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AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 16:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Tomas Suslov

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Sjoerd Nanninga
  • Referee Angelo Boonman
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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

11
1
3
AFC Ajax 15 games · Avg 3.6 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen 2021-03-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-10-04 FC Groningen 1–0 AFC Ajax 2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax 2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
21 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 5–0 W
18 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 9–0 W
15 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 5–1 W
11 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
29 Aug SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
22 Sep SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
18 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
12 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
28 Aug PSV A 2–5 L
21 Aug FC Utrecht H 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' Three points are at stake. AFC Ajax host FC Groningen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
  • 20' Peter Leeuwenburgh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Tomas Suslov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Edson Alvarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Wessel Dammers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jurrien Timber suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Steven Berghuis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 57' Goal! Antony scores his 45 goal in 387 matches.
  • 59' Romano Postema gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Jorgen Larsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Sebastien Haller is replaced by Mohammed Daramy on 65 minute.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' 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.
  • 76' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Davy Klaassen comes on to replace Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 77' Mohammed Kudus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 77 minute.
  • 82' Goal! Noussair Mazraoui scores his 12 goal in 492 matches.
  • 83' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Marin Sverko exits the field as Daleho Irandust enters on 83.
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AFC Ajax take all three points.

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
Thom van Bergen 2
Julian Brandt 2
Jorthy Mokio 2
Antony 2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2

Head to Head

2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen 2021-03-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-10-04 FC Groningen 1–0 AFC Ajax 2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax 2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen

AFC Ajax Form

2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen W 2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-09-18 AFC Ajax 9–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-09-11 PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-08-29 AFC Ajax 5–0 SBV Vitesse W

FC Groningen Form

2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen L 2021-09-22 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2021-09-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 FC Groningen L 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2021-08-28 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen L 2021-08-21 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.58 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + AFC Ajax to win 77%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax64% Draw28% FC Groningen8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.8%
4 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
5 – 1
5%
5 – 0
4.8%
1 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 19% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 16% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+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
36% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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