Groningen go host Ajax for Euroborg on Sunday 18 October for Eredivisie match, with kick-off set for 10:45. Di game come as Ajax dey winless in three matches, while Groningen dey unbeaten in four and sit fifth, one point and one position behind Ajax for table.
Groningen last game na 5-1 win away to Excelsior for Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Dick Lukkien side get 51% possession and nine shots on target, with Marco Rente scoring two goals. Before that one, Groningen beat PEC Zwolle 3-0 to record their first clean sheet of season. But their campaign don get sharp turns: two wins, then 5-1 loss away to PSV Eindhoven, 3-2 home defeat against Fortuna Sittard, and draws with FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles.
Ajax draw 1-1 with NEC Nijmegen for Johan Cruyff Arena in their last Eredivisie game. Dem get 61% possession and five shots on goal, with Tolu Arokodare finding net. Three days before, Ajax lose 2-1 away to Hajduk Split for Europa Conference League. Dat defeat mark Ajax third straight winless match after draws against Excelsior (2-2) and NEC Nijmegen. Ajax don average one goal per game during di winless spell, after scoring at least three times in five of their previous six fixtures.
Di 36-time Eredivisie champions sit five points behind league-leading Feyenoord, who top form table and fit extend gap if Ajax slip at Euroborg. One betting preview for di match tok say e fit make sense to back Ajax at -115 for Full-Time Result market. Groningen go face Ajax without Travis Hernes, Tyrique Mercera, Elvis van der Laan, Malcolm Jeng and Rijk Janse, who are all sidelined. Groningen top scorers na Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson and Thom van Bergen with five goals each, while Tygo Land get three. David van der Werff lead assists with three, and goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen get one clean sheet.
For Ajax, Davy Klaassen na top scorer with five goals, followed by Tolu Arokodare and Julian Brandt on four. Oscar Gloukh get four assists, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Maarten Paes collectively keep three clean sheets in previous 10 games. Ajax record for same period na six wins, one defeat and three draws,
