FC Groningen - Ajax Amsterdam prediction: odds and line-ups
FC Groningen take on Ajax Amsterdam in Eredivisie. Kick-off on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2 :45 pm.
Euroborg
Groningen
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Scorers Davy Klaassen 10' (pen.) · Julian Brandt 27' · Aaron Bouwman 37' · Brynjólfur Willumsson 49' · Julian Brandt 60' · Jorthy Mokio 69' · Jorthy Mokio 75' · Thom Van Bergen 83' · Thom Van Bergen 90'+1' (pen.)
Line-ups
FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
- 1 Etienne Vaessen G
- 5 Marco Rente CD-L
- 3 Thijmen Blokzijl CD-R
- 33 Hans Hateboer LB
- 14 Jorg Schreuders RB
- 26 Thom Van Bergen AM
- 24 Pelle Clement LM
- 8 Tika De Jonge RM
- 9 Brynjólfur Willumsson F
- 11 Jacob Ondrejka AM-L
- 17 David Van Der Werff AM-R
- 13 Lovro Štubljar SUB
- 30 Pelle Boevink SUB
- 7 Travis Hearnes SUB
- 34 Ryan Metu SUB
- 2 Wouter Prins SUB
- 4 Márk Csinger SUB
- 18 Tygo Land SUB
- 42 Jesper Mosselaar SUB
- 20 Nils Eggens SUB
- 16 Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar Nordin SUB
- 19 Oskar Zawada SUB
- 44 Jismerai Dillema SUB
Ajax Amsterdam 4-2-3-1
- 1 Marc-André ter Stegen G
- 36 Dies Janse CD-L
- 30 Aaron Bouwman CD-R
- 5 Owen Wijndal LB
- 2 Lucas Rosa RB
- 8 Julian Brandt AM
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat LM
- 24 Jorthy Mokio RM
- 38 Marcos Leonardo F
- 10 Oscar Gloukh AM-L
- 18 Davy Klaassen AM-R
- 28 Yves Bissouma SUB
- 21 Jofre Torrents SUB
- 15 Youri Baas SUB
- 51 Charlie Setford SUB
- 43 Rayane Bounida SUB
- 6 Thilo Kehrer SUB
- 11 Viktor Tsygankov SUB
- 67 Mohamed Abdalla SUB
- 99 Tolu Arokodare SUB
- 26 Maarten Paes SUB
- 68 Abdellah Ouazane SUB
Statistics
| FC Groningen | Ajax Amsterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 391 |
| 438 | Passes | 449 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 14 | Clearances | 27 |
Match events
- 10' P Davy Klaassen Ajax Amsterdam
- 27' B Julian Brandt Ajax Amsterdam
- 37' B Aaron Bouwman Ajax Amsterdam
- 40' J Thom Van Bergen FC Groningen
- 45'+2' J Dies Janse Ajax Amsterdam
- 49' B Brynjólfur Willumsson FC Groningen
- 60' B Julian Brandt assist from Owen Wijndal Ajax Amsterdam
- 67' REM Márk Csinger between: Jacob Ondrejka FC Groningen
- 69' B Jorthy Mokio Ajax Amsterdam
- 74' REM Abdellah Ouazane between: Julian Brandt Ajax Amsterdam
- 74' REM Tolu Arokodare between: Marcos Leonardo Ajax Amsterdam
- 75' B Jorthy Mokio assist from Davy Klaassen Ajax Amsterdam
- 82' REM Rayane Bounida between: Oscar Gloukh Ajax Amsterdam
- 82' REM Yves Bissouma between: Davy Klaassen Ajax Amsterdam
- 83' REM Nils Eggens between: Tika De Jonge FC Groningen
- 83' REM Tygo Land between: Brynjólfur Willumsson FC Groningen
- 83' REM Ryan Metu between: David Van Der Werff FC Groningen
- 83' REM Wouter Prins between: Marco Rente FC Groningen
- 83' B Thom Van Bergen FC Groningen
- 90' J Lucas Rosa Ajax Amsterdam
- 90'+1' P Thom Van Bergen FC Groningen
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Match summary
This Eredivisie match pitted FC Groningen against Ajax Amsterdam. The fixture was held at Euroborg. In the meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2 :45 pm, Ajax Amsterdam beat FC Groningen by a score of 2 - 5. The scorers in this match are Julian Brandt in the 27 minute, Aaron Bouwman in the 37 minute, Brynjólfur Willumsson in the 49 minute, Julian Brandt in the 60 minute, Jorthy Mokio in the 69 minute, Jorthy Mokio in the 75 minute, Thom Van Bergen in the 83 minute.
Where FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam stand
FC Groningen sits in 7 place. Ajax Amsterdam is in 4 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam are detailed in the match sheet above.
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