FC Groningen 2-2 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Wednesday 14 May 2025

Result

FC Groningen 2-2 Ajax

Eredivisie · Wednesday 14 May 2025, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 2-2 Ajax: match report

FC Groningen drew with Ajax 2-2 in Eredivisie on Wednesday 14 May 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Anton Gaaei opened the scoring in the 27th minute. FC Groningen's goals came from Thom van Bergen (52') and Thijmen Blokzijl (90+9'). Ajax scored through Anton Gaaei (27') and Wout Weghorst (68').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Ajax received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 11th on 38 points from 32 and Ajax 1st on 74 points from 32. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 13th with 39 points, and Ajax 2nd with 78.

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 Thom van Bergen of FC Groningen (7.8), level with Thijmen Blokzijl (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 FC Groningen win, 0 draws and 6 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

27'Goal · Anton GaaeiAjax · 0-1
52'Goal · Thom van BergenFC Groningen · 1-1
55'Yellow card · Leandro BacunaFC Groningen
68'Goal · Wout WeghorstAjax · 1-2
72'Yellow card · Jordan HendersonAjax
81'Yellow card · Hjalmar EkdalFC Groningen
83'Yellow card · Anton GaaeiAjax
90+3'Red card · Luciano ValenteFC Groningen
90+4'Yellow card · Jorrel HatoAjax
90+4'Yellow card · Mats SeuntjensFC Groningen
90+5'Yellow card · Brynjólfur WillumssonFC Groningen
90+9'Goal · Thijmen BlokzijlFC Groningen · 2-2
90+9'Yellow card · Etienne VaessenFC Groningen

Head-to-head

7 meetings: FC Groningen 1, draws 0, Ajax 6.

Ajax 3-1 FC GroningenEredivisie · 6 Oct 2024
FC Groningen 2-3 AjaxEredivisie · 16 May 2023
Ajax 6-1 FC GroningenEredivisie · 14 Aug 2022
FC Groningen 1-3 AjaxEredivisie · 2 Apr 2022
Ajax 3-0 FC GroningenEredivisie · 25 Sep 2021
Ajax 3-1 FC GroningenEredivisie · 7 Mar 2021

Team news

Unavailable

Amourricho van Axel DongenAjax · injury (Ankle Injury)
Fofin TurayFC Groningen · injury (Achilles tendon problems)
Youri BaasAjax · injury (Groin Injury)
Maxim MarianiFC Groningen · injury (Knock)
Branco van den BoomenAjax · injury (Back Injury)
Oliver EdvardsenAjax · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Hjalmar Ekdal, Thijmen Blokzijl, Wouter Prins, Leandro Bacuna, Stije Resink, Dave Kwakman, Luciano Valente, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Remko Pasveer, Anton Gaaei, Josip Sutalo, Jorrel Hato, Jorthy Mokio, Kian Fitz-Jim, Jordan Henderson, Kenneth Taylor, Bertrand Traoré, Brian Brobbey, Mika Godts