Ajax vs Groningen

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Ajax 2 · Groningen 12
Referee Stats
25 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 32%
Draws 44%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Ajax outshot their opponent (27-7).
  • Ajax controlled possession (69%).
  • Ajax had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

45 / 12
Avg: 2.65 / 0.71

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 1-7-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 29
Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

10
Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
0.59
2.65
GF
1.06
0.71
GA
1.71
82%
O2.5
53%
59%
BTTS
71%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ajax rank2nd
Groningen rank12th
Ajax points79
Groningen points38
Ajax: #2 · 79 pts · GD +56
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Groningen: #12 · 38 pts · GD +0
41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals12-2
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

D D D L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals5-6
Record0-4-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%
Ajax clean sheet at home41%
Groningen score away76%
Groningen clean sheet away12%

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 home2.65 vs 1.72
Ajax concede at home0.71 vs 1.42
Groningen score away1.06 vs 1.42
Groningen concede away1.71 vs 1.72
Ajax score 54% above league average, while Groningen score 25% below league average.
Defensive side: Ajax are 50% below league average at home, and Groningen are 1% 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
7
2
Total Shots
27
7
Shots off Goal
9
1
Blocked Shots
11
4
Shots Inside Box
19
1
Shots Outside Box
8
6
Ball Possession
69%
31%
Corner Kicks
12
2
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
627
276
Passes Accurate
545
203
Passes %
87%
74%

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