Ajax vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on October 06th, 2024

Ajax and FC Groningen will be playing against each other on Sunday, October 06th, 2024, at 14:45h (UTC), in a Eredivisie football game in Netherlands, check the Ajax vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ajax vs FC Groningen will occur

The game will be played in the small Johan Cruijff Arena stadium, in the city of Amsterdam, with a capacity for 2250 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Ajax vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.75 goals per match played.

Ajax last match

Ajax is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced RKC Waalwijk in a match valid for Eredivisie, and the match ended 0-2. The eleven coached by F. Farioli played in a 4-3-3 formation.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.42.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Jaydon Banel, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Ajax.

FC Groningen last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Groningen, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Go Ahead Eagles team with a final score of 0-1.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.60.

Ajax vs FC Groningen h2h

FC Groningen was in 17th place in the Eredivisie while Ajax was in 4th place, the last time these teams faced each other. FC Groningen team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Ajax used in the match.

The two teams have not faced each other since 16-05-2023. On that occasion they were playing for the 2022/2023 season of the Eredivisie, and the match ended with a 2-3 win for Ajax.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Ajax team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the FC Groningen team, which has no wins recently.

A. Lindhout has been selected to officiate in this football match alongside R. Honig and D. Fikkert.

Ajax

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The Ajax team with 10 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play-off, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

This means that, in the 8th round, the team has the same score, and the Feyenoord team is just behind in 6th place.

Ajax analysis

Ajax after 7 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 10 goals and conceded only 3 to opponents.

To control the game, the Ajax team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 64.6%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 1 game won.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Youri Baas, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against RKC Waalwijk, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Ajax

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Bertrand Traoré. With 2 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Ajax team achieving several victories this season.

FC Groningen

Eredivisie leaderboard now

FC Groningen arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 9th place in the Eredivisie, having won twice in total and lost twice, making a total of 3 draws.

Which means that Heracles Almelo team, at position 10, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 8th round.

FC Groningen analysis

Currently, in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen sums 10 goals for and a total of 8 goals against, after 7 rounds played.

The adaptation of Stije Resink with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in FC Groningen last game of the season, against Go Ahead Eagles. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from FC Groningen

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Brynjólfur Willumsson. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for FC Groningen, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Ajax boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against FC Groningen, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that FC Groningen scores an average of 1.33 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.35.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.34 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Ajax is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.4 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Ajax in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.86 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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