AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2019-20

AFC Ajax

2 – 0

Full Time

FC Groningen

Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 17:45 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 6' Mike te Wierik

Y 8' Django Warmerdam

R 73' Django Warmerdam

Y 73' Charlison Benschop

Nicolas Tagliafico 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

AFC Ajax 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bjorn Kuipers
Referee Sander van Roekel
Referee Erwin Zeinstra
Referee Pol van Boekel
Referee Edgar Bijl

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	PSV	12	26
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	25
3	AFC Ajax	12	25
4	FC Twente '65	12	24
5	AZ	12	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	17
9	FC Groningen	12	15
10	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	12	15
11	NEC	12	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	12
15	SBV Excelsior	12	11
16	Telstar 1963	12	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	9
18	Willem II Tilburg	12	3

Head-to-Head

AFC Ajax 15 games · Avg 3.6 goals FC Groningen

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen 2019-04-20 FC Groningen 0–1 AFC Ajax 2018-09-15 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	FC Groningen	H	2–0	W
25 Sep	Fortuna Sittard	H	5–0	W
22 Sep	PSV	A	1–1	D
17 Sep	Lille OSC	H	3–0	W
14 Sep	SC Heerenveen	H	4–1	W
01 Sep	Sparta Rotterdam	A	4–1	W

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	AFC Ajax	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	PSV	A	1–3	L
21 Sep	PEC Zwolle	H	2–0	W
14 Sep	VVV Venlo	A	1–2	L
31 Aug	Heracles Almelo	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	AZ	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

AFC Ajax		FC Groningen
#3	Position	#9
25	Points	15
12	Played	12
7 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 5
32	Scored	29
15	Conceded	28
+17	GD	+1
2.08	PPG	1.25
58%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax

0-15

3/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

8/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

8/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Groningen

0-15

7/4

16-30

6/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

4/5

61-75

3/5

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax

Toluwalas Arokodare	7 G	1 A
Julian Brandt	6 G	2 A
Davy Klaassen	3 G	1 A
Jorthy Mokio	3 G	1 A
Kasper Dolberg	2 G	2 A

FC Groningen

Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	9 G	1 A
Thom van Bergen	8 G	3 A
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . AFC Ajax are looking to make home advantage count against FC Groningen.
5' AFC Ajax looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Brandt scoring 2 goals.
6' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Mike te Wierik gets a Yellow card.
8' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Django Warmerdam will be fuming at that decision.
13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Ajax and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' FC Groningen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
23' Charlison Benschop needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AFC Ajax winning 100% of all matches.
33' Daley Blind, a Netherlands defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
43' The 34-year-old Mike te Wierik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
53' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' AFC Ajax make a change. David Neres trudges off to be replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 58 minutes.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 492 games and scored 849 goals.
64' Another change for FC Groningen made on 64 minute. Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist leaves to be changed by Mo El Hankouri.
67' AFC Ajax make a change. Noussair Mazraoui trudges off to be replaced by Sergino Dest on 67 minutes.
70' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Ajdin Hrustic is replaced by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
73' Poor challenge from Django Warmerdam. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
75' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
76' GOAL! Lisandro Martinez scores on 76. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech
79' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AFC Ajax are in front.
82' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Dusan Tadic is withdrawn and Siem de Jong gets his opportunity.
83' FC Groningen ring the changes. Charlison Benschop has done his job and it is now time for Amir Absalem to step up.
88' Bart van Hintum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and FC Groningen share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

10
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist ↓ Mo El Hankouri 64'
3
Bart van Hintum
6
Azor Matusiwa
1
Sergio Padt
4
Mike te Wierik C
42
Deyovaisio Zeefuik
23
Ajdin Hrustic ↓ Gabriel Gudmundsson 70'
21
Django Warmerdam
35
Charlison Benschop ↓ Amir Absalem 83'
17
Ko Itakura
18
Ahmed El Messaoudi

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dusan Tadic	4
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	4
Steven Bergwijn	3
Julian Brandt	2
Jorthy Mokio	2
Antony	2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	2
Wout Weghorst	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

3.11 AFC Ajax xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Ajax76% Draw15% FC Groningen9%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw

91%

Draw or FC Groningen

24%

AFC Ajax or FC Groningen

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Ajax61% Draw31% FC Groningen8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

9.4%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.8%

4 – 0

7.2%

4 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

1 – 1

5.8%

5 – 0

4.5%

5 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap	AFC Ajax covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	41%	—	59%
-2	41%	21%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	18%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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

AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Ajax Form

FC Groningen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Clean Sheet