Ajax vs Groningen Prediction & Tips | Eredivisie - Conference League - Play Offs | FootballTips.app

Ajax begin their bid to salvage European qualification when they host FC Groningen in the semi-finals of the Eredivisie’s UEFA Conference League play-offs.

For Ajax, merely participating in these play-offs represents a disappointment after spending much of the season chasing Champions League football. Failing to win any of their last three matches ultimately condemned Óscar García’s side to fifth place, extending the pressure surrounding a turbulent campaign in Amsterdam.

Groningen, by contrast, arrive with little external expectation but considerable momentum after winning three of their final five league matches, including a decisive victory over NEC on the penultimate weekend. Dick Lukkien’s side have already shown this season they can trouble Ajax, producing an impressive 3-1 win at Euroborg in March after losing the reverse fixture in Amsterdam earlier in the campaign.

Historically, however, the balance remains overwhelmingly in Ajax’s favour. Groningen have won only 18 of 126 meetings between the clubs, while Ajax have consistently dominated this fixture in Amsterdam across recent decades.