Groningen vs Ajax
Ref: S. GozubuyukEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Ajax 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. van Bergen, Zawada, and Zawada scored for Groningen; Klaassen replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.92 for Groningen versus 1.86 for Ajax. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
⚽
van Bergen
Assist: Janse
30'
⚽
Klaassen
Assist: Gaaei
Second Half
⇄
Willumsson
⇄
Vaessen
⇄
Tyrique Mercera
⚽
Zawada
Assist: Peersman
⇄
Hernes
69'
⇄
Berghuis
69'
⇄
Klaassen
⚽
Zawada
Assist: Blokzijl
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Peersman
83'
⇄
Šutalo
88'
⇄
Wijndal
88'
⇄
Mokio
88'
⇄
Steur
90+4'
Weghorst
Yellow Card
Blokzijl
Yellow Card
| # | 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
GroningenAjax
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.92VS1.86
Attack2 · 2 won
13
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
375
Total passes
555
274
Accurate passes
455
73%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 0 won
5
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
-1.27
Goals prevented
-1.27
Groningen
4-4-2
Ajax
4-3-3
Groningen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 7Travis Enrique HernesM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17David van der WerffM
- 18Tygo LandM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 15Elvis Arnold van der LaanD
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 44Besnik MashukuM
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 24Jorthy MokioM
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 26Maarten Vincent PaesG
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
- 48Sean SteurM
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 7Maher Mauricio CarrizoF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 32Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
- 67Mohamed AbdallaM
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman(C) | D | 82 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| David van der Werff | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 31 | 9.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Marco Rente | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorthy Mokio | M | 88 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 69 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4/9 |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maarten Paes | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Rosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Abdalla | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maher Carrizo | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |