FC Groningen 2–5 Ajax
- Willumsson 49'
- van Bergen 83'
- Brandt 27'
- Bouwman 37'
- Brandt 60'
- Mokio 69'
- Mokio 75'
18 October 2026
The match in data
Ajax beat FC Groningen 5–2 on 18 October 2026, on matchday 9 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Dies Janse (Ajax), rated 66, thanks above all to 6 aerials won and 8 duels won. Janse produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
For FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was Brynjólfur Willumsson, with 67.
Julian Brandt scored twice.
Jorthy Mokio scored twice.
Davy Klaassen missed a penalty at 10'.
Thom van Bergen missed a penalty at 90+1'.
Dies Janse
Ajax · 90'
Produced 1.13× and cost 0.31× their position's average
- 6 aerials won 3.9×
- 8 duels won 1.9×
- 7 final-third passes 1.1×
- 3 duels lost 0.8×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.4×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 83 | 67 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Márk Csinger | Defender | 23 | 59 |
| Hans Hateboer | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 83 | 53 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Pelle Clement | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 83 | 42 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 83 | 40 |
| Jacob Ondrejka | Forward | 67 | 40 |
| Nils Eggens | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Ryan Metu | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dies Janse ★ | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 82 | 60 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Owen Wijndal | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Marc ter Stegen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 47 |
| Julian Brandt | Midfielder | 74 | 42 |
| Marcos Leonardo | Forward | 74 | 42 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 82 | 24 |
| Abdellah Ouazane | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Tolu Arokodare | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Rayane Bounida | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Yves Bissouma | Midfielder | 8 | 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?
Thijmen Blokzijl, with 4 interceptions. Next: Marco Rente 2, Tika de Jonge 2.
Despite conceding five goals in the 2–5 defeat, Thijmen Blokzijl led FC Groningen with 4 interceptions. Blokzijl doubled the tally of Marco Rente and Tika de Jonge, who recorded 2 each.
Which Ajax player made the most tackles?
Lucas Rosa, with 4 tackles. Next: Sofyan Amrabat 2, Davy Klaassen 2.
Lucas Rosa led Ajax with 4 tackles in the 2–5 win over FC Groningen. Sofyan Amrabat and Davy Klaassen followed with 2 tackles each.
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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