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AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen · Eredivisie

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

AFC Ajax won 2–0.

Shots
1317
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
0.981.76
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0. Recorded in this match (AFC Ajax – FC Groningen): shots 13–17, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 0.98–1.76, possession 49%–51%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

FC Groningen's recent record differs from the season

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FC Groningen's last-five shots average is above their season average.

20 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season15.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots20 shots/match15.6 shots/match14.2 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots17 shotsAFC Ajax 13 shots, FC Groningen 17 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsAFC Ajax 6 shots, FC Groningen 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.98 xG1.76 xGAFC Ajax 0.98 xG, FC Groningen 1.76 xG
  • Possession49%51%AFC Ajax 49%, FC Groningen 51%
  • Corners3 corners5 cornersAFC Ajax 3 corners, FC Groningen 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls10 foulsAFC Ajax 14 fouls, FC Groningen 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Younes Taha · FC Groningen · 21′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDies Janse · FC Groningen · 77′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMats Seuntjens · FC Groningen · 82′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDavid van der Werff · FC Groningen · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYounes Taha · FC Groningen · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYounes Taha · FC Groningen · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStije Resink · FC Groningen · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBrynjólfur Darri Willumsson · FC Groningen · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYounes Taha · FC Groningen · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 73′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLucas Rosa · AFC Ajax · 83′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 44′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 60′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedWout Weghorst · AFC Ajax · 23′ · 0.08 xG · on targetDavid van der Werff · FC Groningen · 78′ · 0.08 xG · on targetOscar Gloukh · AFC Ajax · 11′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedYounes Taha · FC Groningen · 7′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 53′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAaron Bouwman · AFC Ajax · 60′ · 0.11 xG · goalYouri Regeer · AFC Ajax · 60′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedKenneth Taylor · AFC Ajax · 2′ · 0.15 xG · on targetMika Godts · AFC Ajax · 28′ · 0.15 xG · goalBrynjólfur Darri Willumsson · FC Groningen · 7′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedBrynjólfur Darri Willumsson · FC Groningen · 34′ · 0.49 xG · on targetThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 22′ · 0.53 xG · on target
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AFC Ajax: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.00 xG. FC Groningen: 17 shots, 7 on target, 1.75 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Mika Godts · AFC Ajax · 28′Aaron Bouwman · AFC Ajax · 60′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: AFC Ajax 1.00 xG · FC Groningen 1.75 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4AFC Ajax
1Draws
0FC Groningen
FC Groningen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie2–2
AFC Ajax — FC Groningen · Eredivisie3–1
FC Groningen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie2–3
AFC Ajax — FC Groningen · Eredivisie6–1
FC Groningen — AFC Ajax · Eredivisie1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AFC Ajax favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · FC Groningen in 6 · 2 too close

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Window

Season

AFC Ajax14 matchesFC Groningen14 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/141.36 goals/match
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/141.5 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals14/141.58 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 15.6 shots/match
6.07 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 6.5 shots/match
57.2% ●Possession14/1450.3%
5.64 corners/match ●Corners14/145.43 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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