Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 20 August 2017

Result

Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 20 August 2017, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen: match report

Ajax defeated FC Groningen 3-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 20 August 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Ajax's goals came from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (38'), Hakim Ziyech (48') and Lasse Schöne (79'). FC Groningen scored through Oussama Idrissi (73').

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards.

Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and FC Groningen 12th with 38.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Hakim Ziyech of Ajax (10.0), ahead of Vaclav Cerny (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Ajax wins, 2 draws and 1 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Mike te WierikFC Groningen
  • 38'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax · 1-0
  • 48'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 2-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Tom van WeertFC Groningen
  • 73'Goal · Oussama IdrissiFC Groningen · 2-1
  • 79'Goal · Lasse SchöneAjax · 3-1
  • 88'Yellow card · K. LarsenFC Groningen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 7, draws 2, FC Groningen 1.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Matthijs de Ligt, Nick Viergever, Mitchell Dijks, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Frenkie de Jong, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Vaclav Cerny, Justin Kluivert

FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Padt, Kasper Larsen, Mike te Wierik, Etienne Reijnen, Django Warmerdam, Juninho Bacuna, Ruben Yttergård Jenssen, Mimoun Mahi, J. Drost, Ajdin Hrustic, Lars Veldwijk