Groningen 3-1 Ajax — Eredivisie, 7 Mar 2026
Groningen beat Ajax 3-1 in the Eredivisie on 7 March 2026 at Euroborg, Groningen. Thom van Bergen, Davy Klaassen, O. Zawada got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Groningen have won 0 and Ajax 4, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-06'assist: Dies Janse
- 1-130'assist: Anton Gaaei
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 2-165'assist: Marvin Peersman
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 3-172'assist: Thijmen Blokzijl
- 76'—out: R. Mendes
- 82'
- 83'
- 88'
- 88'
- 88'
- 90+4'Foul
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Groningen
- 9.3Oskar ZawadaF
- 8.2Thom van BergenF
- 7.7Dies JanseD
- 7.5Marco RenteD
- 7.3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 7.2Tygo LandM
- 7.0Jorg SchreudersM
- 7.0Marvin PeersmanD
- 6.7Etienne VaessenG
- 6.7Wouter PrinsD
- 6.6Hidde JurjusG
- 6.6Tika de JongeM
- 6.5Travis HernesM
- 6.3Rui MendesF
- 6.3Brynjólfur WillumssonF
- 6.3Tyrique MerceraD
- 6.2David van der WerffM
Ajax
- 7.2Jorthy MokioM
- 7.2Anton GaaeiD
- 7.0Davy KlaassenM
- 6.9Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 6.7Mika GodtsF
- 6.7Youri BaasD
- 6.7Maher CarrizoF
- 6.7Kian Fitz-JimM
- 6.6Steven BerghuisF
- 6.5Don-Angelo KonaduF
- 6.5Josip ŠutaloD
- 6.3Kasper DolbergF
- 6.3Maarten PaesG
- 6.3Sean SteurM
- 6.2Wout WeghorstF
- 6.2Rayane BounidaF
- 5.9Owen WijndalD
Line-ups
Substitutes
GroningenDick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. Jurjus46'G6.6
- 19O. Zawada65'72'46'F9.3
- 5Marco Rente46'D7.5
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 27R. Mendes76'F6.3
- 8Tika de Jonge69'M6.6
- 2W. Prins82'D6.7
- 22S. BoulandD
- 15Elvis van der LaanD
- 48R. KelderD
- 44J. DillemaM
AjaxOscar Garcia Junyent
Substitutes
- 9Kasper Dolberg69'F6.3
- 32Takehiro Tomiyasu88'D6.9
- 28Kian Fitz-Jim88'M6.7
- 2L. RosaD
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 52Paul ReversonG
- 12Joeri HeerkensG
- 43R. Bounida69'F6.2
- 7Maher Carrizo83'F6.7
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 19D. Konadu88'F6.5
- 67M. AbdallaM
Team statistics
Groningen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Zawada | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 9.3 |
| Thom van Bergen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Dies Janse | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Marco Rente | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Tygo Land | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Marvin Peersman | 82 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Etienne Vaessen | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wouter Prins | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Hidde Jurjus | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tika de Jonge | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Travis Hernes | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Rui Mendes | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Tyrique Mercera | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| David van der Werff | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 6.2 |
Ajax
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorthy Mokio | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Anton Gaaei | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Davy Klaassen | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mika Godts | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | 6.7 |
| Youri Baas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Maher Carrizo | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Steven Berghuis | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Josip Šutalo | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Maarten Paes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Steur | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Wout Weghorst | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Rayane Bounida | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Owen Wijndal | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5.9 |
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