AFC Ajax Amsterdam will host Groningen at Phillips Stadion on Sunday in the third round of the 2025-26 Eredivisie campaign. The hosts will be very keen to get a result and turn around their recent abysmal form to avoid falling even lower on the league table.
Ajax’s 2-0 loss to Portuguese side Benfica in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday marked Fred Grim’s side’s fourth consecutive defeat across all competitions, following back-to-back 2-1 league losses to Utrecht and, more recently, newly promoted Excelsior.
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De Godenzonen, who currently sit in sixth place, began the league campaign in top form, going unbeaten in their opening seven matches, but have since struggled for results with just one win and two draws from their last 10 competitive games.
Groningen are tied on points with Sunday’s hosts after picking up one point with a 90th-minute equalizer from Thom van Bergen in their 2-2 draw with 10-man Zwolle last weekend.
The visitors have lost five of their 13 league games played this season and are winless in their last five, but will be optimistic to put up a good performance against a fellow struggling side when they make the trip to Amsterdam.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Groningen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday’s game will mark the 120th meeting between the two sides. Ajax have won 83 of the previous 119 meetings, 20 have ended in draws, while Groningen have won the remaining 16.
- The hosts have scored a remarkable 26 goals across the last 10 meetings between the sides.
- The visitors have won only two of the last 10 games despite scoring 11 goals across those games.
- Both teams have conceded 19 goals apiece in their opening 13 games of this league season.
- Ajax are without a clean sheet in their last 15 games across all competitions.
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Groningen Prediction
De Godenzonen are favorites going into the weekend due to their superior squad quality and home advantage, but will need to make considerable improvements on their poor recent form to get a result.
Trots van het Noorden will fancy their chances of getting a draw away from home, but will need to be at their rarely seen best to manage that.
Prediction: AFC Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 Groningen
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Groningen Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Ajax Amsterdam to win
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts’ last seven games have featured more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in five of the visitors’ last six games)
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