2026-10-18 at 15:45 GMT marks a key week 9 encounter between Groningen and Ajax in 2026-2027's Eredivisie.
Expect 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 22 fouls this match from Referee D. Higler based on their last 10 games.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between D. Lukkien and Michel.
Groningen are 6th in the standings with 14 points, followed by Ajax in 5th on 15 points.
Both teams have no missing players.
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Groningen should be met by Ajax's expected 4-3-3.
Last time out, E. Vaessen registered the best mark for Groningen - 7.3 - and M. ter Stegen did likewise for Ajax with an 7.9 score.
Groningen won 5-1 against Excelsior, while Ajax lost their fixture 1-2 vs Hajduk Split.
Groningen (2-2-1) and Ajax (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Ajax lead this rivalry - 30 wins from 42 matches versus Groningen (who've won just 7 games), alongside 5 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Ajax to win 2-1, despite Groningen's 2-1-1 home form - Ajax's strong 3-0-0 record away with 2.20 goals/game does the trick.
Groningen is going head to head with Ajax on 18/10/2026 14:45 GMT for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Groningen v Ajax H2H statistics!