EredivisieSunday 18 October 2026 · 14:45

Groningen vs Ajax result and stats

Groningen

27%

pre-match home win

2–5

full time

26%

draw

Ajax

47%

pre-match away win

Win probability: home 27%, draw 26%, away 47%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Ajax won 5–2 away at Groningen in the Eredivisie on Sunday 18 October 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Groningen 27%, the draw 26% and Ajax 47%, so an away win had a 47% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.

On expected goals it finished Groningen 2.36, Ajax 3.08, so Ajax created the better chances. Groningen had 16 shots (5 on target) to Ajax's 15 (11 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

GRAJ

2.36

Expected goals

3.08

Shots

On target

Corners

Fouls

Yellow cards

Red cards

Half-time goals

Recent form

Groningen

W @ Excelsior5–1 · 11 Oct

W v Zwolle3–0 · 18 Sep

D @ Go Ahead Eagles1–1 · 12 Sep

D v Twente2–2 · 6 Sep

L v Fortuna Sittard2–3 · 28 Aug

Ajax

D v NEC Nijmegen1–1 · 10 Oct

D v Excelsior2–2 · 19 Sep

W v Willem II5–1 · 15 Sep

W @ Fortuna Sittard5–1 · 12 Sep

L v PSV Eindhoven1–3 · 5 Sep

Head to head

In 8 league meetings since 2021, Groningen won 1, Ajax won 6 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 7 Mar 2026, finished Groningen 3–1 Ajax, a win for Groningen.

Groningen 3–1 Ajax7 Mar 2026

Ajax 2–0 Groningen2 Dec 2025

Groningen 2–2 Ajax14 May 2025

Ajax 3–1 Groningen6 Oct 2024

Groningen 2–3 Ajax14 May 2023

Ajax 6–1 Groningen14 Aug 2022

Season averages per game

GRAJ

2.40

Goals

2.90

2.10

Conceded

1.30

1.71

2.42

1.98

xG against

1.34

14.3

Shots

22.2

5.5

On target

7.6

4.6

Corners

6.7

1.20

Yellow cards

1.90

10%

Clean sheets

20%

90%

Both score

80%

90%

3+ goals

80%