Opponent in the Spotlight: FC Groningen

Opponent in the Spotlight: FC Groningen

08/29/2014

Ajax will play against FC Groningen Sunday at 14:30.
Ajax and Groningen (including predecessor GVAV) played a total of 106 official matches against eachother, from which 72 were won by Ajax, 20 draws, and 14 times Ajax lost.
In the previous season Ajax drew against Groningen in the away game, while at home Ajax won.
Some memorable meetings from the past are the 5-5 draw in the home game from season 1982-83 in which Ronald Koeman was one of the goalscorers for Groningen, and the 3-8 away win from season 1966-67, in which Cruijff, Keizer and Swart all scores two times.
On average Ajax scores about 2.5 goals per match against Groningen, roughly twice as many as Groningen. Only 5 of the meetings ended in a goalless draw.
Johan Cruijff and Piet Keizer with 12 and 11 goals are the most productive players against Groningen. From the current squad Lasse Schone and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson both scored 3 times against Groningen (for Ajax).
With Sergio Padt, Johan Kappelhof, Lorenzo Burnet, Rasmus Lindgren, Jarchinio Antonia and Danny Hoesen Groningen's squad contains many players with an Ajax background.
Klaas Nuninga, Ronald Koeman and Luis Suarez are some of the well known players from the past that played for both clubs.
Ajax has been unbeaten for 14 away matches in the Eredivisie. The last time Ajax lost was on September 22 last year against PSV. If Ajax does not loose this series will equal the 4th spot in the longest series of unbeaten away games in the Eredivisie. The first spot is still far away, from September 1994 until December 1995 Ajax was unbeaten for 25 away games in the Eredivisie.

Filed under: FC Groningen - Ajax 2 - 0 (8/31/2014)

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