Ajax vs Groningen

Eredivisie - Regular Season 7 Mar 2021, 11:15
Ajax
Ajax
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Groningen
Groningen
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam 👤 Dennis Higler, Netherlands Round 25

Match report

Ajax beat Groningen 3-1 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 7 March 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Ajax had 21 shots to Groningen's 9.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, with Dennis Higler, Netherlands in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 21 - 9 On target 8 - 4 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 3
10
Player of the match
Dušan Tadić
Ajax · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ryan Gravenberch 1 goal
8 Ko Itakura captained the side
7 Sébastien Haller 1 goal
7 Ahmed El Messaoudi 1 goal
Match statistics
21 Shots Total 9
8 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 2
8 Shots Blocked 3
17 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 8
5 Corners 3
57% Ball Possession 43%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 4
556 Passes Total 405
466 Passes Accurate 323
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-3-3
1 M. Stekelenburg
2 J. Timber 4 E. Álvarez 21 L. Martínez 31 N. Tagliafico
6 D. Klaassen 20 M. Kudus 8 R. Gravenberch
7 D. Neres 22 S. Haller 10 D. Tadić
Groningen · 4-2-2-2
1 S. Padt
2 D. Dankerlui 32 M. Wierik 5 Ko Itakura 3 B. Hintum
7 R. Lundqvist 26 D. Kaam
11 Mo Hankouri 19 P. Abraham
31 T. Suslov 21 A. Cruz
Ajax
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 16 Kjell Scherpen
  • 33 Dominik Kotarski
  • 3 Perr Schuurs
  • 15 Devyne Rensch
  • 5 Sean Klaiber
  • 25 Kenneth Taylor
  • 18 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
  • 39 Antony Santos
  • 9 Oussama Idrissi
  • 23 Lassina Traore
  • 19 Zakaria Labyad
Groningen
Coach
D. Buijs
Substitutes
  • 25 Jan de Boer
  • 23 Per Kristian Bråtveit
  • 17 Miguel Angel Leal
  • 4 Wessel Dammers
  • 18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
  • 8 Sam Schreck
  • 33 Joël van Kaam
  • 34 Kian Slor
  • 14 Patrick Joosten
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Patrick Joosten ↓ Paulos Abraham Groningen
  • 63' ↑ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Mohammed Kudus Ajax
  • 74' ↑ Wessel Dammers ↓ Mike te Wierik Groningen
  • 74' ↑ Ahmed El Messaoudi ↓ Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist Groningen
  • 78' ↑ Oussama Idrissi ↓ Dušan Tadić Ajax
  • 78' ↑ Antony Santos ↓ David Neres Ajax
  • 83' ↑ Sam Schreck ↓ Daniel Van Kaam Groningen
  • 83' ↑ Joël van Kaam ↓ Bart Van Hintum Groningen
  • 88' ↑ Zakaria Labyad ↓ Davy Klaassen Ajax
Cards
  • 48' Mohammed Kudus Ajax
  • 72' Mike te Wierik Groningen
  • 83' Davy Klaassen Ajax
Head-to-head
Ajax 6 1 draws 2 Groningen
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Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
Groningen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs Groningen?
Ajax won 3-1 against Groningen on 7 March 2021.
Who won Ajax vs Groningen?
Ajax won the match 3-1.
Where was Ajax vs Groningen played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam.
Who had more possession in Ajax vs Groningen?
Ajax had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.