Groningen vs Ajax

Eredivisie 7 Mar 2026, 15:30
Groningen
Groningen
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Ajax
Ajax
🏟 Euroborg 👤 S. Gozubuyuk Round 26

Match report

Groningen beat Ajax 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 7 March 2026.

Groningen had 13 shots to Ajax's 13.

The match was played at Euroborg, with S. Gozubuyuk in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 13 - 13 On target 6 - 5 Corners 6 - 8 Fouls 5 - 7 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Oskar Zawada
Groningen · 2 goals
8 Thom van Bergen 1 goal
8 Dies Janse 1 assist
7 Davy Klaassen 1 goal
7 Etienne Vaessen 3 saves
First half vs second half
Groningen stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–7 10–6
Shots On Goal 2–4 4–1
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–3 5–5
Attacks 71–62 41–33
Match statistics
6 Corners 8
6 Substitution 6
112 Attacks 95
47 Dangerous Attacks 52
6 On Target 6
7 Off Target 8
50% Ball Possession 50%
13 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 6
5 Fouls 7
6 Corners 8
0 Offsides 2
40% Ball Possession 60%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
370 Passes Total 547
272 Passes Accurate 450
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Groningen · 4-4-2
1 E. Vaessen
16 T. Mercera 3 T. Blokzijl 4 D. Janse 43 M. Peersman
17 D. Werff 18 T. Land 14 J. Schreuders 7 T. Hernes
9 B. Willumsson 26 T. Bergen
Ajax · 4-3-3
26 M. Paes
3 A. Gaaei 37 J. Šutalo 15 Y. Baas 5 O. Wijndal
18 D. Klaassen 24 J. Mokio 48 S. Steur
23 S. Berghuis 25 W. Weghorst 11 M. Godts
Groningen
Coach
Dick Lukkien
Substitutes
  • 21 Hidde Jurjus
  • 5 Marco Rente
  • 19 Oskar Zawada
  • 8 Tika de Jonge
  • 27 Rui Mendes
  • 2 Wouter Prins
  • 13 Lovro Štubljar
  • 48 Robin Kelder
  • 15 Elvis Van der Laan
  • 22 Sven Bouland
  • 44 Jismerai Dillema
  • 20 Mats Seuntjens
Ajax
Substitutes
  • 43 Rayane Bounida
  • 9 Kasper Dolberg
  • 7 Maher Carrizo
  • 32 Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • 28 Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 19 Don-Angelo Konadu
  • 52 Paul Reverson
  • 12 Joeri Heerkens
  • 2 Lucas Rosa
  • 30 Aaron Bouwman
  • 10 Oscar Gloukh
  • 67 Mohamed Abdalla
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Jurjus ↓ E. Vaessen Groningen
  • 46' ↑ M. Rente ↓ T. Mercera Groningen
  • 46' ↑ O. Zawada ↓ B. Willumsson Groningen
  • 69' ↑ T. de Jonge ↓ T. Hernes Groningen
  • 69' ↑ K. Dolberg ↓ S. Berghuis Ajax
  • 69' ↑ R. Bounida ↓ D. Klaassen Ajax
  • 82' ↑ W. Prins ↓ M. Peersman Groningen
  • 83' ↑ M. Carrizo ↓ J. Sutalo Ajax
  • 88' ↑ D. Konadu ↓ J. Mokio Ajax
  • 88' ↑ K. Fitz-Jim ↓ S. Steur Ajax
  • 88' ↑ T. Tomiyasu ↓ O. Wijndal Ajax
Cards
  • 90+4' W. Weghorst Ajax
  • 90+5' T. Blokzijl Groningen
Head-to-head
Groningen 2 1 draws 6 Ajax
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2022-08-14 Ajax vs Groningen 6 - 1
2022-04-02 Groningen vs Ajax 1 - 3
Recent form
Groningen D D D W W
Ajax D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Groningen vs Ajax?
Groningen won 3-1 against Ajax on 7 March 2026.
Who won Groningen vs Ajax?
Groningen won the match 3-1.
Where was Groningen vs Ajax played?
The match was played at Euroborg.
Who had more possession in Groningen vs Ajax?
Groningen had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.