AFC Ajax vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Europe 2022-23 PLAYOFF ROUND
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Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.
- AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Arda Kardesler
- Referee Mete Kalkavan
- Referee Cevdet Komurcuoglu
- Referee Abdulkadir Bitigen
- Referee Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
- Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb 1. FC Union Berlin H 0–0 D 12 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W 05 Feb SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 5–0 W 29 Jan SBV Excelsior A 4–1 W 26 Jan FC Volendam H 1–1 D 22 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–0 D 11 Feb RB Leipzig A 2–1 W 04 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–1 W 31 Jan VfL Wolfsburg H 2–1 W 28 Jan Hertha BSC A 2–0 W 25 Jan SV Werder Bremen A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Johan Cruijff Arena will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and 1. FC Union Berlin.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' 1. FC Union Berlin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' It’s high time Johnny Heitinga made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Bassey, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Union Berlin needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 46 minute. Owen Wijndal leaves to be changed by Brian Brobbey.
- 51' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' 1. FC Union Berlin player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 470 games and scored 728 goals.
- 65' What a strike from Morten Thorsby! The score is 0-1.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens is replaced by Jordan Siebatcheu.
- 75' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Steven Bergwijn by Davy Klaassen on 75 minute.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 82' Sven Michel is replacing Sheraldo Becker for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danilho Doekhi on 85.
- 90' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Jerome Roussillon by Niko Giesselmann on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-0.
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AFC Ajax
Starting XI-
7
Steven Bergwijn ↓ Davy Klaassen 75'
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5
Owen Wijndal ↓ Brian Brobbey 46'
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Bench-
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Davy Klaassen ↑ 75'
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Brian Brobbey ↑ 46'
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Coach Johnny Heitinga1. FC Union Berlin
Starting XI-
27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Sven Michel 82'
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Bench-
45
Jordan Siebatcheu ↑ 71'
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23
Niko Giesselmann ↑ 90'
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Sven Michel ↑ 82'
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Coach Urs Fischer -
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Head to Head
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