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FC Groningen
Eredivisie
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Ajax
FC Groningen vs Ajax: match report
FC Groningen hosted Ajax Amsterdam at Euroborg on Sunday 18 October 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 9). FC Groningen are without 1 player (Malcolm Jeng); Ajax have no reported absences. Dennis Higler is the referee, averaging 3.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.
Result and scorers
FC Groningen 2-5 Ajax. Goals: Julian Brandt 27' for Ajax; Aaron Bouwman 37' for Ajax; Brynjólfur Willumsson 49' for FC Groningen; Julian Brandt 60' for Ajax; Jorthy Mokio 69' for Ajax; Jorthy Mokio 75' for Ajax; Thom Van Bergen 83' for FC Groningen.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 10' Missed penalty: Davy Klaassen (Ajax)
- 27' Goal: Julian Brandt (Ajax) 0-1
- 37' Goal: Aaron Bouwman (Ajax) 0-2
- 40' Yellow card: Thom Van Bergen (FC Groningen)
- 45'+2' Yellow card: Dies Janse (Ajax)
- 49' Goal: Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) 1-2
- 60' Goal: Julian Brandt (Ajax) 1-3
- 69' Goal: Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) 1-4
- 75' Goal: Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) 1-5
- 83' Goal: Thom Van Bergen (FC Groningen) 2-5
- 90' Yellow card: Lucas Rosa (Ajax)
- 90'+1' Missed penalty: Thom Van Bergen (FC Groningen)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 49.8% | Possession | 50.2% |
| 16 | Shots | 15 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 11 |
| 7 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
Coach: Dick Lukkien
- 1 Etienne Vaessen GK
- 14 Jorg Schreuders FWD
- 3 Thijmen Blokzijl DEF
- 5 Marco Rente DEF
- 33 Hans Hateboer DEF
- 8 Tika de Jonge MID
- 24 Pelle Clement MID
- 17 David van der Werff FWD
- 26 Thom van Bergen FWD
- 11 Jacob Ondrejka FWD
- 9 Brynjólfur Willumsson FWD
Bench
- 4 Márk Csinger DEF
- 2 Wouter Prins DEF
- 18 Tygo Land MID
- 20 Nils Eggens FWD
- 34 Ryan Metu FWD
- 13 Lovro Štubljar GK
- 30 Pelle Boevink GK
- 42 Jesper Mosselaar DEF
- 16 Alvin Nordin MID
- 44 Jismerai Dillema MID
- 7 Travis Hernes MID
- 19 Oskar Zawada FWD
Ajax 4-3-3
Coach: Míchel
- 1 Marc ter Stegen GK
- 2 Lucas Rosa DEF
- 30 Aaron Bouwman DEF
- 36 Dies Janse DEF
- 5 Owen Wijndal DEF
- 18 Davy Klaassen MID
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat MID
- 24 Jorthy Mokio MID
- 8 Julian Brandt MID
- 38 Marcos Leonardo FWD
- 10 Oscar Gloukh MID
Bench
- 68 Abdellah Ouazane MID
- 99 Tolu Arokodare FWD
- 28 Yves Bissouma MID
- 43 Rayane Bounida FWD
- 51 Charlie Setford GK
- 26 Maarten Paes GK
- 21 Jofre Torrents DEF
- 6 Thilo Kehrer DEF
- 15 Youri Baas DEF
- 67 Mohamed Abdalla MID
- 11 Viktor Tsigankov FWD
Injuries and suspensions
FC Groningen
- Malcolm Jeng injury, back Day to day
Ajax
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Thursday 21 May 2026: Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 FC Groningen
- Saturday 7 March 2026: FC Groningen 3-1 Ajax Amsterdam
- Tuesday 2 December 2025: Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 FC Groningen
- Wednesday 14 May 2025: FC Groningen 2-2 Ajax Amsterdam
- Sunday 6 October 2024: Ajax Amsterdam 3-1 FC Groningen