Skip to content
MatchDaySync

Ajax v Groningen, Eredivisie, Sun, 7 Mar 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sun, 7 Mar 2021

AjaxHome
31Full time, half-time 1–0
GroningenAway

Ajax won by 2 goals.

WWWWWLeague form, oldest to newestLLWDL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Johan Cruyff Arena. Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Ajax have 11 scored home results and Groningen 11 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Ajax at home: 2.55 points per match (11 measured matches); Groningen away: 1.55 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Ajax scored 3.18 per home match (11 measured matches); Groningen scored 1.45 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.54 per club appearance across 438 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 14 of 22 pooled club appearances (63.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 7. Ajax: 5 wins; Groningen: 2 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half21

The match in numbers

AjaxGroningen
  • 21Shots9
  • 8Shots on target4
  • 5Corners3
  • 10Fouls8
  • 2Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Ajax

  • Shots21
  • On target8
  • Goals3

38% of shots on target, 38% of those scored.

Groningen

  • Shots9
  • On target4
  • Goals1

44% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

7 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

5
Ajax wins
0
Draws
2
Groningen wins
Goals / meeting
2.43
17 goals in 7 meetings
Both scored
43%
3 of 7 meetings
Over 1.5
71%
5 of 7 meetings
Over 2.5
57%
4 of 7 meetings
Over 3.5
14%
1 of 7 meetings
Ajax clean sheets
43%
3 of 7 meetings
Groningen clean sheets
14%
1 of 7 meetings
Corners / meeting
9.57
7 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.43
7 with card data
  1. Groningen v AjaxSun, 4 Oct 2020 · Eredivisie 2020-211–0HT 0–0
  2. Groningen v AjaxSun, 26 Jan 2020 · Eredivisie 2019-202–1HT 1–0
  3. Ajax v GroningenSat, 28 Sept 2019 · Eredivisie 2019-202–0HT 0–0
  4. Groningen v AjaxSat, 20 Apr 2019 · Eredivisie 2018-190–1HT 0–0
  5. Ajax v GroningenSat, 15 Sept 2018 · Eredivisie 2018-193–0HT 1–0
  6. Groningen v AjaxSun, 1 Apr 2018 · Eredivisie 2017-181–2HT 1–0
  7. Ajax v GroningenSun, 20 Aug 2017 · Eredivisie 2017-183–1HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Ajax at homeWWDWWD
Groningen awayWLWWLD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Ajax at home, Groningen away
  • 56%
    Both teams scored
    League 56%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 95%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 79%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 82%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 68%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 57%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 38%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 21%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 18%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 3.3
    Avg total goals
    League 3.01
    17 + 17 matches
  • 79%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 74%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 38%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 35%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 9.66
    17 + 17 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 61%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 49%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 44%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.5
    Cards per match
    League 2.85
    17 + 17 matches
  • 24%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 30%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 9%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 17%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Ajax at home, Groningen away
Ajax (home)Groningen (away)
1Position7
WDWWWLast 5, oldest to newestLWLWL
17Played17
2.59Points per match1.35
82%Win %41%
3.12Scored / match1.35
0.82Conceded / match1.41
3.94Avg total goals2.76
59%Both scored53%
41%Clean sheets18%
0%Failed to score29%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

AjaxGroningen
  • 1.531st half scored / match0.47
  • 0.291st half conceded / match0.65
  • 1.592nd half scored / match0.88
  • 0.532nd half conceded / match0.76
  • 71%Leading at half-time24%
  • 88%1st half over 0.571%
  • 47%1st half over 1.529%
  • 94%2nd half over 0.582%
  • 65%2nd half over 1.547%
  • 71%Scored in both halves18%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Ajax at home, Groningen away, this season.

Goals

AjaxGroningen
  • 3.12Scored / match1.35
  • 0.82Conceded / match1.41
  • 3.94Match total / match2.76
  • 100%Scored 1+71%
  • 82%Scored 2+35%
  • 59%Conceded 1+82%
  • 24%Conceded 2+41%
  • 94%Match over 1.565%
  • 82%Match over 2.553%
  • 65%Match over 3.547%

Shots and xG

AjaxGroningen
  • 19.24Shots for11.65
  • 9.06Shots against11.24
  • 7.82On target for3.76
  • 3.82On target against4.29
  • 16%Shot conversion12%

Corners

AjaxGroningen
  • 7.47Corners for4.24
  • 3.59Corners against4.76
  • 11.06Match total9.00
  • 82%Over 7.577%
  • 71%Over 8.559%
  • 59%Over 9.541%
  • 59%Over 10.529%
  • 47%Over 11.512%

Cards

AjaxGroningen
  • 1.06Cards for1.53
  • 1.06Cards against1.35
  • 2.12Match total2.88
  • 35%Over 2.553%
  • 12%Over 3.535%
  • 6%Over 4.512%
  • 6%Over 5.56%
  • 10.71Fouls committed10.71

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
1Ajax347988
2PSV Eindhoven343972
3AZ Alkmaar343471
5Feyenoord342859
6Utrecht341153
7Groningen34350
8Sparta Rotterdam34147
9Heracles34-1144
Full table →

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for Eredivisie matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

Statistics only, never advice. Not affiliated with any league or club.