Ajax vs Groningen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ajax played against Groningen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Ajax has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Groningen has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Ajax scores 1.77 goals per game and allows 1.46. Groningen scores 1.46 and allows 1.46. Games in this league average 3.31 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 77% of Ajax's games and 54% of Groningen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 62% and 54%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.76 per game. Ajax takes 14.8 shots per game, while Groningen takes 15.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Ajax leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Groningen leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.69 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ajax's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Groningen, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.31 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
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13Shots17
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6Shots on target7
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1.61xG1.9
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3Corners5
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51Dangerous attacks46
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14Fouls10
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1Cards0
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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.77Goals scored / game1.46
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1.46Goals allowed / game1.46
AjaxGroningen
58%Average possession50%
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6.08Shots on target / game6.46
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.77Shots per game15.62
AjaxGroningen
6.08Shots on target6.46
AjaxGroningen
12%Shot conversion9.4%
AjaxGroningen
58%Possession50%
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1.76xG for1.76
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1.47xG against1.22
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Shooting quality

Ajax: DominantGroningen: Attacking
AjaxGroningen
Accuracy (shots on target)41%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Groningen is 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Ajax · 1 pts / game - Groningen

Ajax
LWDLL
Season result split
38% W38% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-3
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Groningen
LWDLD
Season result split
46% W15% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-5
1.54 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.04Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ajax is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.77 goals / game - Ajax · 1.46 goals / game - Groningen

Ajax scoring profile: very strong

Ajax scores in 92% of games (12 of 13 meczów), while Groningen keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

Groningen scoring profile: very strong

Groningen scores in 77% of games (10 of 13 meczów), while Ajax keeps a clean sheet in 15% (2 of 13 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)19
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19Goals conceded (season)19
AjaxGroningen
3.23Average goals per game2.92
AjaxGroningen
6Goals scored (last 5)5
AjaxGroningen
9Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

92%1 goal77%
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62%2 goals54%
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23%3 goals8%
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0%4 goals8%
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How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal77%
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54%2 goals38%
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8%3 goals15%
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0%4 goals15%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time31%
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15%BTTS in both halves15%
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46%Scored in both halves54%
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BTTS and goal count

62%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
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80%BTTS - last 560%
AjaxGroningen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
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46%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
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8%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
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2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
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46%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
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15%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
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Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Groningen is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / game - Ajax · 1.46 pts / game - Groningen

Ajax - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing
Groningen - half-time state
31% leading54% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per game (1st half)1.46
AjaxGroningen
0.77Goals scored (1st half)0.77
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0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
AjaxGroningen
1.62Average goals (1st half)1.31
AjaxGroningen
31%Clean sheet before half-time62%
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38%No goal before half-time38%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.69Points per game (2nd half)1.23
AjaxGroningen
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
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0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
AjaxGroningen
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.62
AjaxGroningen
46%Clean sheet after half-time31%
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23%No goal after half-time31%
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Ajax - second-half results

38% W54% D8% L
16
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Groningen - second-half results

31% W31% D38% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ajax - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.20
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Groningen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ajax
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
4
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
4
46-60
2
3
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Groningen
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
1
16-30
5
2
31-45
2
6
46-60
2
3
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ajax

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Groningen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

AjaxLigaGroningen
Average goals per game 3.233.31 2.92
Both teams scored 77%63% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%66% 54%
Clean sheets 15%19% 23%
Goal before half-time 100%87% 69%
Goal after half-time 85%86% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.31
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
14%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AjaxSubstitutionOn: Oscar GluhOff: Rayane Bounida
  2. GroningenSubstitutionOn: Tygo LandOff: Tika de Jonge
  3. AjaxGoalAaron BouwmanAssist: Oscar Gluh
  4. AjaxYellow cardAaron Bouwman
  5. AjaxSubstitutionOn: Lucas Oliveira RosaOff: Owen Wijndal
  6. AjaxSubstitutionOn: Sean SteurOff: Oscar Gluh
  7. AjaxSubstitutionOn: Kian Fitz-JimOff: Davy Klaassen

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Bas NijhuisMatches officiated: 13
3.77Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 254%Home wins15%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Ajax vs Groningen?

The Eredivisie match finished Ajax 2:0 Groningen. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ajax vs Groningen?

Ajax score 1.77 goals per game on average and Groningen 1.46. The Eredivisie average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 77% of Ajax's matches and 54% of Groningen's.

What form are Ajax and Groningen in?

Over the last 5 games Ajax have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Groningen 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ajax vs Groningen?

The statistical background for Ajax vs Groningen — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.