Ajax vs Union Berlin

UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs 16 Feb 2023, 17:45
Ajax
Ajax
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam) 👤 H. Meler

Match report

Ajax played out a goalless draw with Union Berlin in the UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs on 16 February 2023.

Ajax failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 67% of the ball.

Union Berlin had 13 shots to Ajax's 8.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam), with H. Meler in charge.

Possession 67% - 33% Shots 8 - 13 On target 0 - 3 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 12 - 13 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Gerónimo Rulli
Ajax · 3 saves
8 Jurriën Timber 96 passes (93% accurate)
8 Calvin Bassey 112 passes (92% accurate)
8 Josip Juranovic captained the side
7 Devyne Rensch captained the side
First half vs second half
Ajax stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 0 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–8 8–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–2
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 0–2 3–2
Match statistics
8 Shots Total 13
0 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 8
1 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 6
12 Fouls 13
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
67% Ball Possession 33%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 0
576 Passes Total 267
497 Passes Accurate 179
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-2-3-1
12 G. Rulli
15 D. Rensch 2 J. Timber 3 C. Bassey 5 O. Wijndal
4 E. Álvarez 8 K. Taylor
23 S. Berghuis 20 M. Kudus 7 S. Bergwijn
10 D. Tadic
Union Berlin · 3-5-2
1 F. Rønnow
5 D. Doekhi 31 R. Knoche 4 D. Leite
18 J. Juranovic 20 A. Laïdouni 8 R. Khedira 2 M. Thorsby 26 J. Roussillon
27 S. Becker 17 K. Behrens
Ajax
Coach
J. Heitinga
Substitutes
  • 22 Remko Pasveer
  • 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
  • 43 Olivier Aertssen
  • 21 Florian Grillitsch
  • 57 Jorrel Hato
  • 28 Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 6 Davy Klaassen
  • 26 Youri Regeer
  • 9 Brian Brobbey
  • 35 Francisco Conceição
  • 18 Lorenzo Lucca
Union Berlin
Coach
U. Fischer
Substitutes
  • 37 Lennart Grill
  • 39 Yannic Stein
  • 3 Paul Jaeckel
  • 23 Niko Giesselmann
  • 36 Aljoscha Kemlein
  • 40 Jamie Leweling
  • 16 Tim Maciejewski
  • 11 Sven Michel
  • 45 Jordan Siebatcheu
  • 34 Malick Sanogo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Brobbey ↓ O. Wijndal Ajax
  • 70' ↑ J. Siebatcheu ↓ K. Behrens Union Berlin
  • 75' ↑ D. Klaassen ↓ S. Bergwijn Ajax
  • 82' ↑ S. Michel ↓ S. Becker Union Berlin
  • 90' ↑ N. Gießelmann ↓ J. Roussillon Union Berlin
Cards
  • 57' R. Khedira Union Berlin
  • 85' D. Doekhi Union Berlin
Head-to-head
Ajax 0 2 draws 1 Union Berlin
2023-02-23 Union Berlin vs Ajax 3 - 1
2023-02-16 Ajax vs Union Berlin 0 - 0
2020-08-30 Ajax vs Union Berlin 2 - 2
Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
Union Berlin D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs Union Berlin?
Ajax drew 0-0 against Union Berlin on 16 February 2023.
Who won Ajax vs Union Berlin?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Ajax vs Union Berlin played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
Who had more possession in Ajax vs Union Berlin?
Ajax had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.