Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen
- Godts 28'
- Bouwman 60'
2 December 2025
The match in data
Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 on 2 December 2025, on matchday 14 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), rated 68, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 1 big chance created. Taylor produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was Tika de Jonge, with 66.
Kenneth Taylor
Ajax · 90'
Produced 1.89× and cost 0.65× their position's average
- 13 final-third passes 2.4×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 60 passes 1.5×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 1 failed dribble 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Taylor ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 86 | 62 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Vitezslav Jaros | Goalkeeper | 90 | 60 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 20 | 57 |
| Ko Itakura | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 80 | 52 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 73 | 46 |
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 86 | 45 |
| Owen Wijndal | Defender | 70 | 45 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Sean Steur | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Rayane Bounida | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 4 | no rating |
| Pharell Nash | Forward | 4 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 46 | 66 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 20 | 54 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 44 | 53 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 70 | 52 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 70 | 46 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 81 | 45 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 81 | 38 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 26 |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 20 | 25 |
| Mats Seuntjens | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Nils Eggens | Forward | 9 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which FC Groningen player made the most interceptions?
Stije Resink, with 5 interceptions. Next: Dies Janse 1, Marco Rente 1.
Stije Resink anchored FC Groningen's defensive anticipation with 5 interceptions in the 2–0 loss to Ajax. Teammates were far behind, as Dies Janse and Marco Rente managed just 1 each.
Which Ajax player played the most passes into the final third?
Kenneth Taylor, with 13 final-third passes. Next: Youri Baas 6, Davy Klaassen 6.
Kenneth Taylor drove Ajax's attack with 13 passes into the final third in their 2–0 win over FC Groningen. Taylor more than doubled the tallies of Youri Baas and Davy Klaassen, who each had 6.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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