Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise

UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs 20 Feb 2025, 20:00

Ajax

1–2

HT 0–2

FULL TIME

Union Saint-Gilloise

🏟 Johan Cruijff ArenA (Amsterdam) 👤 C. Kavanagh

Match report

Union Saint-Gilloise edged past Ajax 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs on 20 February 2025.

Union Saint-Gilloise dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 34 shots to Ajax's 7.

D. Klaassen was sent off in the 25th minute.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Amsterdam), with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 7 - 34 On target 5 - 11 Corners 1 - 12 Fouls 17 - 21 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 13

Player of the match

Kevin Mac Allister

Union Saint-Gilloise · 1 goal

9 Koki Machida 90 passes (88% accurate)

8 Remko Pasveer 8 saves

8 Anthony Moris 4 saves

8 Ousseynou Niang 60 passes (80% accurate)

First half vs second half

	1st half	2nd half
Shots Total	7–22	0–12
Shots On Goal	5–6	0–5
Ball Possession	36–64	—
Corners	1–7	0–5
Attacks	86–167	6–25

Match statistics

1 Corners 12

1 Penalty 1

6 Substitution 6

92 Attacks 192

28 Dangerous Attacks 112

5 On Target 11

2 Off Target 22

7 Shots Total 34

5 Shots On Goal 11

1 Shots Off Goal 14

1 Shots Blocked 9

6 Shots Inside Box 23

1 Shots Outside Box 11

17 Fouls 21

1 Corners 12

1 Offsides 3

33% Ball Possession 67%

6 Yellow Cards 6

1 Red Cards 0

8 Saves 4

367 Passes Total 715

260 Passes Accurate 613

Line-ups 4-3-1-2 vs 3-4-1-2

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward

Ajax · 4-3-1-2

22 R. Pasveer

2 L. Rosa 37 J. Šutalo 24 D. Rugani 4 J. Hato

31 J. Mokio 18 D. Klaassen 28 K. Fitz-Jim

23 S. Berghuis

29 C. Rasmussen 17 O. Edvardsen

Union Saint-Gilloise · 3-4-1-2

49 A. Moris

5 K. Allister 16 C. Burgess 28 K. Machida

25 A. Khalaili 4 M. Rasmussen 27 N. Sadiki 22 O. Niang

23 S. Boufal

9 F. Ivanović 12 P. David

Ajax

Coach
F. Farioli

Substitutes

8 Kenneth Taylor
3 Anton Gaaei
13 Ahmetcan Kaplan
20 Bertrand Traoré
11 Mika Godts
6 Jordan Henderson
51 Charlie Setford
52 Paul Reverson
36 Dies Janse
42 Nick Verschuren
63 Sean Steur
59 Don-Angelo Konadu

Union Saint-Gilloise

Coach
S. Pocognoli

Substitutes

10 Anouar Ait El Hadj
13 Kevin Rodriguez
6 Kamiel Van De Perre
77 Mohammed Fuseini
26 Ross Sykes
48 Fedde Leysen
1 Vic Chambaere
14 Joachim Imbrechts
32 Mohamed Asri
33 Soulaimane Berradi

Substitutions

41' ↑ K. Taylor ↓ C. Rasmussen Ajax
46' ↑ B. Traoré ↓ O. Edvardsen Ajax
46' ↑ A. Gaaei ↓ S. Berghuis Ajax
46' ↑ A. Kaplan ↓ D. Rugani Ajax
61' ↑ M. Godts ↓ Lucas Rosa Ajax
61' ↑ A. Ait El Hadj ↓ S. Boufal Union Saint-Gilloise
73' ↑ K. Rodríguez ↓ P. David Union Saint-Gilloise
90' ↑ J. Henderson ↓ J. Mokio Ajax
94' ↑ K. Van de Perre ↓ M. Rasmussen Union Saint-Gilloise
94' ↑ M. Fuseini ↓ A. Khalaili Union Saint-Gilloise
105' ↑ R. Sykes ↓ C. Burgess Union Saint-Gilloise
105' ↑ F. Leysen ↓ N. Sadiki Union Saint-Gilloise

Cards

25' D. Klaassen Ajax
33' L. Rosa Ajax
60' A. Gaaei Ajax
60' S. Boufal Union Saint-Gilloise
60' J. Henderson Ajax
62' F. Farioli Ajax
71' A. Kaplan Ajax
73' N. Sadiki Union Saint-Gilloise
93' A. Khalaili Union Saint-Gilloise
99' K. Mac Allister Union Saint-Gilloise
100' K. Taylor Ajax
105' C. Burgess Union Saint-Gilloise
120+5' K. Van De Perre Union Saint-Gilloise
120+5' J. Hato Ajax

Head-to-head

Ajax 1 0 draws 1 Union Saint-Gilloise

2025-02-20 Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise 1 - 2

2025-02-13 Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax 0 - 2

Recent form

Ajax D D L D W

Union Saint-Gilloise D D D D D

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Ajax lost 1-2 against Union Saint-Gilloise on 20 February 2025.

Who won Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Union Saint-Gilloise won the match 2-1.

Where was Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise played?

The match was played at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Amsterdam).

Who had more possession in Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Union Saint-Gilloise had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.