Ajax host the first leg in this deciding Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs game. FC Union Berlin will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Stadion An der Alten Försterei before the return leg in 10 days.
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a game only four days ago in the Eredivisie. Thankfully the previous game, versus RKC Waalwijk, was also a home game here at Johan Cruijff Arena. The away team is better rested.
Ajax form and stats
Last season, Ajax's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for Ajax so far this season.
A nice win for Ajax last time playing, versus RKC Waalwijk. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Timber, Brobbey and Kudus scoring for the victors. Timber, defender, was given a rating of 8.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Timber scored one goal and won 7 of 10 duels.
Before that one, a fine away victory at FC Twente. A KNVB Beker match.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sparta Rotterdam are coming to town in three days.
From these home matches, Ajax have conceded only 9 goals.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, Malmö FF and Sporting Braga in order to reach knockout round play-offs of Europa League.The visitors are W6-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-0D-2L. This is both home and away.
FC Union Berlin play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting RB Leipzig. It's a bit weird; the match score 1-0 has repeated itself four games in a row! Defender Knoche was the best team player with a rating of 7.14. Knoche scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.Berlin are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
After this away game FC Union Berlin return home for a Bundesliga game against Schalke 04. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Union Berlin have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. Berlin have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Brobbey 11 goals |  M. Kudus 8 goals |  S. Bergwijn 8 goals |
Ajax missing players
FC Union Berlin missing players
| Ajax | FC Union Berlin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 58 | 26 | Scored | S | 11 | 40 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 12% | ||
| 6.9 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 17.1 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.6 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | AZ | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Ajax | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 37 | 43 |
| 4 | PSV | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 42 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | NEC | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Vitesse | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Excelsior | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | -28 | 20 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -26 | 17 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 16 |
| 17 | SC Cambuur | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -24 | 13 |
| 18 | FC Groningen | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -26 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 43 |
| 2 | FC Union Berlin | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Köln | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Bochum | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 19 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
