FC Groningen vs Ajax Amsterdam · Eredivisie
FC Groningen
10-4-12
3 – 1
FT
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Ajax Amsterdam
11-11-4
Euroborg · Groningen · Netherlands
FC Groningen finished 3-1 ahead of Ajax Amsterdam at Euroborg (crowd 22,525); Ajax had not lost in 5 until now. The first goal went to Thom Van Bergen at the 6-minute mark and Davy Klaassen brought Ajax level after 30 minutes; Oskar Zawada got the deciding goal at the 65-minute mark and Oskar Zawada added to the lead after 72 minutes. Ajax kept the ball 60% of the time and shot 13 times, FC Groningen 13. 6 of the 13 shots by FC Groningen were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Eredivisie Netherlands
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
- Ground
- Euroborg · Groningen · Netherlands
- Crowd
- 22,525
- Referee
- Serdar Gözübüyük
- FC Groningen form
- DWWLD
- Ajax form
- DLWWD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
5Fouls7
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
6Corner Kicks8
4Saves3
39.6%Possession60.4%
13Shots13
6On Goal5
50%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
272Accurate Passes454
372Passes553
70%Pass Completion %80%
2Accurate Crosses5
7Crosses25
30%Cross %20%
59Long Balls76
24Accurate Long Balls27
40%Long Balls %40%
3Blocked Shots4
9Effective Tackles10
22Tackles11
40%Tackle %90%
11Interceptions15
27Effective Clearances22
27Clearances22
Timeline
Full time · 3-1
🟨Thijmen Blokzijl
90'+5'
90'+4'
🟨Wout Weghorst
88'
🔁Takehiro Tomiyasureplacing Owen Wijndal
88'
🔁Kian Fitz-Jimreplacing Sean Steur
88'
🔁Don-Angelo Konadureplacing Jorthy Mokio
83'
🔁Maher Carrizoreplacing Josip Sutalo
🔁Wouter Prinsreplacing Marvin Peersman
82'
🔁Rui Mendesreplacing Oskar Zawada
76'
⚽Oskar ZawadaAssist: Thijmen Blokzijl
72'3 - 1
🔁Tika De Jongereplacing Travis Hearnes
69'
69'
🔁Kasper Dolbergreplacing Steven Berghuis
69'
🔁Rayane Bounidareplacing Davy Klaassen
⚽Oskar ZawadaAssist: Marvin Peersman
65'2 - 1
🔁Marco Rentereplacing Tyrique Mercera
45'
🔁Oskar Zawadareplacing Brynjólfur Willumsson
45'
🔁Hidde Jurjusreplacing Etienne Vaessen
45'
Half-time · 1-1
30'1 - 1
⚽Davy KlaassenAssist: Anton Gaaei
⚽Thom Van BergenAssist: Dies Janse
6'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
FC Groningen4-4-2
26⚽Van Bergen
9↓Willumsson
14Schreuders
7↓Hearnes
18Land
17Van Der Werff
43↓Peersman
4Janse
16↓Mercera
3🟨Blokzijl
1↓Vaessen
Bench
- 20Mats Seuntjens
- 15Elvis Laan
- 22Sven Bouland
- 13Lovro Štubljar
- 44Jismerai Dillema
- 48Robin Kelder
- 2Wouter Prinson for Marvin Peersman, 82'
- 27Rui Mendeson for Oskar Zawada, 76'
- 8Tika De Jongeon for Travis Hearnes, 69'
- 5Marco Renteon for Tyrique Mercera, 45'
- 21Hidde Jurjuson for Etienne Vaessen, 45'
- 19Oskar Zawadaon for Brynjólfur Willumsson, 45' ⚽⚽↓
Ajax Amsterdam4-3-3
18⚽↓Klaassen
23↓Berghuis
25🟨Weghorst
48↓Steur
11Godts
24↓Mokio
5↓Wijndal
15Baas
3Gaaei
37↓Sutalo
26Paes
Bench
- 19Don-Angelo Konaduon for Jorthy Mokio, 88'
- 28Kian Fitz-Jimon for Sean Steur, 88'
- 32Takehiro Tomiyasuon for Owen Wijndal, 88'
- 43Rayane Bounidaon for Davy Klaassen, 69'
- 52Paul Reverson
- 2Lucas Rosa
- 9Kasper Dolbergon for Steven Berghuis, 69'
- 12Joeri Heerkens
- 10Oscar Gloukh
- 67Mohamed Abdalla
- 30Aaron Bouwman
- 7Maher Carrizoon for Josip Sutalo, 83'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord Rotterdam | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 |  Ajax Amsterdam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 21 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 |  FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 |  Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 |  FC Groningen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 |  Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 |  SC Cambuur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 |  FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 |  NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -22 | 2 |
Meetings
0FC Groningen wins
1Level
4Ajax wins
Last times they met
FT
Ajax
2–0
FC Groningen · 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
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FC Groningen
2–2
Ajax · 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
Ajax
3–1
FC Groningen · 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
FT
FC Groningen
2–3
Ajax · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
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Ajax
6–1
FC Groningen · 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
Form
Last games: FC Groningen
L2-0L2-1L2-1L2-1L3-2
Last games: Ajax
D2-2D1-1W4-1D1-1D0-0
