Groningen 2–5 Ajax
Groningen
2–5HT 0–2
Ajax
Groningen played Ajax in the Eredivisie on 18 October 2026 at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. The match finished 2–5.
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Goals and cards
- 10'Davy Klaassen (Penalty missed)
- 27'Julian Brandt
- 37'Aaron Bouwman
- 40'Thom Van Bergen — Yellow card
- 45+2'Dies Janse — Yellow card
- 49'Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
- 60'Julian Brandt (assist by Owen Wijndal)
- 69'Jorthy Mokio
- 75'Jorthy Mokio (assist by Davy Klaassen)
- 83'Thom Van Bergen
- 90'Lucas Oliveira·Rosa — Yellow card
- 90+1'Thom Van Bergen (Penalty missed)
Line-ups
Groningen 4-2-3-1
- E. Vaessen
- J. Schreuders
- T. Blokzijl
- M. Rente
- H. Hateboer
- T. de Jonge
- P. Clement
- D. van der Werff
- T. van Bergen
- J. Ondrejka
- B. Willumsson
- SUBSTITUTES
- O. Zawada
- P. Boevink
- M. Csinger
- Besnik Mashuku
- Nils Eggens
- T. Hernes
- T. Land
- R. Metu
- J. Mosselaar
- A. Nordin
- Wouter Prins
- L. Štubljar
- COACHES: D. Lukkien
Ajax 4-3-3
- M. ter Stegen
- Lucas Rosa
- A. Bouwman
- D. Janse
- O. Wijndal
- D. Klaassen
- S. Amrabat
- J. Mokio
- J. Brandt
- Marcos Leonardo
- O. Gloukh
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Arokodare
- Y. Baas
- Y. Bissouma
- Rayane Bounida
- T. Kehrer
- A. Ouazane
- M. Paes
- C. Setford
- Jofre Torrents
- V. Tsygankov
- Mohamed Abdalla
- COACHES: Míchel
Match statistics
| Groningen | Ajax | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.21 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.86 |
| 376 | Accurate passes | 392 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 17 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 438 | Total passes | 449 |
| 16 | Total shots | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 7 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 57% | Possession | 43% |