AMSTERDAM. Ajax estinguishes FC Groningen 6-1 with goals of S. Bergwijn (4′), Antony (28′), S. Bergwijn (45′), S. Bergwijn (57′), K. Taylor (66′) and S. Berghuis (88′ pen). Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen scored with ​C. Ngonge (10′). Ajax was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the help of Rogier Honig and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.4 degrees Celsius or 88.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Ajax had a superior ball possession 69% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match​.

Ajax shot 25 times, 13 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, FC Groningen shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Ajax received 1 yellow card (D. Tadic). Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Ajax has 0 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. On the opposite side, FC Groningen stays with 0 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 21st of August with a 16-2 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (2 draws).

FC Groningen will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 21st of August with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Groningen (2 draws).

Ajax – Formation

Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alfred Schreuder decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer (6.2), Devyne Rensch (7.5), Jurriën Timber (6.4), Daley Blind (7.4), Owen Wijndal (7.2), Dušan Tadić (6.3), Edson Álvarez (7.1), Kenneth Taylor (7.2), Antony (9.5), Brian Brobbey (6.6) and Steven Bergwijn (9.6).

The home team had on the bench: Davy Klaassen (6.6), Steven Berghuis (7.8), Mohammed Kudus (7.0), Jay Gorter, Youri Baas, Lorenzo Lucca (6.4), Maarten Stekelenburg, Perr Schuurs (6.5), Sean Klaiber and Lisandro Magallán.

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: K. Taylor for D. Klaassen (69′), B. Brobbey for L. Lucca (69′), S. Bergwijn for S. Berghuis (70′), D. Tadic for M. Kudus (84′) and D. Rensch for P. Schuurs (84′).

Best player: Steven Bergwijn​

The most impressive player for Ajax was Steven Bergwijn.

His rating is (9.6) with 3 goals, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Frank Wormuth played with: Michael Verrips (5.8), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (6.1), Mike te Wierik (5.9), Radinio Balker (6.4), Isak Dybvik Määttä (4.7), Cyril Ngonge (6.8), Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (6.4), Joey Pelupessy (6.8), Laros Duarte (5.9), Tomáš Suslov (6.3) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Paulos Abraham (6.2), Daleho Irandust, Damil Dankerlui, Yahya Kalley, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Liam Van Gelderen, Jan de Boer, Luciano Valente (6.1), Patrick Joosten (6.2), Romano Postema, Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.4) and Wessel Dammers.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: R. Lundqvist for P. Abraham (46′), T. Suslov for R. Oratmangoen (46′), C. Ngonge for P. Joosten (62′), L. Duarte for L. Valente (79′) and N. Kasanwirjo for L. Van Gelderen (90′).

Best player: Jørgen Strand Larsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Jørgen Strand Larsen.

His rating is (7.1) with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• Sparta Rotterdam – AZ – 2-3
• Ajax – FC Groningen – 6-1
• FC Twente – Fortuna Sittard – 3-0
• FC Volendam – NEC – 1-4