Ajax vs Groningen

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🕒 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Ajax 1 · Groningen 7
Referee Stats
23 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 48%
Draws 9%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (21-9).
  • Ajax controlled possession (57%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

53 / 14
Avg: 3.12 / 0.82

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 25
Avg: 1.28 / 1.39

Points

23
Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.59
PPG
1.28
3.12
GF
1.28
0.82
GA
1.39
82%
O2.5
53%
59%
BTTS
53%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank1st
Groningen rank7th
Ajax points88
Groningen points50
Ajax: #1 · 88 pts · GD +79
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 58 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Groningen: #7 · 50 pts · GD +3
22 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
38-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals15-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Groningen last 5 away

L W L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals6-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home100%
Ajax clean sheet at home41%
Groningen score away71%
Groningen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first0%
Ajax win after scoring first0%
Groningen score first0%
Groningen win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 0% · Groningen 0%

Vs league average

Ajax score at home3.12 vs 1.61
Ajax concede at home0.82 vs 1.40
Groningen score away1.28 vs 1.40
Groningen concede away1.39 vs 1.61
Ajax score 94% above league average, while Groningen score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 41% below league average at home, and Groningen are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Groningen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
4
Total Shots
21
9
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
8
3
Shots Inside Box
17
6
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
10
8
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
556
405
Passes Accurate
466
323
Passes %
84%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins16
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals13 (65.0%)
BTTS12 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins10
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)

Ajax vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season