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AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Tagliafico 28' Y
Lasse Schone 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Rogier Honig
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

10
1
3
AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
28 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D
25 Aug FC Emmen H 5–0 W
22 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–1 W
18 Aug VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
02 Sep PEC Zwolle H 0–1 L
25 Aug VBV De Graafschap A 1–0 W
17 Aug Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
12 Aug SBV Vitesse A 1–5 L
12 Aug Wroxham FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax FC Groningen
#5 Position #8
14 Points 11
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
21 Scored 15
9 Conceded 13
+12 GD +2
2.00 PPG 1.57
57% Win % 43%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between AFC Ajax and FC Groningen.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Matthijs de Ligt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 35' Lasse Schone was booked on 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' Lasse Schone has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 483 games and scored 824 goals.
  • 60' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 66' The deadlock is broken! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
  • 67' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Mimoun Mahi exits the field as Mateo Casierra enters on 67.
  • 72' Andre Onana has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 483 appearances.
  • 76' Dusan Tadic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' AFC Ajax make a change. Lasse Schone trudges off to be replaced by Carel Eiting on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Dusan Tadic is replaced by Donny van de Beek.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Ludovit Reis as he leaves the pitch. Tommie van de Looi steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 85' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 87' Hakim Ziyech makes way for Zakaria Labyad at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
  • The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.26 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax77% Draw14% FC Groningen9%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Groningen
23%
AFC Ajax or FC Groningen
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax63% Draw29% FC Groningen8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
3 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 1
5.2%
5 – 0
5.1%
5 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 45% — 55%
-2 45% 20% 35%
-1.5 65% — 35%
-1 65% 17% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.