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February 18 2025, 16:04 · Alex Lawes

Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise Preview: Team News & Prediction

Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Francesco Farioli has managed to massively improve Ajax as they look for another Eredivisie title as well as pushing on into the knockout stages of UEFA competition this season.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 20th February, 2025: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key Stats

  • Ajax have lost only two of their last 16 UEFA club competition matches against Belgian teams (W10 D4).
  • Ajax have won seven of their previous eight UEFA club competition matches at home against Belgian teams (L1).
  • Ajax have won five of their last six UEFA club competition two-legged ties.
  • Ajax have won their last five matches in all competitions.
  • Ajax have won 14 of their last 16 home matches in all competitions (D1 L1).
  • Ajax have won four of their last five UEFA club competition matches at home (L1).
  • Ajax have kept 11 clean sheets in their last 16 UEFA club competition matches against Belgian teams.
  • Ajax have kept seven clean sheets in their previous eight UEFA club competition matches at home against Belgian teams.
  • Union SG have won only three of their last 11 UEFA club competition matches (D2 L6).
  • Union SG have lost four of their previous five UEFA club competition matches away from home this season (W1).
  • Union SG have won four of their last six matches away from home in all competitions (L2).
  • Union SG have lost only two of their last 11 matches away from home in all competitions (W6 D3).

Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction

In the first-leg of this tie in the Belgian capital, Brussels, last week, Ajax defeated Royale Union Saint-Gilloise by two goals to nil thanks to second-half goals from Christian Rasmussen and Jorthy Mokio.

Former Nice boss Farioli took charge of a failing Ajax side last summer and now the Amsterdam-based club have returned to the summit in the Eredivisie, sitting two points clear of defending champions PSV Eindhoven with a game-in-hand. They hammered Heracles Almelo by four goals to nil at the weekend.

Union SG have turned themselves into one of the more impressive, forward-thinking clubs in European football as an affiliate of Brighton and Hove Albion but they have stagnated this season with elimination from European competition now seemingly an inevitability as they sit third in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League table.

Now with home advantage at the Johann Cruyff Arena, Ajax should complete a comfortable two-legged victory with another win here, despite Union SG’s general potential.

Ajax vs Union Saint-Gilloise Tip: Ajax to win