FC Groningen 3-1 Ajax: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 7 March 2026

Result

FC Groningen 3-1 Ajax

Eredivisie · Saturday 7 March 2026, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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FC Groningen 3-1 Ajax: match report

FC Groningen defeated Ajax 3-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 7 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.

Thom van Bergen opened the scoring in the 6th minute. FC Groningen's goals came from Thom van Bergen (6'), Oskar Zawada (65') and Oskar Zawada (72'). Ajax scored through Davy Klaassen (30').

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

Going into the game FC Groningen were 11th on 31 points from 25 and Ajax 3rd on 44 points from 25. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 9th with 48 points, and Ajax 3rd with 62.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-4-2 and Ajax in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Oskar Zawada of FC Groningen (8.5), ahead of Dies Janse (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 FC Groningen wins, 0 draws and 4 for Ajax.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Thom van BergenFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 30'Goal · Davy KlaassenAjax · 1-1
  • 65'Goal · Oskar ZawadaFC Groningen · 2-1
  • 72'Goal · Oskar ZawadaFC Groningen · 3-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Wout WeghorstAjax
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Thijmen BlokzijlFC Groningen

Head-to-head

4 meetings: FC Groningen 0, draws 0, Ajax 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Stije ResinkFC Groningen · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

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

Etienne Vaessen, Tyrique Mercera, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, David van der Werff, Tygo Land, Jorg Schreuders, Travis Hernes, Brynjólfur Willumsson, Thom van Bergen

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

Maarten Paes, Anton Gaaei, Josip Sutalo, Youri Baas, Owen Wijndal, Davy Klaassen, Jorthy Mokio, Sean Steur, Steven Berghuis, Wout Weghorst, Mika Godts