On Saturday Apr 2nd, in week 28, FC Groningen and Ajax will play a match in Groningen in a meeting of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Groningen is fresh off their 3-1 win against FC Utrecht. Mo El Hankouri struck first for FC Groningen in the 4th minute from the penalty spot, then Michael De Leeuw added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Jörgen Strand Larsen. FC Groningen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Ajax, recorded a 3-2 win against Feyenoord. Luis Sinisterra struck first for Feyenoord in the 8th minute, but Sébastien Haller got the equalizer for Ajax in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Lucas Fasson dos Santos to cap off a wild match. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 25th, Ajax hosted FC Groningen in their last match together. Ajax was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Edson Álvarez struck first for Ajax in the 40th minute, then Lucas Fasson dos Santos added another in the 56th minute In the end, FC Groningen couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win.
Ajax is glad to have Sébastien Haller in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. FC Groningen’s top weapon lately has been Michael De Leeuw, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Daniel Van Kaam and Luciano da Silva are unavailable to play for FC Groningen, while Erik ten Hag’s squad will be without Maarten Stekelenburg.