Ajax 3-0 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 25 September 2021

Result

Ajax 3-0 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Saturday 25 September 2021, 16:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Ajax 3-0 FC Groningen: match report

Ajax beat FC Groningen 3-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 25 September 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Edson Álvarez opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Ajax's goals came from Edson Álvarez (40'), Antony (57') and Noussair Mazraoui (81'). FC Groningen did not score.

Discipline: Ajax received no yellow cards; FC Groningen received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Ajax were 1st on 16 points from 6 and FC Groningen 14th on 5 points from 6. Ajax went on to finish that season 1st with 83 points, and FC Groningen 12th with 36.

Ajax lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Groningen in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Steven Berghuis of Ajax (8.4), ahead of Lisandro Martínez (8.2).

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

Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-W-W-W-D and FC Groningen's L-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · T. SuslovFC Groningen
  • 40'Goal · Edson ÁlvarezAjax · 1-0
  • 57'Goal · AntonyAjax · 2-0
  • 81'Goal · Noussair MazraouiAjax · 3-0

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-2-3-1)

Remko Pasveer, Noussair Mazraoui, Jurriën Timber, Lisandro Martínez, Daley Blind, Edson Álvarez, Ryan Gravenberch, Antony, Steven Berghuis, Dusan Tadic, Sébastien Haller

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

Peter Leeuwenburgh, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Wessel Dammers, Marin Šverko, Mohammed El Hankouri, Damil Dankerlui, Tomas Suslov, Yahya Kalley, Cyril Ngonge, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Paulos Abraham