Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax Amsterdam vs FC Groningen, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 21': Davy Klaassen
  • 90'+1': Wout Weghorst
  • 90'+4': Chuba Akpom
FT
3 - 1
FC Groningen
  • 69': Jorg Schreuders

About

Ajax Amsterdam are hosting FC Groningen at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  • 2': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 4': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
  • 4': Romano Postema (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  • 12': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
  • 12': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Rui Mendes (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Hove with a through ball.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rui Mendes.
  • 20': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
  • 21': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 23': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 23': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Rui Mendes (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Postema.
  • 24': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Branco van den Boomen.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Johan Hove (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 26': Delay in match (Ajax).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 30': Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen with a through ball.
  • 41': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Ajax).
  • 41': Johan Hove (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 42': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Rui Mendes (FC Groningen).
  • 43': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 1, FC Groningen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente replaces Stije Resink.
  • 46': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Marco Rente (FC Groningen).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
  • 47': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Wouter Prins.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  • 52': Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
  • 53': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Johan Hove.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 55': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
  • 57': Foul by Rui Mendes (FC Groningen).
  • 57': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mika Godts.
  • 59': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 60': Substitution, Ajax. Christian Rasmussen replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Rasmussen.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Johan Hove (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Valente with a cross.
  • 65': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 65': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 69': Goal! Ajax 1, FC Groningen 1. Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Penalty Ajax. Chuba Akpom draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Penalty saved. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Foul by Youri Baas (Ajax).
  • 73': Johan Hove (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Youri Baas (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Ajax. Jordan Henderson replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 75': Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Devyne Rensch (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Ajax).
  • 80': Substitution, FC Groningen. Finn Stam replaces Wouter Prins.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Groningen. Thijs Oosting replaces Thom van Bergen.
  • 81': Foul by Romano Postema (FC Groningen).
  • 81': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Rasmussen with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Mika Godts (Ajax).
  • 83': Romano Postema (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Mika Godts (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Mika Godts.
  • 84': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Josip Sutalo.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Groningen. Joey Pelupessy replaces Jorg Schreuders.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Ajax 2, FC Groningen 1. Wout Weghorst (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Gaaei with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, FC Groningen. Fofin Turay replaces Rui Mendes.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a through ball.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 3, FC Groningen 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 3
37.4 Possession 62.6
12 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
307 Accurate Passes 566
397 Passes 665
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.5
65 Long Balls 50
22 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 26
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
18 Interceptions 5
18 Effective Clearances 12
18 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 53,984

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 12 +31 33
2 FC Utrecht 11 +9 28
3 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +14 26
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 +15 25
Full Table

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
15 Youri Baas Yellow Card
37 Josip Sutalo Yellow Card
4 Jorrel Hato
2 Devyne Rensch
18 Davy Klaassen
8 Kenneth Taylor
21 Branco van den Boomen
9 Brian Brobbey
11 Mika Godts Yellow Card
20 Bertrand Traoré
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Chuba Akpom, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Jaydon Banel, Christian Rasmussen, Wout Weghorst, Anton Gaaei, Diant Ramaj, Owen Wijndal, Daniele Rugani, Benjamin Tahirovic, Jordan Henderson, Jan Faberski.

GRO FC Groningen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
3 Thijmen Blokzijl Yellow Card
5 Marco Rente
2 Wouter Prins
7 Leandro Bacuna
8 Johan Hove
6 Stije Resink Yellow Card
14 Jorg Schreuders
27 Rui Mendes
26 Thom Van Bergen
29 Romano Postema
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Noam Emeran, Joel Pelupessy, Dirk Baron, Luciano Valente, Fofin Turay, Hidde Jurjus, Maxim Mariani, Finn Stam, Thijs Oosting, Sven Bouland.

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