On the 14th of August, Ajax and FC Groningen will play a match in Amsterdam in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ajax sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Fortuna Sittard. Paul Gladon scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 6th minute, then Taylor tied it up for Ajax in the 48th minute on a feed from Lucas Fasson dos Santos But luckily in the 51st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Devyne Rensch. Ajax is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Groningen sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Volendam. Cyril Ngonge struck first for FC Groningen in the 2nd minute, then Jörgen Strand Larsen added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Cyril Ngonge. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Ajax won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Cyril Ngonge has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for FC Groningen. Ajax has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Edson Álvarez and Brian Brobbey are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Ajax and look to continue their dominance.