Ajax find themselves in a difficult situation early on in the season as they have a double-digit deficit behind the leading teams in the standings but they have played two games less than the competitors. That makes this game extremely important for the team from Amsterdam as they definitely don’t want to lose their hopes of winning the title this early in the season.
Ajax and Groningen meet on 06.10.2024, with the God’s sons already being in a difficult situation. The match takes place at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon.
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Ajax |
Sunday, 06.10.2024, 16:45 |
Groningen |
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x |
2 |
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1,35 |
5,20 |
8,15 |
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Expert Tip |
Over 3,5 goals |
2,38 |
Ajax vs. Groningen: Initial situation
Ajax has a busy start of the season playing both in the Eredivisie and the Europa League. The difficult schedule has cost them points in both competitions and they need to pick up their form in order to hold their chances for a successful season. On the other side, Groningen is struggling and are going to a stadium they haven’t won at this century.
Ajax Stats & Form
Ajax is currently fifth in the standings in the Eredivisie with 10 points of five matches. That puts them 11 points behind the leading PSV, but Ajax have played two games less than the rival in the Dutch championship. Ajax has three wins, a draw and a loss with a 10-3 goal differential. At home, they won both games not allowing a single goal. Last week in the domestic league, Ajax won 2-0 on the road against RKC Waalwijk with Bertrand Traore and Mika Godts scoring in the final 15 minutes of the game. During the week, Ajax went to Prague to play 1-1 against Slavia. Branco van den Boomen scored from the penalty spot in the 18th minute to give Ajax the lead. Slavia scored the equalizer in the 67th minute when Tomas Chory hit the net. Fifteen minutes from time, the 21-year-old Youri Baas was sent off after getting his second yellow card, but Ajax managed to hold on.
Groningen Stats & Form
Groningen is currently ninth in the Eredivisie standings with 9 points from 7 games. They have two wins, three draws and two losses with a 10- goal differential so far in the season. On the road, Groningen has split the last three games with a 4-4 goal differential. Groningen has a very interesting season, winning the first two games, then they played three consecutive draws and then lost the last two. Groningen is coming off a 0-1 home loss against GA Eagles with Oliver Edvardsen scoring in the 75th minute. The final score does not show the full picture as Groningen played probably their worst game of the season which definitely not goes in their favor before the visit to Amsterdam.
Ajax – Groningen: Head to Head
Ajax has won the last five games against Groningen and 8 of the last 10. Interestingly, none of the last 12 games between these two teams ended in a tie. Last season, Ajax won 6-1 at home and 3-2 in Groningen. The last win of the Pride of the North was a 1-0 victory in the 2019-20 season. The last five games between these two teams have gone over 2.5 goals in total.
Ajax – Groningen Odds
Ajax is a major favorite going into this game with the odds of 1.50 in their favor. For Forest’s win, the odds are set at 6.50 while the draw is at 4.30.
The total goals margin is set at 2.5 with 1.80 for over and 2.00 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Ajax – Groningen Betting Tip | Odds |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2,38 |
| Over 4,5 goals | 3,98 |
| Ajax -2 | 2,72 |
Betting tip and prediction: Ajax – Groningen (06.10.2024)
Ajax has a solid start of the season but the competition is so good that losing any point can put them in the back seat when it comes to competing for the championship. Ajax is coming off a poor season last year, and after a while, they are not part of the Champions League. The game against Groningen comes at the right time as they really need to add three points to the scoreboard. There is no doubt that Ajax will win this match but the given odds are too low for that and it’s been decades since Groningen beat Ajax on the road. One issue for the home team is the injury of Bertrand Traore who is the only player to score multiple goals for Ajax in the Eredivisie this season. However, Ajax has plenty of guys ready to score and will use every given opportunity. At the same time, Ajax did not allow any goals in their first two games of the season, so maybe it is time for that to happen. Given all that, we go with over 3.5 goals in total.
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Expert Tip |
Over 3,5 goals |
2,38 |