FC Groningen will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 21 points behind Ajax.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the KNVB Beker.
FC Groningen form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sergio Padt not having conceded a league goal in 228 minutes.
An away draw last time out for FC Groningen, facing FC Twente in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, FC Groningen had a home game versus FC Emmen which ended with a victory 2-0.
A decent goal production from FC Groningen in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. FC Groningen have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax, who have the most scored goals (60) in Eredivisie, have an excellent away record in the Eredivisie so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games.
The supporters enjoyed Ajax's previous game versus Spakenburg, a KNVB Beker 7-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie.
As mentioned above, Ajax was the only team on the pitch versus Spakenburg in their previous game, winning 7-0. This could be a tougher task. Siem de Jong certainly enjoyed Ajax's last game versus Spakenburg, appearing multiple times in the match report with 3 goals and the 7-0 victory.
Ajax are a potent attacking force on the road with their 24 goals in 9 league games. 11 goals have been conceded by Ajax in these games.
Head 2 Head
Ajax - FC Groningen 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 0 FC Groningen victories, 1 draw and 9 Ajax wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Q. Promes 10 goals |  K. Huntelaar 8 goals |  D. Tadić 8 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Ajax missing players
| FC Groningen | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | 60 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 74% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 63% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 58% |
| 42% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 32% |
| 26% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 242 | 134 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 163 | 425 |
| 72 | 39 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 58 | 164 |
| 29% | 36% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | 37% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Ajax has the most points (20) away
- Ajax has the most scored goals (24) away
- Ajax has the most scored goals (60)
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+13) away
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+43)
- 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Groningen has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- FC Groningen has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 47 |
| 2 | AZ | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | Willem II | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | PSV | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 33 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Heracles | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 24 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -21 | 19 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 16 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -23 | 11 |