Ajax VS Groningen

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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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.

Past matches, Ajax vs Groningen

  • League Semi-finals
    Home Ajax
    2 - 0
    Groningen Away
    Kras Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 26
    Home Groningen
    3 - 1
    Ajax Away
    Euroborg
  • League Regular Season - 14
    Home Ajax
    2 - 0
    Groningen Away
    Johan Cruijff Arena
  • League Regular Season - 33
    Home Groningen
    2 - 2
    Ajax Away
    Euroborg
  • League Regular Season - 8
    Home Ajax
    3 - 1
    Groningen Away
    Johan Cruijff Arena

Match center

2 - 0
FT

Starting eleven

Substitutes Ajax
  • 52
    G
  • 58
    G
  • 9
    F
  • 32
    D
  • 43
    F
  • 45
    D
  • 64
    D
  • 50
    D
  • 6
    M
  • 10
    M
  • 7
    F
  • 19
    F
Groningen Substitutes
  • G
    21
  • G
    13
  • M
    20
  • F
    9
  • D
    2
  • D
    16
  • M
    44
  • D
    48
  • D
    22
  • F
    27
  • D
    15
  • F
    34

Match events

0'
45'
90'
  • 24'
    D. Klaassen Normal Goal (Asst: M. Godts)
  • 32'
    B. Willumsson T. van Bergen
  • 40'
    Marvin Peersman Yellow Card
  • 57'
    J. Mokio Normal Goal
  • 61'
    Dies Janse Yellow Card
  • 62'
    Y. Regeer S. Steur
  • 64'
    Mika Godts Yellow Card
  • 67'
    M. Seuntjens D. van der Werff
  • 67'
    W. Prins M. Peersman
  • 67'
    R. Metu T. Hernes
  • 70'
    Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson Goal cancelled
  • 71'
    K. Dolberg W. Weghorst
  • 71'
    M. Carrizo S. Berghuis
  • 77'
    R. Mendes T. Land
  • 84'
    T. Tomiyasu D. Klaassen
  • 90' +2
    Mats Seuntjens Yellow Card
  • 90' +1
    Brynjólfur 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.

Past head to head stats
Ajax VS Groningen

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Ajax
Groningen

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games

Ajax VS Groningen
Head-to-Head History

Semi-finals
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
Kras Stadion
Regular Season - 26
Groningen
3 - 1
Ajax
Euroborg
Regular Season - 14
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 33
Groningen
2 - 2
Ajax
Euroborg
Regular Season - 8
Ajax
3 - 1
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 32
Groningen
2 - 3
Ajax
Euroborg
Regular Season - 2
Ajax
6 - 1
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 28
Groningen
1 - 3
Ajax
Euroborg
Regular Season - 7
Ajax
3 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 25
Ajax
3 - 1
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 4
Groningen
1 - 0
Ajax
Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium
Regular Season - 20
Groningen
2 - 1
Ajax
Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium
Regular Season - 8
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 31
Groningen
0 - 1
Ajax
Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium
Regular Season - 5
Ajax
3 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 29
Groningen
1 - 2
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 2
Ajax
3 - 1
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 25
Groningen
1 - 1
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 15
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 23
Groningen
1 - 2
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 7
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 18
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
 
Regular Season - 4
Groningen
2 - 0
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 22
Ajax
2 - 1
Groningen
 
Regular Season - 5
Groningen
1 - 1
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 34
Groningen
0 - 2
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 16
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
 
Regular Season - 31
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
 
Regular Season - 8
Groningen
1 - 0
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 30
Ajax
2 - 0
Groningen
 
Regular Season - 1
Groningen
2 - 2
Ajax
 

Previous games Ajax

Regular Season - 6
Fortuna Sittard
Ajax
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Regular Season - 5
Ajax
PSV Eindhoven
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 4
Telstar
Ajax
 
Playoff round
Ajax
FC Sion
 
Playoff round
FC Sion
Ajax
 

Previous games Groningen

Regular Season - 6
GO Ahead Eagles
Groningen
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 5
Groningen
Twente
Euroborg
Regular Season - 4
Groningen
Fortuna Sittard
Euroborg
Regular Season - 3
PSV Eindhoven
Groningen
Philips Stadion
Regular Season - 2
ADO Den Haag
Groningen
 

Upcoming games Ajax

- Regular Season - 3
Ajax
Willem II
Johan Cruijff Arena
- Regular Season - 7
Ajax
Excelsior
Johan Cruijff Arena
- Regular Season - 8
Ajax
NEC Nijmegen
Johan Cruijff Arena
- League Stage - 1
HNK Hajduk Split
Ajax
 
- Regular Season - 9
Groningen
Ajax
Euroborg

Upcoming games Groningen

- Regular Season - 7
Groningen
PEC Zwolle
Euroborg
- Regular Season - 8
Excelsior
Groningen
 
- Regular Season - 9
Groningen
Ajax
Euroborg
- Regular Season - 10
NEC Nijmegen
Groningen
Goffertstadion
- Regular Season - 11
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam
Euroborg