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

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 .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

10
1
3
AFC Ajax 14 games · Avg 3.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#2 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Ajax are 2nd (0 pts). FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Groningen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Deyovaisio Zeefuik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 6' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mike te Wierik.
  • 8' A moment of madness from Django Warmerdam on 8 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Groningen will be frustrated.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Ahmed El Messaoudi, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on, David Neres off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist is replaced by Mo El Hankouri.
  • 67' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Noussair Mazraoui departs to be replaced by Sergino Dest.
  • 70' The whistle greets Ajdin Hrustic as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 73' That is a Red card for FC Groningen. Django Warmerdam will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
  • 76' Lisandro Martinez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' What composure from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 82' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Siem de Jong is hanging Dusan Tadic on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Charlison Benschop as he leaves the pitch. Amir Absalem steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 88' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for AFC Ajax and FC Groningen (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 4
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4
Steven Bergwijn 3
Antony 2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2
Wout Weghorst 2
Davy Klaassen 2
Steven Berghuis 2

Head to Head

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

AFC Ajax Form

2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen W 2019-09-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2019-09-22 PSV 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2019-09-17 AFC Ajax 3–0 Lille OSC W 2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen W 2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax W

FC Groningen Form

2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen L 2019-09-25 PSV 3–1 FC Groningen L 2019-09-21 FC Groningen 2–0 PEC Zwolle W 2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen L 2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.26 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax62% Draw28% FC Groningen10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Groningen
38%
AFC Ajax or FC Groningen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax37% Draw58% FC Groningen5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.5%
0 – 0
23.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.4%
4 – 0
2.1%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 31% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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