Ajax v Groningen result

Full-time · Ajax 2–0 Groningen

Eredivisie · Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:30 GMT · Johan Cruijff Arena

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Ajax 2–0 Groningen — Ajax won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Ajax beat Groningen 2–0 at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie on Tuesday 2 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Groningen out-shot Ajax 17 to 13 and created the better chances, 1.96 xG to 1.52 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

Ajax led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Ajax: Mika Godts (28’, assisted by Kenneth Taylor) and Aaron Bouwman (60’, assisted by Oscar Gloukh).

Discipline

Bas Nijhuis, Netherlands showed one yellow card — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Ajax: Aaron Bouwman (64’).

What it changes

Ajax move down from fourth to fifth (14 league matches played). Ajax have scored 46 goals, the fifth-most of the 23 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 26 games, ranked per game). Ajax have conceded 30 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 23 clubs.

Groningen move down from seventh to eighth (14 league matches played). Groningen have scored 35 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 23 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 25 games, ranked per game). Groningen have conceded 34 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs.

Groningen are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mika Godts (Ajax) 7.9, S. Resink (Groningen) 7.9 and V. Jaroš (Ajax) 6.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Ajax are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Groningen, every meeting checked.

Next up

Ajax next travel to Twente on 8 November 2026.

Groningen next travel to AZ Alkmaar on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Ajax: Twente v Ajax, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Groningen: AZ Alkmaar v Groningen, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Ajax 2–0 Groningen · Eredivisie
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena · Amsterdam
Referee: Bas Nijhuis, Netherlands
Head-to-head (last 6): Ajax 5 · draws 1 · Groningen 0 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: Ajax 0W 1D 4L · Groningen 1W 2D 2L

Ajax 2–0 Groningen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 2.38 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 6.38

Corners

against 4.88 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 6.75

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 4.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.13 / 2.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 25 November 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ajax for / against	Line	Groningen for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.63 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.13 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Bas Nijhuis, Netherlands.

Ajax

Ajax Goalkeeper

Ajax — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
V. Jaroš	12	901080 min	342.8 /90	201.7 /90	00 /90
R. Pasveer	6	90540 min	244 /90	152.5 /90	00 /90

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Jaroš n 8	90	3 7/4
R. Pasveer n 8	90	3.8 8/7

Ajax Defensive

Ajax — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Y. Baas	17	881495 min	422.5 /90	221.3 /90	181.1 /90	1056.3 /90	150.9 /90	20.1 /90
O. Wijndal	13	75976 min	181.7 /90	70.6 /90	20.2 /90	474.3 /90	131.2 /90	20.2 /90
J. Šutalo	13	70912 min	60.6 /90	191.9 /90	70.7 /90	444.3 /90	60.6 /90	10.1 /90
A. Gaaei	13	61790 min	80.9 /90	80.9 /90	20.2 /90	252.8 /90	121.4 /90	30.3 /90
K. Itakura	11	80875 min	141.4 /90	111.1 /90	111.1 /90	404.1 /90	151.5 /90	20.2 /90
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Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Baas n 8	90	1.1 6/3	1.8 7/4	M. Peersman
Kenneth Taylor n 8	80.6	1.3 7/1	0.8 5/1	S. Resink
O. Gloukh n 8	67	0 0/0	1 5/1	—
Mika Godts n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	1.2 5/3	S. Resink
W. Weghorst n 8	84.4	2.4 8/6	1.9 7/5	Y. Taha
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Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Baas n 8	90	3.5 8/8
Kenneth Taylor n 8	80.6	1.4 5/3
O. Gloukh n 8	67	1.7 5/2
Mika Godts n 8	83.1	0.8 5/1
W. Weghorst n 8	84.4	0.7 5/0
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Ajax Attacking

Ajax — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
W. Weghorst	15	851278 min	70.5 /90	10.1 /90	251.8 /90	110.8 /90	231.6 /90	50.4 /90
O. Edvardsen	12	54643 min	00 /90	00 /90	50.7 /90	20.3 /90	50.7 /90	50.7 /90
S. Berghuis	8	61491 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	142.6 /90	91.6 /90	173.1 /90	10.2 /90
K. Dolberg	4	30120 min	10.8 /90	00 /90	53.8 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90
Kenneth Taylor	17	831404 min	20.1 /90	30.2 /90	161 /90	110.7 /90	221.4 /90	110.7 /90
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Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Baas n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
Kenneth Taylor n 8	80.6	0.8 4/2	0.6 4/0
O. Gloukh n 8	67	1.8 7/3	1 6/0
Mika Godts n 8	83.1	0.9 6/1	0.7 4/1
W. Weghorst n 8	84.4	1.2 6/3	0.5 3/1
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Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Baas n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kenneth Taylor n 8	80.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
O. Gloukh n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Mika Godts n 8	83.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
W. Weghorst n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Groningen

Groningen Goalkeeper

Groningen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
E. Vaessen	11	90985 min	252.3 /90	141.3 /90	00 /90

Groningen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Groningen before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Vaessen n 8	89.4	2.4 6/4

Groningen Defensive

Groningen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Blokzijl	14	901260 min	161.1 /90	161.1 /90	120.9 /90	533.8 /90	60.4 /90	10.1 /90
M. Peersman	14	861203 min	181.3 /90	120.9 /90	40.3 /90	463.4 /90	211.6 /90	30.2 /90
D. Janse	12	901080 min	131.1 /90	60.5 /90	60.5 /90	484 /90	121 /90	40.3 /90
M. Rente	11	80879 min	151.5 /90	131.3 /90	00 /90	676.9 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
S. Resink	14	901260 min	312.2 /90	100.7 /90	60.4 /90	835.9 /90	161.1 /90	40.3 /90
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Groningen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Groningen before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Resink n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.5 4/0	Mika Godts
T. Blokzijl n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.5 1/1	—
M. Peersman n 8	82.9	1.4 6/4	0.5 4/0	Y. Baas
T. van Bergen n 8	83.9	1.3 5/3	2.1 8/5	—
Y. Taha n 8	83.5	1.9 8/4	1.2 6/3	W. Weghorst
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Groningen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Groningen before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Resink n 8	90	1.8 8/4
T. Blokzijl n 8	90	1 6/2
M. Peersman n 8	82.9	1.4 5/2
T. van Bergen n 8	83.9	1.9 7/4
Y. Taha n 8	83.5	1.9 7/4
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Groningen Attacking

Groningen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. van Bergen	14	851188 min	40.3 /90	10.1 /90	231.7 /90	151.1 /90	141.1 /90	161.2 /90
B. Willumsson	9	52464 min	51 /90	00 /90	142.7 /90	91.7 /90	51 /90	10.2 /90
S. Resink	14	901260 min	10.1 /90	50.4 /90	221.6 /90	70.5 /90	130.9 /90	251.8 /90
Y. Taha	14	821147 min	30.2 /90	30.2 /90	262 /90	191.5 /90	262 /90	100.8 /90
T. de Jonge	14	811134 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	110.9 /90	40.3 /90	50.4 /90	121 /90
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Groningen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Groningen before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Resink n 8	90	1.9 6/4	0.8 5/1
T. Blokzijl n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Peersman n 8	82.9	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
T. van Bergen n 8	83.9	2.5 7/5	1.7 6/5
Y. Taha n 8	83.5	2.2 6/5	1.6 6/5
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Groningen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Groningen before kick-off, to 25 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Resink n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Blokzijl n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Peersman n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
T. van Bergen n 8	83.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Y. Taha n 8	83.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ajax		Groningen
48%	Possession	52%
1.52	Expected goals (xG)	1.96
13	Shots	17
6	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	6
11	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	5
0	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	3
508	Passes	535
86%	Pass accuracy	86%

Ajax Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Jaroš	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Y. Regeer	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
K. Itakura	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Bouwman	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	Y	8.2
Y. Baas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Kenneth Taylor	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7
Mika Godts	87	1	0	4	2	3	1	0	8.3
W. Weghorst	86	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.5
D. Klaassen	79	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
O. Wijndal	70	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Rayane Bounida	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
O. Gloukh sub	73	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	7.2
Lucas Rosa sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Sean Steur sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Fitz-Jim sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Dolberg sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Nash sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Groningen Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
E. Vaessen	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Blokzijl	90	0	0	0	1	6.9
D. Janse	90	1	1	0	2	7.9
M. Peersman	90	0	0	2	0	6.2
S. Resink	90	1	0	1	3	7.5
B. Willumsson	90	2	1	4	0	6.2
T. van Bergen	81	3	2	1	1	6.3
J. Schreuders	81	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Rente	71	0	0	2	2	6.5
Y. Taha	70	2	2	1	1	6.7
T. de Jonge	45	0	0	0	1	6.9
T. Land sub	45	0	0	2	1	6.7
D. van der Werff sub	20	1	1	0	0	6.9
Tyrique Mercera sub	19	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Seuntjens sub	9	1	0	0	0	6.3
Nils Eggens sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Ajax v Groningen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AjaxDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

GroningenWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ajax 5 · 1 draw · Groningen 0 · 4.5 goals/game

2025-05-14 Groningen 2–2 Ajax
2024-10-06 Ajax 3–1 Groningen
2023-05-16 Groningen 2–3 Ajax
2022-08-14 Ajax 6–1 Groningen
2022-04-02 Groningen 1–3 Ajax
2021-09-25 Ajax 3–0 Groningen

League standing · 2025/26

Ajax#5 pos56 pts34 pl+21 GD

Groningen#9 pos48 pts34 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Ajax scored1.82

Groningen scored1.44

Ajax conceded1.21

Groningen conceded1.32

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and Groningen?: In their last 6 meetings, Ajax won 5, Groningen won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ajax and Groningen?: Recent form — Ajax 0W 1D 4L; Groningen 1W 2D 2L.

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