FC Groningen 1-2 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 April 2018

Result

FC Groningen 1-2 Ajax

Eredivisie · Sunday 1 April 2018, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Groningen 1-2 Ajax: match report

FC Groningen were beaten by Ajax 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 1 April 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Tom van Weert opened the scoring in the 14th minute. FC Groningen's goal came from Tom van Weert (14'). Ajax scored through J. Kluivert (64') and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (89').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card; Ajax received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 14th on 29 points from 28 and Ajax 2nd on 64 points from 28. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 12th with 38 points, and Ajax 2nd with 79.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ajax in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Justin Kluivert of Ajax (8.3), ahead of Donny van de Beek (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 FC Groningen win, 2 draws and 7 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Tom van WeertFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 24'Yellow card · Joël VeltmanAjax
  • 25'Missed penalty · Mimoun MahiFC Groningen
  • 25'Yellow card · Hakim ZiyechAjax
  • 64'Goal · J. KluivertAjax · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Django WarmerdamFC Groningen
  • 87'Yellow card · Donny van de BeekAjax
  • 89'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax · 1-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · André OnanaAjax

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 1, draws 2, Ajax 7.

Team news

FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Padt, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Mike te Wierik, Samir Memisevic, Django Warmerdam, Juninho Bacuna, Mimoun Mahi, Ajdin Hrustic, Ritsu Doan, Tom van de Looi, Tom van Weert

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Matthijs de Ligt, Nicolás Tagliafico, Rasmus Nissen Kristensen, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, David Neres, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Justin Kluivert