Match Centre: Ajax vs FC Groningen
Player of the match Wout Weghorst 8.9
GolVolt rating 9.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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0:1 → 3:1
Ajax came from behind to win.
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90+1'
The winner came late: Wout Weghorst (Ajax).
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8 → 5
Ajax climb 3 places in the table. FC Groningen stay in place 10.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 90+1′, plenty of chances.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 90+1′, missed penalty at 73′, comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.7 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Weghorst scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 6.9 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.3more watchable than 93% of Eredivisie matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 21' Goal: FC GroningenFC Groningen0:1
- 42' Stije Resinkyellow card
- Half-time · 0:1
- 46' SubstitutionValente for Resink
- 59' SubstitutionAkpom for Brobbey
- 60' SubstitutionRasmussen for Traoré
- 65' Josip Sutaloyellow card
- 69' Goal: AjaxAjax1:1
- 71' Thijmen Blokzijlyellow card
- 73' Branco van den Boomenmissed penalty
- 73' Youri Baasyellow card
- 74' SubstitutionHenderson for Klaassen
- 80' 2 substitutionsStam for PrinsOosting for van Bergen
- 83' Mika Godtsyellow card
- 84' 2 substitutionsGaaei for GodtsWeghorst for Sutalo
- 84' SubstitutionPelupessy for Schreuders
- 90+1' Goal: Wout Weghorstassist: Gaaei2:1
- 90+1' SubstitutionTuray for Mendes
- 90+4' Goal: Chuba Akpomassist: Weghorst3:1
- Full-time · 3:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Ajax
FC Groningen
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Ajax
- 40 Diant Ramaj GK —
- 3 Anton Gaaei DEF on
- 5 Owen Wijndal DEF —
- 13 Ahmetcan Kaplan DEF —
- 24 Daniele Rugani DEF —
- 6 Jordan Henderson MID on
- 33 Benjamin Tahirović MID —
- 50 Jan Faberski MID —
- 10 Chuba Akpom ATT on
- 25 Wout Weghorst ATT on
- 29 Christian Rasmussen ATT on
- 49 Jaydon Banel ATT —
FC Groningen
- 21 Hidde Jurjus GK —
- 24 Dirk Baron GK —
- 22 Finn Stam DEF on
- 36 Maxim Mariani DEF —
- 67 Sven Bouland DEF —
- 4 Joey Pelupessy MID on
- 10 Luciano Valente MID on
- 25 Thijs Oosting MID on
- 11 Noam Emeran ATT —
- 23 Fofin Turay ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Ajax Wout Weghorst
- 2. place · FC Groningen Etienne Vaessen
- 3. place · Ajax Davy Klaassen
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