Highlights

88'

K. Larsen

79'

L. Schöne (assist V. Černý)

73'

O. Idrissi (assist R. Jenssen)

60'

T. van Weert

48'

H. Ziyech (assist V. Černý)

HT 1 - 0

38'

K. Huntelaar (assist H. Ziyech)

M. te Wierik

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

82'

David Neres (V. Černý)

77'

L. Schöne (F. de Jong)

76'

K. Dolberg (J. Kluivert)

65'

T. Kane (M. te Wierik)

58'

O. Idrissi (M. Mahi)

38'

T. van Weert (A. Hrustić)

Player of the match

Hakim Ziyech # 10 - Midfielder

Duel won 3/5 (60%)
Accurate passes 56/74 (75.68%)
Goal ! 1
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	2	Ajax	79	34	25	4	5
	12	Groningen	38	34	8	14	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
10	David Neres	14
13	K. Huntelaar	13
14	T. van Weert	12
16	D. van de Beek	11
21	L. Schöne	10
-	J. Kluivert	10
31	H. Ziyech	9
-	R. Doan	9

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

70%

30%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

K. Huntelaar

V. Černý 2
O. Idrissi 1

Shots off target

H. Ziyech

D. van de Beek 2
K. Huntelaar 2

Big chance created

H. Ziyech

Successful contests

H. Ziyech

F. de Jong 2
M. Dijks 2

Fouls suffered

M. Dijks

R. Jenssen 3
K. Huntelaar 3

Dispossessed

M. Dijks

F. de Jong 3
D. van de Beek 2

Touches

H. Ziyech

109

N. Viergever 104
J. Veltman 97

Duel won

J. Veltman

M. de Ligt 7
K. Huntelaar 7

Duel lost

L. Veldwijk

R. Jenssen 7
T. van Weert 7

Interceptions

M. de Ligt

J. Veltman 3
H. Ziyech 2

Challenge lost

R. Jenssen

J. Drost 2
L. Veldwijk 2

Tackles

D. Warmerdam

J. Drost 4
M. te Wierik 3

Aerial duels won

M. de Ligt

J. Veltman 4
L. Veldwijk 3

Aerial duels lost

L. Veldwijk

M. de Ligt 4
E. Reijnen 3

Fouls

K. Huntelaar

T. van Weert 3
H. Ziyech 2

Saves

S. Padt

A. Onana 1

Passes

N. Viergever

D. van de Beek 82
H. Ziyech 74

Accurate passes

N. Viergever

D. van de Beek 71
J. Veltman 67

Accurate crosses

H. Ziyech

J. Veltman 2
M. Dijks 1

Current form

Stats

L L D D D

D L W D D

Last matches

Stats & bet

05/03/17

04/12/16

14/02/16

26/09/15

Referees

Dennis Johan Higler main referee

3.3

0.2

Average card count per match for 25 matches arbitrated
Martin Perez fourth referee
Nicky Siebert assistant referee
Rogier Honig assistant referee

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Injured players

Ajax

Norbert Alblas Broken wrist

Daley Sinkgraven Knee injury

Match venue

Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam

Year of construction: 1996
Surface: grass
Capacity: 55885
Average attendance: 37714
Maximum attendance: 55076
% sold: 70

Match result Ajax Groningen

Date 20 August 2017 13:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2017/2018
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 51152
Code AJX-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team Ajax
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between Ajax Groningen?

Ajax won the match with a 3-1 score

What are the official lineups for Ajax Groningen?

Ajax : Coached by M. Keizer, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: A. Onana, M. Dijks, N. Viergever, M. de Ligt, J. Veltman, H. Ziyech, D. van de Beek, F. de Jong, V. Černý, K. Huntelaar, J. Kluivert

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by E. Faber, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : S. Padt, D. Warmerdam, K. Larsen, E. Reijnen, M. te Wierik, R. Jenssen, J. Bacuna, M. Mahi, J. Drost, A. Hrustić, L. Veldwijk

Who is the referee of the match Ajax Groningen ?

Dennis Johan Higler is the referee for this match

Where is the match Ajax Groningen?

The venue Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Ajax Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 August 2017. Kick-off at 13:30

Who is the man of the match Ajax - Groningen ?

Hakim Ziyech is the outstanding player of the match Ajax - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3/5 Duel won (60%)
56/74 Accurate passes (75.68%)
1 Goal !
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Ajax 4-3-3

- 6.0 1 A. Onana
- 5.7 35 M. Dijks
- 7.9 26 N. Viergever
- 7.2 4 M. de Ligt
- 8.3 3 J. Veltman
- 8.4 10 H. Ziyech
- 7.4 6 D. van de Beek
- 6.3 21 F. de Jong
- 7.5 17 V. Černý
  
  2
- 7.7 9 K. Huntelaar
- 6.3 45 J. Kluivert
- 6.4 1 S. Padt
- 5.8 21 D. Warmerdam
- 5.3 3 K. Larsen
- 5.5 6 E. Reijnen
- 4.8 4 M. te Wierik
- 5.3 8 R. Jenssen
- 4.5 7 J. Bacuna
- 4.4 10 M. Mahi
- 4.6 17 J. Drost
- 5.0 23 A. Hrustić
- 5.1 9 L. Veldwijk

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- M. Keizer Coach
Substitutes
- D. Dankerlui #37 - Defender
- 77'
  
  L. Schöne #20 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  David Neres #7 - Striker
- D. Zeefuik #42 - Defender
- B. van Leer #22 - Goalkeeper
- C. Eiting #15 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  K. Dolberg #25 - Striker
- E. Faber Coach
Substitutes
- 65'
  
  T. Kane #2 - Defender
- Y. van Nieff #20 - Midfielder
- L. Reis #68 - Midfielder
- S. Memišević #5 - Defender
- J. Hoekstra #31 - Goalkeeper
- K. Begois #16 - Goalkeeper
- 58'
  
  O. Idrissi #11 - Striker
- T. van de Looi #36 - Midfielder
- A. Absalem #39 - Defender
- 38'
  
  T. van Weert #19 - Striker
- R. Doan #25 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

70%

30%

Duel won

58%

42%

Accurate passes

87%

74%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

627

Passes

276

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

H. Ziyech

Shots (%)

V. Černý

100% 2/2

Successful contests

H. Ziyech

F. de Jong 2
M. Dijks 2

Fouls suffered

M. Dijks

R. Jenssen 3
K. Huntelaar 3
J. Veltman 2
F. de Jong 2

Touches

H. Ziyech

109

N. Viergever 104

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Drost

0% 0/2

J. Bacuna 0% (0/2)
M. de Ligt 0% (0/2)
J. Veltman 0% (0/2)
D. van de Beek 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

M. Dijks

F. de Jong 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

N. Viergever

100% 4/4

J. Veltman 80% (8/10)
D. Warmerdam 67% (6/9)
F. de Jong 63% (5/8)
M. de Ligt 58% (7/12)

Interceptions

M. de Ligt

J. Veltman 3
H. Ziyech 2
T. Kane 2
D. van de Beek 2

Aerial duels won (%)

J. Veltman

80% 4/5

K. Larsen 67% (2/3)
M. de Ligt 60% (6/10)
K. Huntelaar 60% (3/5)
L. Veldwijk 38% (3/8)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

T. van Weert

0% 0/7

M. Mahi 0% (0/6)
V. Černý 0% (0/4)
E. Reijnen 0% (0/4)
J. Kluivert 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

R. Jenssen

Aerial duels won (%)

E. Reijnen

0% 0/3

T. van Weert 0% (0/2)
D. Warmerdam 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

N. Viergever

94% 84/89

V. Černý 93% (42/45)
J. Veltman 92% (67/73)
J. Kluivert 91% (29/32)
F. de Jong 90% (46/51)

Accurate crosses

H. Ziyech

Successful final third passes

H. Ziyech

V. Černý 30
J. Veltman 30
D. van de Beek 25
F. de Jong 23

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. Padt

51% 24/47

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	83	34	26	5	3	87	39	48
2	Ajax	79	34	25	4	5	89	33	56
3	AZ	71	34	22	5	7	72	38	34
4	Feyenoord	66	34	20	6	8	76	39	37
5	Utrecht	54	34	14	12	8	58	53	5
6	Vitesse	49	34	13	10	11	63	47	16
7	ADO	47	34	13	8	13	45	53	-8
8	Heerenveen	46	34	12	10	12	48	53	-5
9	Zwolle	44	34	12	8	14	42	54	-12
10	Heracles	42	34	11	9	14	50	64	-14
11	Excelsior	40	34	11	7	16	41	56	-15
12	Groningen	38	34	8	14	12	50	50	0
13	Willem II	37	34	10	7	17	50	63	-13
14	NAC	34	34	9	7	18	41	57	-16
15	VVV	34	34	7	13	14	35	54	-19
16	Roda	30	34	8	6	20	42	69	-27
17	Sparta	27	34	7	6	21	34	75	-41
18	Twente	24	34	5	9	20	37	63	-26

UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League Play-off
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	47	17	15	2	0	44	9	35
2	Ajax	43	17	14	1	2	45	12	33
3	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	37	17	20
4	AZ	35	17	11	2	4	40	23	17
5	Utrecht	34	17	9	7	1	32	21	11
6	Heracles	31	17	9	4	4	29	25	4
7	Groningen	28	17	7	7	3	32	21	11
8	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	27	20	7
9	Vitesse	27	17	7	6	4	35	20	15
10	ADO	25	17	7	4	6	26	27	-1
11	Heerenveen	23	17	6	5	6	21	24	-3
12	Willem II	22	17	6	4	7	31	29	2
13	NAC	22	17	7	1	9	26	31	-5
14	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	21	36	-15
15	Twente	18	17	4	6	7	25	31	-6
16	Roda	16	17	4	4	9	21	34	-13
17	VVV	15	17	3	6	8	19	29	-10
18	Excelsior	14	17	3	5	9	16	24	-8

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	36	17	11	3	3	44	21	23
2	AZ	36	17	11	3	3	32	15	17
3	PSV	36	17	11	3	3	43	30	13
4	Feyenoord	30	17	9	3	5	39	22	17
5	Excelsior	26	17	8	2	7	25	32	-7
6	Heerenveen	23	17	6	5	6	27	29	-2
7	Vitesse	22	17	6	4	7	28	27	1
8	ADO	22	17	6	4	7	19	26	-7
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	26	32	-6
10	VVV	19	17	4	7	6	16	25	-9
11	Zwolle	16	17	4	4	9	15	34	-19
12	Willem II	15	17	4	3	10	19	34	-15
13	Roda	14	17	4	2	11	21	35	-14
14	NAC	12	17	2	6	9	15	26	-11
15	Heracles	11	17	2	5	10	21	39	-18
16	Groningen	10	17	1	7	9	18	29	-11
17	Sparta	7	17	1	4	12	13	39	-26
18	Twente	6	17	1	3	13	12	32	-20

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	63	34	16	15	3	36	15	21
2	AZ	57	34	14	15	3	27	16	11
3	Feyenoord	57	34	13	18	1	38	14	24
4	Utrecht	54	34	14	12	7	28	24	4
5	Ajax	53	34	12	17	4	27	16	11
6	Vitesse	48	34	11	15	6	28	19	9
7	Willem II	43	34	11	10	7	25	30	-5
8	Excelsior	43	34	10	13	6	22	27	-5
9	Groningen	40	34	9	13	7	19	22	-3
10	Zwolle	39	34	9	12	10	18	24	-6
11	NAC	39	34	8	15	6	18	25	-7
12	Heerenveen	37	34	7	16	5	20	26	-6
13	VVV	37	34	5	22	5	15	17	-2
14	Heracles	36	34	8	12	8	19	29	-10
15	ADO	36	34	7	15	5	18	26	-8
16	Roda	35	34	8	11	8	21	33	-12
17	Sparta	33	34	5	18	6	17	28	-11
18	Twente	33	34	4	21	4	19	24	-5