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Ajax and Groningen present a clear Ajax advantage, but the fixture has produced meaningful interruptions. Ajax won 2–0 on 21 May 2026 and 2–0 on 2 December 2025, while Groningen answered with a 3–1 home victory on 7 March 2026. A 2–2 draw on 14 May 2025 adds another counterpoint, making the matchup a test of whether Ajax can turn its broader edge into consistent separation.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Ajax
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52G
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58G
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9F
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32D
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43F
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45D
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64D
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50D
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6M
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10M
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7F
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19F
Groningen Substitutes
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G
21
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G
13
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M
20
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F
9
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D
2
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D
16
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M
44
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D
48
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D
22
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F
27
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D
15
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F
34
Match events
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24'⚽D. Klaassen Normal Goal (Asst: M. Godts)
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32'B. Willumsson T. van Bergen
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40'Marvin Peersman Yellow Card
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57'⚽J. Mokio Normal Goal
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61'Dies Janse Yellow Card
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62'Y. Regeer S. Steur
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64'Mika Godts Yellow Card
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67'M. Seuntjens D. van der Werff
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67'W. Prins M. Peersman
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67'R. Metu T. Hernes
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70'Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson Goal cancelled
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71'K. Dolberg W. Weghorst
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71'M. Carrizo S. Berghuis
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77'R. Mendes T. Land
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84'T. Tomiyasu D. Klaassen
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90' +2Mats Seuntjens Yellow Card
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90' +1Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Ajax VS Groningen
Ajax set the stronger benchmark
The balance leans decisively toward Ajax, whose results have often combined control with a clear winning margin. Ajax beat Groningen 2–0 at home on 21 May 2026, after another 2–0 home win on 2 December 2025. A 6–1 victory on 14 August 2022 illustrates how wide the difference can become, giving Ajax the obvious benchmark in this pairing.
Groningen keep a counterpoint alive
Groningen’s 3–1 home victory on 7 March 2026 prevents that hierarchy from becoming absolute. The 2–2 draw at Groningen on 14 May 2025 reinforces the idea that Ajax do not always obtain a decisive margin, even though the wider balance remains clear. These results make the contest more engaging than a simple statement of status. Future meetings will ask whether Groningen can reproduce that level of disruption, or whether Ajax can manage the occasion well enough to restore separation without treating the outcome as predetermined.