Schreuders ↔ J. PelupessySubstitution

90+1'

🔁Rui Mendes ↔ F. TuraySubstitution

W. Weghorst(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Gaaei⚽

90+1'

C. Akpom(3 - 1) · Assist: W. Weghorst⚽

90+4'

FT 3 - 1

Match statsAjax · Groningen

Key stats

%63 Possession %37

Shots

17 Total shots 12

8 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 3

4 Blocked shots 5

17 Shots inside box 5

0 Shots outside box 7

3 Saves 5

Passing

665 Total passes 397

566 Accurate passes 307

%85 Pass accuracy %77

Set pieces & discipline

5 Corners 2

8 Fouls 10

Cards

3 Yellow cards 2

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

2 2nd-half goals 1

LineupsAjax 4-3-3Groningen 4-4-2

Pasveer 4

Hato 15

Baas 37

Šutalo 2

Rensch 8

Taylor 18

Klaassen 21

Boomen 11

Godts 9

Brobbey 20

Traoré 1

Vaessen 2

Prins 3

Blokzijl 5

Rente 7

Bacuna 14

Schreuders 8

Hove 6

Resink 27

Mendes 26

Bergen 29

Postema

Ajax · Bench

13A. Kaplan13

29C. Rasmussen29

6J. Henderson6

25W. Weghorst25

3A. Gaaei3

49J. Banel49

33B. Tahirović33

50J. Faberski50

24D. Rugani24

Coach: F. Farioli

Groningen · Bench

21H. Jurjus21

10L. Valente10

22F. Stam22

25T. Oosting25

4J. Pelupessy4

23F. Turay23

24D. Baron24

36M. Mariani36

67S. Bouland67

Coach: D. Lukkien

HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026

Ajax 7

Oct 4who was on topMay 21

Groningen 2

7 Ajax 1 draw 2 Groningen

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.6goals / match

25–11total goals

3/1clean sheets

6-1Ajax best win · Aug 14

3-1Groningen best win · Mar 7

Over 1.5 9/10

Over 2.5 7/10

Over 3.5 6/10

BTTS 6/10

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Ajax at home5 matches

5W 0D 0L 16:2

Groningen at home5 matches

2W 1D 2L 9:9

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Ajax2W 2D 1L Groningen2W 1D 2L

1.60 1.40 Points per game

10 8 Goals scored

6 6 Goals conceded

1.40 1.75 xG average

1.57 1.51 xGA average

%40 %60 Clean sheets

%60 %40 BTTS

%80 %60 Over 2.5

3.8 6.0 Corners

2.2 1.0 Cards

Ajax3W 5D 2L Groningen3W 2D 5L

1.40 1.10 Points per game

17 16 Goals scored

11 15 Goals conceded

1.35 1.72 xG average

1.50 1.48 xGA average

%40 %30 Clean sheets

%60 %70 BTTS

%60 %70 Over 2.5

4.2 5.8 Corners

1.8 1.3 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

2Ajaxin the table78pts

34matches 24-6-4W-D-L 67:32goals +35diff

WDLDL

13Groningenin the table39pts

34matches 10-9-15W-D-L 40:53goals -13diff

LDLWW

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 22 matches

1.77 1.41 Points per game

1.81 1.76 xG average

1.49 1.25 xGA average

%23 %32 Clean sheets

%73 %45 BTTS

%59 %45 Over 2.5

5.1 6.5 Corners

1.8 1.9 Cards

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