Union Berlin vs Ajax

UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs 23 Feb 2023, 20:00
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Ajax
Ajax
🏟 Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin) 👤 Ricardo De Burgos

Match report

Union Berlin beat Ajax 3-1 in the UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs on 23 February 2023.

Ajax dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 11 shots to Union Berlin's 10.

E. Alvarez was sent off in the 90+7th minute.

The match was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin), with Ricardo De Burgos in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 10 - 11 On target 6 - 3 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 13 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
9
Player of the match
Josip Juranovic
Union Berlin · 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Danilho Doekhi 1 goal
7 Robin Knoche 1 goal
7 Mohammed Kudus 1 goal
7 Frederik Rønnow captained the side
First half vs second half
Union Berlin stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 7–6
Shots On Goal 3–2 3–1
Ball Possession 30–70 —
Corners 1–2 5–2
Match statistics
10 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 1
13 Fouls 9
6 Corners 4
0 Offsides 4
27% Ball Possession 73%
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 3
247 Passes Total 688
157 Passes Accurate 599
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-3-1-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Union Berlin · 3-5-2
1 F. Rønnow
5 D. Doekhi 31 R. Knoche 4 D. Leite
18 J. Juranovic 19 J. Haberer 8 R. Khedira 20 A. Laïdouni 26 J. Roussillon
17 K. Behrens 27 S. Becker
Ajax · 3-3-1-3
12 G. Rulli
15 D. Rensch 2 J. Timber 3 C. Bassey
23 S. Berghuis 4 E. Álvarez 8 K. Taylor
6 D. Klaassen
20 M. Kudus 10 D. Tadic 7 S. Bergwijn
Union Berlin
Coach
U. Fischer
Substitutes
  • 37 Lennart Grill
  • 39 Yannic Stein
  • 3 Paul Jaeckel
  • 2 Morten Thorsby
  • 23 Niko Giesselmann
  • 36 Aljoscha Kemlein
  • 28 Christopher Trimmel
  • 40 Jamie Leweling
  • 16 Tim Maciejewski
  • 11 Sven Michel
  • 45 Jordan Siebatcheu
Ajax
Coach
J. Heitinga
Substitutes
  • 22 Remko Pasveer
  • 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
  • 21 Florian Grillitsch
  • 57 Jorrel Hato
  • 19 Jorge Sánchez
  • 5 Owen Wijndal
  • 28 Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 26 Youri Regeer
  • 9 Brian Brobbey
  • 35 Francisco Conceição
  • 18 Lorenzo Lucca
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ B. Brobbey ↓ D. Klaassen Ajax
  • 65' ↑ J. Siebatcheu ↓ K. Behrens Union Berlin
  • 65' ↑ M. Thorsby ↓ A. Laïdouni Union Berlin
  • 80' ↑ L. Lucca ↓ S. Bergwijn Ajax
  • 84' ↑ Francisco Conceição ↓ D. Rensch Ajax
  • 85' ↑ J. Leweling ↓ S. Becker Union Berlin
  • 90+4' ↑ C. Trimmel ↓ J. Juranović Union Berlin
  • 90+4' ↑ N. Gießelmann ↓ J. Roussillon Union Berlin
Cards
  • 90+7' E. Alvarez Ajax
  • 17' C. Bassey Ajax
  • 20' D. Klaassen Ajax
  • 20' S. Becker Union Berlin
  • 28' D. Doekhi Union Berlin
  • 90+2' S. Berghuis Ajax
  • 90+5' M. Kudus Ajax
  • 90+6' E. Alvarez Ajax
  • 90+6' D. Tadic Ajax
  • 90+7' E. Alvarez Ajax
Head-to-head
Union Berlin 1 2 draws 0 Ajax
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
Union Berlin D D D D D
Ajax D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Union Berlin vs Ajax?
Union Berlin won 3-1 against Ajax on 23 February 2023.
Who won Union Berlin vs Ajax?
Union Berlin won the match 3-1.
Where was Union Berlin vs Ajax played?
The match was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Berlin).
Who had more possession in Union Berlin vs Ajax?
Ajax had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.