Groningen 3:1 Ajax: Eredivisie Match Result

Eredivisie

Groningen WLLDDW

3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 7 Mar, 15:30 UTC

Ajax WWLWWD

Venue: Euroborg City: Groningen

In the Eredivisie game on 7 March 2026, Groningen beat Ajax 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:5, corners 6:8.

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60

Shots on target 6 – 5

Shots off target 4 – 4

Expected goals 1.92 – 1.86

⚽ 6' T. van Bergen — Goal ⚽ 30' D. Klaassen — Goal ⇄ 46' E. Vaessen — Substitution ⇄ 46' B. Willumsson — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Mercera — Substitution ⚽ 65' O. Zawada — Goal ⇄ 69' D. Klaassen — Substitution ⇄ 69' S. Berghuis — Substitution ⇄ 69' T. Hernes — Substitution ⚽ 72' O. Zawada — Goal ⇄ 76' O. Zawada — Substitution ⇄ 82' M. Peersman — Substitution ⇄ 83' J. Sutalo — Substitution ⇄ 88' J. Mokio — Substitution ⇄ 88' S. Steur — Substitution ⇄ 88' O. Wijndal — Substitution 🟨 90+4' W. Weghorst — Yellow card 🟨 90+5' T. Blokzijl — Yellow card

Match events

6' 1:0 Groningen Goal T. van Bergen assist: D. Janse
30' 1:1 Ajax Goal D. Klaassen assist: A. Gaaei
46' 1:1 Groningen Substitution E. Vaessen off: H. Jurjus
46' 1:1 Groningen Substitution B. Willumsson off: O. Zawada
46' 1:1 Groningen Substitution T. Mercera off: M. Rente
65' 2:1 Groningen Goal O. Zawada assist: M. Peersman
69' 2:1 Ajax Substitution D. Klaassen off: R. Bounida
69' 2:1 Ajax Substitution S. Berghuis off: K. Dolberg
69' 2:1 Groningen Substitution T. Hernes off: T. de Jonge
72' 3:1 Groningen Goal O. Zawada assist: T. Blokzijl
76' 3:1 Groningen Substitution O. Zawada off: R. Mendes
82' 3:1 Groningen Substitution M. Peersman off: W. Prins
83' 3:1 Ajax Substitution J. Sutalo off: M. Carrizo
88' 3:1 Ajax Substitution J. Mokio off: D. Konadu
88' 3:1 Ajax Substitution S. Steur off: K. Fitz-Jim
88' 3:1 Ajax Substitution O. Wijndal off: T. Tomiyasu
90+4' 3:1 Ajax Yellow card W. Weghorst
90+5' 3:1 Groningen Yellow card T. Blokzijl

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60

6 Shots on target 5

4 Shots off target 4

1.92 Expected goals 1.86

6 Big chances 4

194 Attacks 177

6 Corners 8

5 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 5

0 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 6

20 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

20/4347% Aerial duels 23/4353%

62 Backward passes 91

3 Blocked shots 4

28 Clearances 22

2/825% Crosses 5/2520%

5/1338% Dribbles 10/2050%

2.28 Expected assists 0.86

101 Failed passes 100

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 15

11 Key passes 10

23/5939% Long passes 28/7637%

83 Passes into the final third 102

252 Passes in the opposition half 301

130 Passes in own half 279

0.46 Shot accuracy 0.38

4 Shots from outside the box 6

9 Shots inside the box 7

9/2241% Tackles 10/1191%

374 Total passes 555

Line-ups

Groningen

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Etienne Vaessen	1
3	Thijmen Blokzijl	3
4	Dis Yansen	4
16	Tairik Mercera	16
43	Marvin Peersman	43
7	Travis Herns	7
14	Jorg Schroeders	14
17	David van der Werff	17
18	Taigo Land	18
9	Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson	9
26	T. van Bergen	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Lovro Štubljar	13
21	Hidde Jurjus	21
2	V. Prince	2
5	Marco Rente	5
15	Elvis van der Laan	15
22	Sven Buland	22
48	Robin Kelder	48
8	Tika de Jonge	8
20	Mats Seuntjens	20
44	Jismray Dillemma	44
19	Oskar Zawada	19
27	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes	27

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Ajax

Starting XI
#	Player	number
26	Maarten Paes	26
3	Anton Gaaei	3
5	Owen Wijndal	5
15	Youri Baas	15
37	Josip Šutalo	37
18	Davy Klaassen	18
24	J. Mokio	24
48	Sean Steur	48
11	Mika Marcel Godts	11
23	Steven Berghuis	23
25	Wout Weghorst	25

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Joeri Herckens	12
52	P. Revesson	52
2	Lucas Oliveira Rosa	2
30	Aaron Bauman	30
32	Takehiro Tomiyasu	32
10	Oscar Gloukh	10
28	Kian Fitz-Jim	28
67	Mohamed Abdalla	67
7	Maher Carriso	7
9	Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen	9
19	Don-Angelo Konadu	19
43	Ryan Bunniida	43