Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Ajax vs Groningen – Lineups & Match Details

Ajax beat Groningen 2-0. Goals: Player #340153 (28'), Player #453706 (60'). Ajax had 48% possession against Groningen's 52%. Shots on target: 6-7.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 14

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

AjaxAjax

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

GroningenGroningen

Referee: Bas Nijhuis, Netherlands

Lineups

AjaxAjax5-4-1
V
1V. JarosG
Y
6Y. RegeerD
K
4K. ItakuraD
A
30A. BouwmanD
Y
15Y. BaasD
O
5O. WijndalD
R
43R. BounidaM
K
8K. TaylorM
D
18D. KlaassenM
M
11M. GodtsM
W
25W. WeghorstF

Substitutes

22R. PasveerG
52P. ReversonG
2L. RosaD
3A. GaaeiD
7R. MoroF
9K. DolbergF
10O. GloukhM
17O. EdvardsenF
21B. van den BoomenM
28K. Fitz-JimM
48S. SteurM
53M. van der LansD
66P. NashF
GroningenGroningen4-2-3-1
E
1E. VaessenG
M
5M. RenteD
T
3T. BlokzijlD
D
4D. JanseD
M
43M. PeersmanD
T
8T. de JongeM
S
6S. ResinkM
T
26T. van BergenM
Y
10Y. TahaM
J
14J. SchreudersM
B
9B. WillumssonF

Substitutes

13L. StubljarG
21H. JurjusG
2W. PrinsD
11N. EmeranF
16T. MerceraD
17D. van der WerffM
18T. LandM
20M. SeuntjensM
22S. BoulandD
27R. MendesF
57N. EggensF
69M. HoekstraF

Match Events

6'S

#396202

Substitution 1

28'G

#340153

46'S

#314267

Substitution 1

60'G

#453706

64'Y

#453706

70'S

#36893

Substitution 2

70'S

#90957

Substitution 2

70'S

#328670

Substitution 3

79'S

#null

Substitution 3

80'S

#25321

Substitution 4

81'S

#392044

Substitution 4

81'S

#394608

Substitution 5

86'S

#25416

Substitution 5

86'S

#340153

Substitution 6

Statistics

Ajax
48%52%
Groningen
1.52Expected Goals (xG)1.96
13Total Shots17
6Shots on Target7
3Corners5
14Fouls10
0Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Ajax host Groningen on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at Johan Cruijff ArenA. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Ajax go into the match 5th in the table; Groningen sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Ajax have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 losses in a row. Groningen have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 May 2025: Ajax 2-2 Groningen; 6 Oct 2024: Ajax 3-1 Groningen; 16 May 2023: Ajax 3-2 Groningen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Ajax beat Groningen 2-0. Ajax scored through M. Godts 28', A. Bouwman 60'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 60 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Ajax held 48% of the ball against 52% for Groningen. Shots on target finished 6-7. Expected goals read 1.52 for Ajax, 1.96 for Groningen.

Verdict

The win nudges Ajax forward and leaves Groningen with work to do. Ajax sat 5th and Groningen 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.