Groningen vs Ajax 2-5
B. Willumsson 49'
T. van Bergen 83'
Ajax beat Groningen 5-2 at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion in Round 9 of the Eredivisie, having led 2-0 at half-time. Jesper Brandt scored twice for Ajax (27', 60'), with Bouwman (37'), Mokio (69', 75') also on target for the visitors, while Willumsson (49') and van Bergen (83') replied for Groningen. Ajax had 11 shots on target to Groningen's 5, and no red cards were shown.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 10'Davy Klaassen · Penalty missed
- Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson · VAR check16'
- 27'J. Brandt
- 37'A. Bouwman
- Thom Van Bergen · Yellow card40'
- 45+2'Dies Janse · Yellow card
- B. Willumsson49'
- 56'Davy Klaassen · VAR check
- 60'J. Brandt assist O. Wijndal
- J. Ondrejka for M. Csinger67'
- 69'J. Mokio
- 74'J. Brandt for A. Ouazane
- 74'Marcos Leonardo for T. Arokodare
- 75'J. Mokio assist D. Klaassen
- T. de Jonge for N. Eggens82'
- D. van der Werff for R. Metu82'
- 82'O. Gloukh for R. Bounida
- 82'D. Klaassen for Y. Bissouma
- M. Rente for W. Prins83'
- B. Willumsson for T. Land83'
- T. van Bergen83'
- 90'Lucas Oliveira·Rosa · Yellow card
- Thom Van Bergen · Penalty missed90+1'
Match stats
Line-ups
Groningen starting XI
- 1E. Vaessen
- 14J. Schreuders
- 3T. Blokzijl
- 5M. Rente
- 33H. Hateboer
- 8T. de Jonge
- 24P. Clement
- 17D. van der Werff
- 26T. van Bergen
- 11J. Ondrejka
- 9B. Willumsson
Groningen bench · coach Dick Lukkien
Ajax starting XI
- 1M. ter Stegen
- 2L. Rosa
- 30A. Bouwman
- 36D. Janse
- 5O. Wijndal
- 18D. Klaassen
- 4S. Amrabat
- 24J. Mokio
- 8J. Brandt
- 38Marcos Leonardo
- 10O. Gloukh
Ajax bench · coach Michel
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Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
Eredivisie table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | +7 | 20 |
| 6 |  Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 |  Heerenveen | 11 | +6 | 18 |
| 8 |  Groningen | 11 | +2 | 15 |
| 9 |  Cambuur | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 10 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 11 | -4 | 14 |
Match info
CompetitionEredivisie
RoundMatchweek 9
Kick-off
VenueHitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen
RefereeDennis Higler
