- Standings: AFC Ajax are fifth in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 with 15 points from eight games, one point better off than Groningen in sixth.
- Form: Groningen have won their last two games and drawn two of their last five in all competitions.
- Home stats: Groningen have averaged 2.25 goals per game scored and 1.50 conceded at home in the Eredivisie 2026/2027.
Classic clash of styles at Euroborg
Matchup of styles
FC Groningen are on the rise and have the momentum to take some points from AFC Ajax's 2026/2027 Eredivisie campaign at Euroborg on Sunday. It's a classic matchup of styles here, with Ajax wanting to dominate the ball and strangle games by taking the high-tempo initiative while Groningen will look to exploit space on the counter-attack by being direct and smart in their pressing.
Recent form
Trots van het Noorden have done well to reach sixth in the table with 14 points from their first eight games and have played their best football in recent weeks, holding Go Ahead Eagles to a 1-1 away draw before beating PEC Zwolle 3-0 at home.
Their latest win was a 5-1 destruction of Excelsior on the road and it has given Dick Lukkien's side a real spring in their step.
Squad and history
The boss has a young, hungry squad with good energy and they can hurt the best teams on their day, as the visitors well know from the last Eredivisie 2025/2026 campaign when Groningen stunned them 3-1 at this venue.
Ajax have firepower to punish Groningen
Míchel's men are unbeaten in their last two after consecutive draws with Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen in all competitions. Their form in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 is less impressive, however.
A fixture with Groningen could get spicy and we're happy to recommend a bet on the home side to make it close, although Ajax should ultimately have the quality to edge a competitive contest. Groningen did beat them here last season and their home record of two wins, one draw and one loss is solid if unspectacular, so a draw makes some sense.
- Ajax are the betting favorites at 1.68 and it's easy to see why, but Groningen are coming up fast and look good at 4.1 in the moneyline odds, while the draw at 4.35 is also tempting.
- Over 2.5 is 1.35 with the draw is 4.35 and BTTS – Yes is 1.38.
- Groningen's Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson leads Groningen's Eredivisie 2026/2027 scoring with four goals in seven games while Julian Brandt tops Ajax's Eredivisie 2026/2027 scoring chart with the same return in the same number of appearances.
Goals and both teams to score appeal
We are taking the higher value of goals as the both teams to score bet has become so popular that it has no value for games like this between two pretty decent teams.
But with Ajax scoring 11 goals in their three away Eredivisie 2026/2027 games, the visitors have a lot of firepower to do damage while Groningen can certainly make it interesting.
