Ajax vs Groningen
Ref: Bas Nijhuis, NetherlandsJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat Groningen 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Godts and Bouwman scored for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.52 for Ajax versus 1.96 for Groningen. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
⇄
Bounida
⚽
Godts
Assist: Taylor
Second Half
46'
⇄
de Jonge
⚽
Bouwman
Assist: Gloukh
Bouwman
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Rente
70'
⇄
Taha
⇄
Wijndal
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Klaassen
81'
⇄
van Bergen
81'
⇄
Schreuders
⇄
Godts
⇄
Weghorst
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxGroningen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.52VS1.96
Attack1 · 4 won
13
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
7
11
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
10
4
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
508
Total passes
535
438
Accurate passes
460
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
6
0.01
Goals prevented
0.01
Ajax
5-4-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Ajax
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 6Y. RegeerD
- 8K. TaylorM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 15Y. BaasD
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 25W. WeghorstF
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaM
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9K. DolbergF
- 10O. GloukhM
- 17O. EdvardsenF
- 21B. van den BoomenM
- 22R. PasveerG
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 48Sean SteurM
- 52P. ReversonG
- 53M. van der LansD
- 66P. NashF
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 26T. van BergenM
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 57Nils EggensF
- 69R. HigginsF
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayane Bounida | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Godts | M | 87 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Branco van den Boomen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mylo van der Lans | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pharrel Nash | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Younes Taha | M | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marco Rente | D | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nils Eggens | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |