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

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
2 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 26 Jan 2020 · 13:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Nicolas Tagliafico
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist 56' Y
Y 74' Lisandro Martinez
Samir Memisevic 77' Y
Y 90' Lassina Franck Traore
Y 90' Donny van de Beek

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Martin Perez

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

3
1
10
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax 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

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan AFC Ajax H 2–1 W
18 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–0 D
22 Dec FC Emmen H 2–0 W
14 Dec ADO Den Haag A 1–1 D
08 Dec FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
30 Nov Fortuna Sittard A 0–1 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan FC Groningen A 1–2 L
19 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W
22 Dec ADO Den Haag H 6–1 W
15 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
10 Dec Valencia CF H 0–1 L
06 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 0–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' Kaj Sierhuis doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Bruno Varela has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 470 appearances.
  • 36' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Nicolas Tagliafico. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' A goal from the Sweden international Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist! He fires home on 52 to make it 2-0!
  • 56' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' The whistle greets Ryan Gravenberch as he departs to be replaced by Carel Eiting.
  • 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist makes way for Samir Memisevic at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 72' The Netherlands Donny van de Beek breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 2-1!
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lisandro Martinez on 74 minutes.
  • 77' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 79' FC Groningen ring the changes. Kaj Sierhuis has done his job and it is now time for Ahmed El Messaoudi to step up.
  • 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Lisandro Martinez is withdrawn and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Lassina Franck Traore has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Groningen take all three points.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax 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

FC Groningen Form

2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax W 2020-01-18 FC Twente '65 0–0 FC Groningen D 2019-12-22 FC Groningen 2–0 FC Emmen W 2019-12-14 ADO Den Haag 1–1 FC Groningen D 2019-12-08 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht L 2019-11-30 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 FC Groningen L

AFC Ajax Form

2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax L 2020-01-19 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2019-12-22 AFC Ajax 6–1 ADO Den Haag W 2019-12-15 AZ 1–0 AFC Ajax L 2019-12-10 AFC Ajax 0–1 Valencia CF L 2019-12-06 AFC Ajax 0–2 Willem II Tilburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or AFC Ajax 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen35% Draw24% AFC Ajax41%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
59%
Draw or AFC Ajax
65%
FC Groningen or AFC Ajax
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen23% Draw41% AFC Ajax36%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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