Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, October 18, 2026
Ajax Amsterdam WWDDL 5
–
FC Groningen LDDWW 2
1st2ndT
AJA235
GRO022
Euroborg

Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
4
50.2
Possession
49.8
15
SHOTS
16
11
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
391
Accurate Passes
376
449
Passes
438
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
7
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
64
27
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
10
27
Effective Clearances
14
27
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AJA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Etienne VaessenG
  2. 5Marco RenteCD-L
  3. 3Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. 33Hans HateboerLB
  5. 14Jorg SchreudersRB
  6. 26Thom Van BergenAM
  7. 24Pelle ClementLM
  8. 8Tika De JongeRM
  9. 9Brynjólfur WillumssonF
  10. 11Jacob OndrejkaAM-L
  11. 17David Van Der WerffAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Lovro ŠtubljarSUB
  2. 30Pelle BoevinkSUB
  3. 7Travis HearnesSUB
  4. 34Ryan MetuSUB
  5. 2Wouter PrinsSUB
  6. 4Márk CsingerSUB
  7. 18Tygo LandSUB
  8. 42Jesper MosselaarSUB
  9. 20Nils EggensSUB
  10. 16Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar NordinSUB
  11. 19Oskar ZawadaSUB
  12. 44Jismerai DillemaSUB

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 36Dies JanseCD-L
  3. 30Aaron BouwmanCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 2Lucas RosaRB
  6. 8Julian BrandtAM
  7. 4Sofyan AmrabatLM
  8. 24Jorthy MokioRM
  9. 38Marcos LeonardoF
  10. 10Oscar GloukhAM-L
  11. 18Davy KlaassenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Yves BissoumaSUB
  2. 21Jofre TorrentsSUB
  3. 15Youri BaasSUB
  4. 51Charlie SetfordSUB
  5. 43Rayane BounidaSUB
  6. 6Thilo KehrerSUB
  7. 11Viktor TsygankovSUB
  8. 67Mohamed AbdallaSUB
  9. 99Tolu ArokodareSUB
  10. 26Maarten PaesSUB
  11. 68Abdellah OuazaneSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Penalty saved. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).
  2. 16'
  3. 19'
  4. 27' Goal! Groningen 0, Ajax 1. Julian Brandt (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 37' Goal! Groningen 0, Ajax 2. Aaron Bouwman (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  6. 40' Thom van Bergen (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+2' Dies Janse (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 49' Goal! Groningen 1, Ajax 2. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  9. 56'
  10. 58'
  11. 60' Goal! Groningen 1, Ajax 3. Julian Brandt (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  12. 67' Substitution, Groningen. Márk Csinger replaces Jacob Ondrejka.
  13. 69' Goal! Groningen 1, Ajax 4. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  14. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Abdellah Ouazane replaces Julian Brandt.
  15. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Tolu Arokodare replaces Marcos Leonardo.
  16. 75' Goal! Groningen 1, Ajax 5. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  17. 82' Substitution, Ajax. Rayane Bounida replaces Oscar Gloukh.
  18. 82' Substitution, Ajax. Yves Bissouma replaces Davy Klaassen.
  19. 83' Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Tika de Jonge.
  20. 83' Substitution, Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  21. 83' Substitution, Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.
  22. 83' Substitution, Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marco Rente.
  23. 83' Goal! Groningen 2, Ajax 5. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  24. 89' Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
  25. 89'
  26. 90' Lucas Rosa (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 90'
  29. 90'+1' Penalty saved. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax).

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