Highlights

90+1'

T. van Bergen (Penalty missed)

90'

Lucas Rosa (Foul)

83'

T. van Bergen

75'

J. Mokio (assist D. Klaassen)

69'

J. Mokio

60'

J. Brandt (assist O. Wijndal)

56'

D. Klaassen (VAR - decision : No goal)

49'

B. Willumsson

HT 0 - 2

45+2'

D. Janse (Foul)

40'

T. van Bergen (Foul)

37'

A. Bouwman

27'

J. Brandt

16'

B. Willumsson (VAR - decision : No penalty)

10'

D. Klaassen (Penalty missed)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

83'

W. Prins (M. Rente - tactical)

83'

T. Land (B. Willumsson - tactical)

82'

N. Eggens (T. de Jonge - tactical)

82'

R. Metu (D. van der Werff - tactical)

82'

R. Bounida (O. Gloukh - tactical)

82'

Y. Bissouma (D. Klaassen - tactical)

74'

A. Ouazane (J. Brandt - tactical)

74'

T. Arokodare (Marcos Leonardo - tactical)

67'

M. Csinger (J. Ondrejka - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Jorthy Mokio # 24 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 2
Duel won 5/12 (41.67%)
Accurate passes 32/37 (86.49%)
Goal ! 2

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	2	Ajax	24	11	7	3	1
	8	Groningen	15	11	4	3	4

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	B. Willumsson	8
4	T. van Bergen	7
7	J. Brandt	6
-	T. Arokodare	6
28	D. Klaassen	3

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

50%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

J. Mokio

J. Brandt 2
D. Klaassen 2

Shots off target

D. van der Werff

T. de Jonge 1
R. Metu 1

Big chance created

Lucas Rosa

O. Gloukh 1
D. Klaassen 1

Successful contests

P. Clement

O. Wijndal 2
J. Mokio 2

Fouls suffered

Marcos Leonardo

J. Ondrejka 3
T. van Bergen 3

Dispossessed

Marcos Leonardo

O. Gloukh 3
J. Brandt 2

Touches

D. Janse

H. Hateboer 82
T. Blokzijl 79

Duel won

D. Janse

P. Clement 8
J. Schreuders 7

Duel lost

T. van Bergen

O. Gloukh 9
J. Schreuders 7

Interceptions

T. Blokzijl

T. de Jonge 2
J. Schreuders 2

Challenge lost

J. Schreuders

A. Bouwman 1
O. Wijndal 1

Tackles

T. Blokzijl

Lucas Rosa 4
D. van der Werff 4

Aerial duels won

D. Janse

A. Bouwman 3
H. Hateboer 2

Aerial duels lost

J. Ondrejka

T. van Bergen 3
B. Willumsson 3

Fouls

J. Mokio

Lucas Rosa 4
D. Janse 3

Saves

E. Vaessen

M. ter Stegen 3

Passes

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 66
H. Hateboer 60

Accurate passes

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 58
H. Hateboer 55

Accurate crosses

O. Gloukh

H. Hateboer 1
N. Eggens 1

Current form

Stats

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L D D W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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06/10/24

Referees

Dennis Johan Higler main referee

1.7

0

Average card count per match for 6 matches arbitrated
Edwin van de Graaf VAR assistant referee
Freek Vandeursen assistant referee
Rens Bluemink VAR referee
Wouter Wiersma fourth referee
Kevin Bodde assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Groningen

Elvis Arnold van der Laan Unknown

Rijk Janse ACL Knee Injury

Tyrique Christopher Mercera Hamstring

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Nikolas Brandis Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Ajax

Steven Berghuis Groin Injury

Steven Berghuis Unknown

Kasper Dolberg ACL Knee Injury

Viktor Tsygankov Unknown

Anton Gaaei Knee injury

Rayane Bounida Illness

Davy Klaassen Illness

Simon Adingra Ankle Injury

Toluwalase Arokodare Illness

Caio Henrique Thigh Injury

Caio Henrique Muscle Injury

Oliver Valaker Edvardsen Unknown

Thilo Kehrer Thigh Injury

Daley Blind Back injury

Match venue

Euroborg - Groningen

Year of construction: 2006
Surface: grass
Capacity: 22579
Average attendance: 16596
Maximum attendance: 22568
% sold: 73

Match result Groningen Ajax

Date 18 October 2026 15:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2026/2027
Stage Regular Season - week 9
Match attendance 22525
Code GRO-AJA
Area Netherlands
Home team Groningen
Away team Ajax

FAQ

What is the result between Groningen Ajax?

Ajax won the match with a 2-5 score

What are the official lineups for Groningen Ajax?

Groningen : Coached by D. Lukkien, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: E. Vaessen, H. Hateboer, M. Rente, T. Blokzijl (C), J. Schreuders, P. Clement, T. de Jonge, J. Ondrejka, T. van Bergen, D. van der Werff, B. Willumsson

Ajax : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Míchel, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : M. ter Stegen, O. Wijndal, D. Janse, A. Bouwman, Lucas Rosa, S. Amrabat, J. Mokio, O. Gloukh, J. Brandt, D. Klaassen (C), Marcos Leonardo

Who is the referee of the match Groningen Ajax ?

Dennis Johan Higler is the referee for this match

Where is the match Groningen Ajax?

The venue Euroborg in Groningen is hosting the match

At what time is Groningen Ajax?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 18 October 2026. Kick-off at 15:45

Who is the man of the match Groningen - Ajax ?

Jorthy Mokio had the best performance of the match Groningen - Ajax. The stats reinforce this view:

2 Successful contests
5/12 Duel won (41.67%)
32/37 Accurate passes (86.49%)
2 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- 4.2 1 E. Vaessen
- 5.5 33 H. Hateboer
- 5.0 5 M. Rente
- 6.0 3 (C) T. Blokzijl
- 4.7 14 J. Schreuders
- 5.1 24 P. Clement
- 3.1 8 T. de Jonge
- 4.3 11 J. Ondrejka
- 5.2 26 T. van Bergen
- 4.3 17 D. van der Werff
- 6.2 9 B. Willumsson
- 7.8 1 M. ter Stegen
- 7.3 5 O. Wijndal
- 7.2 36 D. Janse
- 7.4 30 A. Bouwman
- 5.8 2 Lucas Rosa
- 7.0 4 S. Amrabat
- 8.3 24 J. Mokio
  
  2
- 5.9 10 O. Gloukh
- 8.2 8 J. Brandt
  
  2
- 7.8 18 (C) D. Klaassen
- 6.7 38 Marcos Leonardo

Ajax 4-2-3-1

- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- P. Boevink #30 - Goalkeeper
- T. Hernes #7 - Midfielder
- O. Zawada #19 - Striker
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- 83'
  
  T. Land #18 - Midfielder
- A. Nordin #16 - Midfielder
- 67'
  
  M. Csinger #4 - Defender
- 82'
  
  R. Metu #34 - Striker
- J. Dillema #44 - Midfielder
- J. Mosselaar #42 - Defender
- 83'
  
  W. Prins #2 - Defender
- 82'
  
  N. Eggens #20 - Striker
- Míchel Coach
Substitutes
- V. Tsygankov #11 - Striker
- Jofre Torrents #21 - Defender
- M. Abdalla #67 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  Y. Bissouma #28 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  R. Bounida #43 - Striker
- T. Kehrer #6 - Defender
- C. Setford #51 - Goalkeeper
- Y. Baas #15 - Defender
- 74'
  
  A. Ouazane #68 - Midfielder
- M. Paes #26 - Goalkeeper
- 74'
  
  T. Arokodare #99 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

50%

Duel won

49%

51%

Accurate passes

86%

87%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Goals from Inside Box

136

Final Third Touches

114

Shots Created

Passing

437

Passes

445

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Successful Penalty Area Entries

Progressive Carries

Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries (Open Play)

Successful Final Third Entries

Successful Penalty Area Entries (Open Play)

150

Carries

101

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Defensive Actions in the Defensive Third

338

Opposition Passes in the Final Third

338

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Total Big Chances Saved

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Lucas Rosa

O. Gloukh 1
D. Klaassen 1
A. Ouazane 1

Shots (%)

D. Klaassen

100% 2/2

J. Brandt 100% (2/2)
Marcos Leonardo 100% (2/2)
J. Mokio 67% (2/3)
T. van Bergen 50% (2/4)

Successful contests

P. Clement

O. Wijndal 2
J. Mokio 2
J. Schreuders 2

Fouls suffered

Marcos Leonardo

J. Ondrejka 3
T. van Bergen 3
B. Willumsson 3
P. Clement 3

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

D. van der Werff

0% 0/3

Dispossessed

Marcos Leonardo

O. Gloukh 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

O. Wijndal

80% 4/5

D. Janse 73% (8/11)
H. Hateboer 71% (5/7)
T. Blokzijl 67% (4/6)
S. Amrabat 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

T. Blokzijl

T. de Jonge 2
J. Schreuders 2
J. Mokio 2
S. Amrabat 2

Aerial duels won (%)

D. Janse

100% 6/6

A. Bouwman 100% (3/3)
Y. Bissouma 100% (2/2)
H. Hateboer 67% (2/3)
S. Amrabat 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

O. Gloukh

0% 0/9

D. Klaassen 0% (0/4)
T. de Jonge 0% (0/4)
Lucas Rosa 36% (4/11)
T. van Bergen 40% (6/15)

Aerial duels won (%)

B. Willumsson

0% 0/3

T. van Bergen 0% (0/3)
J. Ondrejka 0% (0/3)
T. Blokzijl 0% (0/2)
P. Clement 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

O. Wijndal

97% 31/32

D. Janse 96% (69/72)
P. Clement 93% (37/40)
H. Hateboer 92% (55/60)
M. Rente 92% (44/48)

Accurate crosses

O. Gloukh

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Feyenoord	25	11	7	4	0	33	12	21
2	Ajax	24	11	7	3	1	30	13	17
3	PSV	23	11	7	2	2	35	13	22
4	Twente	23	11	7	2	2	28	10	18
5	AZ	20	11	6	2	3	20	13	7
6	Fortuna	19	11	5	4	2	18	18	0
7	Heerenveen	18	11	5	3	3	19	13	6
8	Groningen	15	11	4	3	4	26	24	2
9	Cambuur	15	11	4	3	4	23	22	1
10	GAE	14	11	3	5	3	23	27	-4
11	Sparta	12	11	3	3	5	20	26	-6
12	Utrecht	12	11	3	3	5	19	31	-12
13	NEC	11	11	2	5	4	17	19	-2
14	PEC	11	11	3	2	6	12	23	-11
15	Excelsior	11	11	3	2	6	16	28	-12
16	Telstar	9	11	2	3	6	16	23	-7
17	ADO	6	11	1	3	7	13	24	-11
18	Willem II	2	11	0	2	9	10	39	-29

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	14	6	4	2	0	21	5	16
2	Twente	12	5	4	0	1	10	5	5
3	GAE	11	5	3	2	0	14	8	6
4	AZ	10	5	3	1	1	9	5	4
5	Heerenveen	10	6	3	1	2	8	5	3
6	Feyenoord	9	5	2	3	0	12	5	7
7	Ajax	9	6	2	3	1	12	9	3
8	Fortuna	7	5	2	1	2	6	9	-3
9	Groningen	7	6	2	1	3	13	14	-1
10	Cambuur	7	6	2	1	3	12	15	-3
11	PEC	6	6	2	0	4	6	14	-8
12	Utrecht	5	5	1	2	2	9	15	-6
13	Telstar	5	6	1	2	3	12	17	-5
14	Sparta	5	6	1	2	3	9	14	-5
15	ADO	4	5	1	1	3	8	12	-4
16	NEC	4	6	0	4	2	9	12	-3
17	Excelsior	3	5	1	0	4	5	19	-14
18	Willem II	1	5	0	1	4	4	16	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Feyenoord	16	6	5	1	0	21	7	14
2	Ajax	15	5	5	0	0	18	4	14
3	Fortuna	12	6	3	3	0	12	9	3
4	Twente	11	6	3	2	1	18	5	13
5	AZ	10	6	3	1	2	11	8	3
6	PSV	9	5	3	0	2	14	8	6
7	Cambuur	8	5	2	2	1	11	7	4
8	Groningen	8	5	2	2	1	13	10	3
9	Heerenveen	8	5	2	2	1	11	8	3
10	Excelsior	8	6	2	2	2	11	9	2
11	NEC	7	5	2	1	2	8	7	1
12	Sparta	7	5	2	1	2	11	12	-1
13	Utrecht	7	6	2	1	3	10	16	-6
14	PEC	5	5	1	2	2	6	9	-3
15	Telstar	4	5	1	1	3	4	6	-2
16	GAE	3	6	0	3	3	9	19	-10
17	ADO	2	6	0	2	4	5	12	-7
18	Willem II	1	6	0	1	5	6	23	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	11	10	0	1	17	6	11
2	Ajax	24	11	7	3	1	14	6	8
3	Feyenoord	23	11	7	2	2	17	4	13
4	Groningen	20	11	6	2	3	17	12	5
5	Fortuna	18	11	4	6	1	9	5	4
6	Cambuur	17	11	5	2	4	11	12	-1
7	Heerenveen	17	11	4	5	2	7	4	3
8	Twente	16	11	3	7	1	13	6	7
9	AZ	15	11	4	3	4	7	7	0
10	GAE	14	11	4	2	5	8	11	-3
11	Excelsior	12	11	3	3	5	9	12	-3
12	NEC	12	11	2	6	3	7	10	-3
13	Telstar	10	11	2	4	5	9	11	-2
14	Sparta	10	11	2	4	5	9	13	-4
15	PEC	9	11	1	6	4	4	10	-6
16	Utrecht	6	11	1	3	7	4	13	-9
17	ADO	6	11	1	3	7	3	12	-9
18	Willem II	5	11	0	5	6	2	13	-11