FC Groningen vs Ajax Amsterdam

FA Cup

FC Groningen

4-2-3

2-5

Final

Ajax

5-3-1

Euroborg

Match pulse

GROAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTAJA

50%Possession50%

16Shots15

5On target11

7Corners4

4Saves3

12Fouls17

40'Thom Van BergenGRO45'+2'Dies JanseAJA90'Lucas RosaAJA

Team	1H	2H	T
GRO	0	2	2
AJA	2	3	5

Who won: Ajax 5-2

Ajax Amsterdam beat FC Groningen 5-2 on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Euroborg. Goals for FC Groningen: Brynjólfur Willumsson (49') and Thom Van Bergen (83'). Goals for Ajax: Julian Brandt (27', 60'), Aaron Bouwman (37') and Jorthy Mokio (69', 75').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

GROAJA

12Fouls17

1Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

1Offsides4

7Corner Kicks4

4Saves3

49.8Possession50.2

16SHOTS15

5ON GOAL11

0.3On Target %0.7

0Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken1

376Accurate Passes391

438Passes449

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

1Accurate Crosses2

17Crosses7

0.1Cross %0.3

64Long Balls45

37Accurate Long Balls27

0.6Long Balls %0.6

7Blocked Shots3

11Effective Tackles9

19Tackles14

0.6Tackle %0.6

10Interceptions8

14Effective Clearances27

14Clearances27

Player of the game

Julian Brandt

AJA · 2 G

8.3

Deserved to win

16%

GRO · 2.16 xG

19%

Draw

65%

AJA · 3.37 xG

Ajax created better chances: they win this game 65% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Groningen 2, Ajax 5.
Second Half ends, Groningen 2, Ajax 5.
90'+4'GRO
Corner awarded
Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
90'+4'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Nils Eggens (Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
N. Eggens
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Jorg Schreuders (Groningen).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1'
Penalty - saved
Penalty saved. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax).
T. Van Bergen
90'
Yellow card
Lucas Rosa (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Rosa
89'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Lucas Rosa (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
89'AJA
Foul
Penalty Groningen. Thom van Bergen draws a foul in the penalty area.
88'
Free kick won
Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Márk Csinger (Groningen).
87'GRO
Corner awarded
Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
86'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen). Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
A. Ouazane
85'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ryan Metu (Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wouter Prins.
R. Metu
85'
Foul
Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
85'
Free kick won
Tygo Land (Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
GOAL83'
Goal! Right footed shot
T. Van Bergen
Goal! Groningen 2, Ajax 5. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
GRO 2 - 5 AJA
83'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marc ter Stegen (Ajax). Assisted by Nils Eggens.
J. Schreuders
83'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Rente
Substitution, Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marco Rente.
W. Prins
83'
Sub
Subbed on for D. van der Werff
Substitution, Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.
R. Metu
83'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Willumsson
Substitution, Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
T. Land
83'
Sub
Subbed on for T. de Jonge
Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Tika de Jonge.
N. Eggens
82'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Klaassen
Substitution, Ajax. Yves Bissouma replaces Davy Klaassen.
Y. Bissouma