Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 October 2024

Result

Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 October 2024, 14:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Ajax · FC Groningen · Eredivisie predictions

Ajax 3-1 FC Groningen: match report

Ajax beat FC Groningen 3-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 6 October 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.

Wout Weghorst opened the scoring in the 90th minute. Ajax's goals came from Wout Weghorst (90+1') and Chuba Akpom (90+4'). FC Groningen did not score.

Discipline: Ajax received 3 yellow cards; FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 8th on 10 points from 5 and FC Groningen 10th on 9 points from 7. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and FC Groningen 13th with 39.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Wout Weghorst of Ajax (8.9), ahead of Etienne Vaessen (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Ajax wins, 0 draws and 2 for FC Groningen.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'GoalFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Stije ResinkFC Groningen
  • 65'Yellow card · Josip SutaloAjax
  • 69'GoalAjax · 1-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Thijmen BlokzijlFC Groningen
  • 73'Missed penalty · Branco van den BoomenAjax
  • 73'Yellow card · Youri BaasAjax
  • 83'Yellow card · Mika GodtsAjax
  • 90+1'Goal · Wout WeghorstAjax · 2-1
  • 90+4'Goal · Chuba AkpomAjax · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 8, draws 0, FC Groningen 2.

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Remko Pasveer, Devyne Rensch, Josip Sutalo, Youri Baas, Jorrel Hato, Branco van den Boomen, Davy Klaassen, Kenneth Taylor, Bertrand Traoré, Brian Brobbey, Mika Godts

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

Etienne Vaessen, Leandro Bacuna, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Wouter Prins, Rui Mendes, Stije Resink, Johan Hove, Jorg Schreuders, Romano Postema, Thom van Bergen