Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, March 7, 2026
Ajax Amsterdam DDWDD 1
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FC Groningen LLLLL 3
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AJA101
GRO123
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Team Stats

7
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
60.4
Possession
39.6
13
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
454
Accurate Passes
272
553
Passes
372
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.3
76
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
11
22
Effective Clearances
27
22
Clearances
27

Head to Head

AJA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

GRO · 4-4-2

  1. 1Etienne VaessenG
  2. 4Dies JanseCD-L
  3. 3Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. 43Marvin PeersmanLB
  5. 16Tyrique MerceraRB
  6. 14Jorg SchreudersCM-L
  7. 18Tygo LandCM-R
  8. 7Travis HearnesLM
  9. 17David Van Der WerffRM
  10. 26Thom Van BergenCF-L
  11. 9Brynjólfur WillumssonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Mats SeuntjensSUB
  2. 15Elvis LaanSUB
  3. 22Sven BoulandSUB
  4. 13Lovro ŠtubljarSUB
  5. 44Jismerai DillemaSUB
  6. 48Robin KelderSUB
  7. 2Wouter PrinsSUB
  8. 27Rui MendesSUB
  9. 8Tika De JongeSUB
  10. 5Marco RenteSUB
  11. 21Hidde JurjusSUB
  12. 19Oskar ZawadaSUB

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Maarten PaesG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 24Jorthy MokioCM
  7. 48Sean SteurLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Wout WeghorstF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 23Steven BerghuisRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Don-Angelo KonaduSUB
  2. 28Kian Fitz-JimSUB
  3. 32Takehiro TomiyasuSUB
  4. 43Rayane BounidaSUB
  5. 52Paul ReversonSUB
  6. 2Lucas RosaSUB
  7. 9Kasper DolbergSUB
  8. 12Joeri HeerkensSUB
  9. 10Oscar GloukhSUB
  10. 67Mohamed AbdallaSUB
  11. 30Aaron BouwmanSUB
  12. 7Maher CarrizoSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! FC Groningen 1, Ajax 0. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dies Janse with a through ball.
  2. 30' Goal! FC Groningen 1, Ajax 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  3. 45' Substitution, FC Groningen. Hidde Jurjus replaces Etienne Vaessen.
  4. 45' Substitution, FC Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Groningen. Marco Rente replaces Tyrique Mercera because of an injury.
  6. 65' Goal! FC Groningen 2, Ajax 1. Oskar Zawada (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Peersman.
  7. 69' Substitution, Ajax. Rayane Bounida replaces Davy Klaassen.
  8. 69' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Steven Berghuis.
  9. 69' Substitution, FC Groningen. Tika de Jonge replaces Travis Hernes because of an injury.
  10. 72' Goal! FC Groningen 3, Ajax 1. Oskar Zawada (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thijmen Blokzijl with a cross.
  11. 76' Substitution, FC Groningen. Rui Mendes replaces Oskar Zawada because of an injury.
  12. 82' Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marvin Peersman.
  13. 83' Substitution, Ajax. Maher Carrizo replaces Josip Sutalo.
  14. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Don-Angelo Konadu replaces Jorthy Mokio.
  15. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Sean Steur.
  16. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Owen Wijndal.
  17. 90'+4' Wout Weghorst (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+5' Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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