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Groningen — Ajax, 18 October 2026, 14:45 UTC : score 2:5

match finished Eredivisie · Matchday 9 Sunday 18 October · 14:45 UTC
Groningen Groningen 8th · 14 pts LDLWW
2 : 5 1st half 0:2
Ajax 4th · 18 pts WWWDD Ajax
Euroborg · referee D. Higler
Match predictionValue

Over 1.5 goals

89% · Over 2.5 goals in 5 of 6 Ajax games

Prediction landed. We predicted “Over 1.5 goals”, and the match finished 2:5.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Groningen 32% draw 22% Ajax 46%
The model was right

The most likely outcome was Ajax win, and the match finished 2:5. Fans backed Ajax win — they got it right.

fans 74 votes
Groningen 34% draw 12% Ajax 54%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
J. Brandt 0-1 27'
A. Bouwman 0-2 37'
T. van Bergen 40'
D. Janse 45+2'
B. Willumsson 1-2 49'
J. Brandt assist: O. Wijndal 1-3 60'
M. Csinger for J. Ondrejka 67'
J. Mokio 1-4 70'
T. Arokodare for Marcos Leonardo 74'
A. Ouazane for J. Brandt 74'
J. Mokio assist: D. Klaassen 1-5 75'
N. Eggens for T. de Jonge 82'
R. Metu for D. van der Werff 82'
R. Bounida for O. Gloukh 82'
Y. Bissouma for D. Klaassen 82'
T. van Bergen 2-5 83'
W. Prins for M. Rente 83'
T. Land for B. Willumsson 83'
L. Rosa 90'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Groningen Groningen 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 Ajax Ajax
1 Etienne Vaessen
14 Jorg Schreuders 3 Thijmen Blokzijl 5 Marco Rente 33 Hans Hateboer
8 Tika de Jonge 24 Pelle Clement
17 David van der Werff 26 Thom van Bergen 11 Jacob Ondrejka
9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
38 Marcos Leonardo
18 Davy Klaassen 8 Julian Brandt 10 Oscar Gloukh
24 Jorthy Mokio 4 Sofyan Amrabat
2 Lucas Rosa 30 Aaron Bouwman 36 Dies Janse 5 Owen Wijndal
1 Marc-André Ter Stegen
Groningen bench
  1. 16Alvin Nordin
  2. 42Jesper Mosselaar
  3. 44Jismerai Dillema
  4. 13Lovro Štubljar
  5. 4Márk Csinger
  6. 20Nils Eggens
  7. 19Oskar Zawada
  8. 30Pelle Boevink
  9. 34Ryan Metu
  10. 7Travis Hernes
  11. 18Tygo Land
  12. 2Wouter Prins
Ajax bench
  1. 68Abdellah Ouazane
  2. 51Charlie Setford
  3. 21Jofre Torrents
  4. 26Maarten Paes
  5. 67Mohamed Abdalla
  6. 43Rayane Bounida
  7. 6Thilo Kehrer
  8. 99Tolu Arokodare
  9. 11Viktor Tsygankov
  10. 15Youri Baas
  11. 28Yves Bissouma

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
50%Possession50%
16Shots15
5Shots on target11
4Shots off target1
7Blocked shots3
8Shots inside box13
8Shots outside box2
105Attacks66
53Dangerous attacks31
7Corners4
1Offsides4
12Fouls17
1Yellow cards2
4Saves3
438Passes449
376Accurate passes392
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
1Penalties1
GroningenGroningenAjaxAjaxThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Groningen and Ajax met on matchday 9 of the Eredivisie on 18 October at Euroborg. Final score — 2:5.

Groningen sit 8th on 14 points after 7 matches (2 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses), winless in 3 matches. Ajax sit 4th on 18 points after 8 matches (5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss), unbeaten in 7 matches.

Season form

all competitions of the season
Groningen Groningen last five Ajax Ajax
LDLWW form WWWDD
7 Matches 8
2 — 3 — 2 Wins — draws — defeats 5 — 2 — 1
17 — 14 Scored — conceded 22 — 11
1.29 Points per game 2.13
2.43 Goals scored per game 2.75
1 Clean sheets 1
0 Failed to score 0
winless in 3 Current streak unbeaten in 7

Groningen at home: 4 matches, 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, goals 9—10, 1 points per match.

Ajax away: 3 matches, 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 12—4, 3 points per match.

League table

after the match
#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
1FeyenoordFeyenoord1174033—1225
2AjaxAjax1173130—1324
3PSVPSV1172235—1323
…
8Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles1245324—2717
9GroningenGroningen1143426—2415
10CambuurCambuur1143423—2215
Full Eredivisie table