It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs meeting between FC Union Berlin and Ajax. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Berlin and Ajax.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
FC Union Berlin have reached this Europa League stage through battling and winning against Union Saint-Gilloise, Malmö FF and Sporting Braga.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion An der Alten Försterei as FC Union Berlin have scored 19 goals to get 24 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Bundesliga are 7-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). 4W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for FC Union Berlin.
The spoils were shared in Berlin's previous game, also at home. Visiting Schalke 04 travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Midfield player Khedira got a match rating of 7.71 in that game, the max score being 10. Khedira hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
In the game before, 0-0 away to Ajax (Europa League). This is expected to be a close game, with FC Union Berlin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Union Berlin as a small favourite), we find 7 games. FC Union Berlin has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The manager Fischer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bayern München in only three days.
The FC Union Berlin fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, FC Union Berlin have conceded only 8 goals.
Ajax form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Eredivisie.
Ajax had fun at their own home (Stadion An der Alten Försterei) last time out, beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-0. Kudus, Tadić (2) and Taylor scored. As you can tell from the results above, Ajax was very dominant against Sparta Rotterdam, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Kudus, Tadić (2) and Taylor providing the goals. Tadić, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.35. Tadić scored two goals, served one assist, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
One game before, 0-0 at home hosting FC Union Berlin in the Europa League.
Ajax have another match away in just three nights, a Eredivisie game vs Vitesse. A gruelling calendar for the visiting team!
Ajax are a potent attacking force on the road with their 29 goals in 11 league games. As opposed to that, Ajax have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Ajax - Berlin 0-0 was the output when these contenders previously did battle, earlier this season. Head to head data (for the preceeding two meetings): FC Union Berlin won zero games, two matches ended in a draw and Ajax managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Brobbey 11 goals |  M. Kudus 9 goals |  S. Bergwijn 8 goals |
FC Union Berlin missing players
Ajax missing players
| FC Union Berlin | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 27 | Scored | S | 31 | 56 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.3 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.6 | 17.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.4 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 40 | 43 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 39 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 27 |
| 12 | Köln | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Bochum | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -27 | 19 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 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 | Feyenoord | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Ajax | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 46 |
| 3 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | PSV | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 43 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | NEC | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -25 | 13 |
