FC Groningen supporters should be happy with one point when Ajax comes to town

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg

Top-notch Ajax land at FC Groningen after their 3-2-result versus Feyenoord. Check out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Ajax have the most scored goals (80) in Eredivisie

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Groningen form and stats

The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen at their home stadium (Euroborg) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for FC Groningen after consecutive victories at their own ground.

FC Groningen are returning here after visiting FC Utrecht and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Leeuw, Hankouri and Larsen scored the goal(s). Midfield player Hankouri got a match rating of 8.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Hankouri scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against NEC.

FC Groningen has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Groningen are not conceding a lot of goals here at Euroborg in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Ajax form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Eredivisie.

Impressive finishing from Antony, Tadić and Haller secured the home win 3-2 against Feyenoord in their previous game. Antony got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Antony scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

aweayteam Hara magic won. Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Ajax given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 16 matches with 13 wins as expected, two draws and one surprise home win. The favourites won seven of these games by at least two goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ajax are regular goalscorers on their travels. Ajax are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 6 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This duo encountered each other previously this campaign: Ajax - Groningen 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): FC Groningen won two games, one match ended in a draw and Ajax managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

AjaxS. Haller
S. Haller
20 goals
FC GroningenJ. Strand Larsen
J. Strand Larsen
11 goals
AjaxD. Tadić
D. Tadić
10 goals

FC Groningen missing players

Ajax missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen Ajax
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
9 4 1 Won W 3 10 21
9 6 2 Drew D 0 2 3
9 3 2 Lost L 1 1 3
35 14 4 Scored S 9 28 80
37 12 4 Conceded C 4 6 13
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
74% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 81%
41% 15% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 67%
22% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 44%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 44%
63% 54% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 26%
15% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 69% 70%
26% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 11%
 
3.9 4.3 1.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.8 7.4
5.5 6.2 8.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 3.5 2.5
1.8 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1 1.1
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.5 12.8 7.6 Shots (avg) S ( 17.2 17.4 20.9
4.4 4.3 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.8 7.7
29% 25% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 37% 38%
 
13.3 12 15.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.5 7.4
4.4 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 2.5 2.2
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ajax have scored more than double the goals of FC Groningen.
  • Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most clean sheets (19) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most clean sheets (9) away in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most points (32) away in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most scored goals (80) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (39) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have the the best goal difference (+67) in Eredivisie
  • Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.