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Ajax

Vs

Groningen

Since 26/09/2015

AJA wins

Draws

GRO wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

50 Ajax · 20 Groningen

Goals per game

3.18

both sides combined

Over 1.5

91%

of meetings

Over 2.5

64%

of meetings

BTTS

59%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-0

21 May 2026

Next game

18 Oct

Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie

Ajax vs Groningen: the head-to-head

Ajax’s dominance over Groningen is unmistakable, with 17 victories to Groningen’s three and only two draws since the fixture began in 2015. The 22 encounters have yielded an average of 3.18 goals per game, and in 91% of them the total exceeds two goals, while 64% see three or more goals scored. Both sides have managed to find the net in 59% of the matches. The latest clash on 21 May 2026 finished 2-0 to Ajax, the home side continuing a flawless 11-game winning streak at their venue. Groningen’s best form comes on the road, where they have claimed six wins, drawn twice and lost three times. Across all meetings Ajax have scored 50 goals to Groningen’s 20, a total of 70 goals. The next encounter is scheduled for 18 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Groningen vs Ajax

Sunday 18 October 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Ajax

Groningen

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 22 games between these two clubs

77%

win %

14%

3.18

avg goals

3.18

91%

over 1.5 %

91%

64%

over 2.5 %

64%

41%

over 3.5 %

41%

2.27

scored

0.91

conceded

2.27

59%

btts

59%

36%

clean sheet

8.56

corners

8.56

3.75

cards

3.75

Top three rows are this fixture: 22 meetings, 17 to Ajax, 2 drawn, 3 to Groningen, at 3.18 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ajax

Won at home

100%

11 of 11 home meetings

Won away

55%

6 of 11 away meetings

Drawn

2 of 22 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Groningen

Won at home

27%

3 of 11 home meetings

Won away

0 of 11 away meetings

Drawn

2 of 22 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ajax
21 May 2026	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	2-0	Groningen	W	view
07 Mar 2026	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	3-1	Ajax	L	view
02 Dec 2025	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	2-0	Groningen	W	view
14 May 2025	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	2-2	Ajax	D	view
06 Oct 2024	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	3-1	Groningen	W	view
16 May 2023	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	2-3	Ajax	W	view
14 May 2023	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	2-3	Ajax	W	view
14 Aug 2022	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	6-1	Groningen	W	view
02 Apr 2022	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	1-3	Ajax	W	view
25 Sep 2021	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	3-0	Groningen	W	view
07 Mar 2021	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	3-1	Groningen	W	view
04 Oct 2020	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	1-0	Ajax	L	view
26 Jan 2020	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	2-1	Ajax	L	view
28 Sep 2019	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	2-0	Groningen	W	view
20 Apr 2019	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	0-1	Ajax	W	view
15 Sep 2018	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	3-0	Groningen	W	view
01 Apr 2018	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	1-2	Ajax	W	view
20 Aug 2017	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	3-1	Groningen	W	view
05 Mar 2017	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Groningen	1-1	Ajax	D	view
04 Dec 2016	Netherlands - Eredivisie	Ajax	2-0	Groningen	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Ajax · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.9

Avg scored

2.8

Avg conceded

1.1

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.03	1.30	2.27	1.27	1.80	1.33
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (6)	1.17	2.17	1.50	2.00	1.00	2.25
vs Weaker (24)	2.25	1.08	2.38	1.15	2.09	1.00
Clean sheet %	33% (+9pp vs league)

Groningen · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.6

Avg scored

1.6

Avg conceded

2.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.47	1.60	1.64	1.29	1.31	1.88
vs Stronger (9)	1.33	2.00	2.00	1.20	0.50	3.00
vs Similar (21)	1.52	1.43	1.44	1.33	1.58	1.50
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-1pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ajax

WDWWWDDWWW

Last 10: 28 scored, 11 conceded.

Groningen

DLLWWLWWLL

Last 10: 16 scored, 20 conceded.

Ajax

Home · last 10

WLDLWDWWDW

5 won · 24 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

DLDWWDWDWW

5 won · 19 scored, 8 conceded

Groningen

Home · last 10

LLLWWDLWWL

4 won · 17 scored, 15 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLDWLWLWL

3 won · 14 scored, 20 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Ajax

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored60% / 40%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 22 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ajax's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Groningen

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded60% / 40%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 3 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 3 of 22 meetings have goal timings on record. See Groningen's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	AZ Alkmaar	4	12	100%	3.0	13	3	+10	4.0	100%	50%	50%	14.0	100%	2.2	25%	23.8	50%	136	61	21	54	3.2	0.8	53%
2	PSV Eindhoven	4	10	75%	2.5	15	5	+10	5.0	100%	100%	75%	10.8	50%	2.8	25%	17.5	25%	280	106	60	115	3.8	1.2	61%
3	Feyenoord	4	8	50%	2.0	10	6	+4	4.0	75%	75%	75%	11.8	75%	2.3	0%	17.8	25%	229	93	43	93	2.5	1.5	53%
4	Ajax	3	7	67%	2.3	8	2	+6	3.3	100%	67%	67%	10.0	33%	4.5	100%	21.3	67%	173	95	15	63	2.7	0.7	56%
5	GO Ahead Eagles	4	7	50%	1.8	11	9	+2	5.0	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	2.0	0%	17.2	25%	22	9	4	8	2.8	2.2	49%
6	Fortuna Sittard	4	7	50%	1.8	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	75%	11.8	50%	3.0	25%	17.0	0%	17	6	4	7	2.0	1.8	45%
7	NEC Nijmegen	3	6	67%	2.0	8	4	+4	4.0	100%	100%	67%	10.7	67%	3.0	67%	26.3	100%	54	22	5	26	2.7	1.3	57%
8	Twente	3	6	67%	2.0	7	3	+4	3.3	67%	67%	67%	10.7	67%	2.5	0%	16.7	0%	87	34	13	39	2.3	1.0	54%
9	Excelsior	3	6	67%	2.0	7	3	+4	3.3	100%	100%	33%	10.3	67%	2.0	0%	16.3	0%	16	7	3	6	2.3	1.0	48%
10	Groningen	4	6	50%	1.5	9	10	-1	4.8	100%	100%	75%	8.8	25%	2.8	25%	19.8	50%	32	12	6	14	2.2	2.5	50%
11	Heerenveen	4	5	25%	1.2	5	6	-1	2.8	75%	50%	50%	10.5	50%	2.7	33%	14.5	0%	50	24	6	20	1.2	1.5	51%
12	Sparta Rotterdam	4	4	25%	1.0	7	7	+0	3.5	75%	75%	50%	12.2	100%	2.7	0%	23.0	50%	28	14	2	12	1.8	1.8	47%
13	PEC Zwolle	4	3	25%	0.8	4	8	-4	3.0	100%	50%	50%	9.8	50%	3.3	67%	20.0	50%	21	8	4	10	1.0	2.0	45%
14	Telstar	3	3	33%	1.0	3	8	-5	3.7	100%	100%	67%	12.3	67%	3.0	50%	26.7	100%	8	3	2	3	1.0	2.7	45%
15	Willem II	3	1	0%	0.3	4	10	-6	4.7	100%	100%	100%	9.0	33%	2.0	0%	19.3	33%	13	4	4	5	1.3	3.3	-
16	ADO Den Haag	4	1	0%	0.2	4	11	-7	3.8	100%	75%	75%	11.2	50%	2.0	0%	20.5	75%	13	7	1	5	1.0	2.8	-
17	Utrecht	4	1	0%	0.2	6	15	-9	5.2	100%	100%	75%	10.8	75%	4.7	67%	29.5	100%	61	33	14	15	1.5	3.8	47%
18	Cambuur	4	0	0%	0.0	4	16	-12	5.0	100%	100%	100%	10.8	75%	1.7	0%	20.5	25%	12	3	1	8	1.0	4.0	-

Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

AjaxGroningen

€233.8m

squad value

€32.8m

€302.1m

attack

€35.1m

€88.6m

midfield

€15.4m

€323.2m

defence

€57.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Ajax carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Ajax

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
21 May	vs Groningen	2-0	W
24 May	vs Utrecht	0-0	D
30 Jul	vs Vojvodina	4-1	W
06 Aug	vs Shelbourne	3-1	W
09 Aug	@ PEC Zwolle	2-0	W
13 Aug	@ Shelbourne	2-2	D
16 Aug	vs Heerenveen	2-2	D
20 Aug	@ FC Sion	4-2	W
27 Aug	vs FC Sion	5-3	W
30 Aug	@ Telstar	4-0	W

Groningen

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	vs GO Ahead Eagles	0-0	D
25 Apr	@ Feyenoord	1-3	L
02 May	vs Excelsior	2-3	L
10 May	vs NEC Nijmegen	2-1	W
17 May	@ Heracles	2-1	W
21 May	@ Ajax	0-2	L
09 Aug	vs Utrecht	2-1	W
16 Aug	@ ADO Den Haag	4-1	W
23 Aug	@ PSV Eindhoven	1-5	L
28 Aug	vs Fortuna Sittard	2-3	L