Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Europe 2024-25 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
AFC Ajax
1 – 2
Full Time
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Thu 20 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Davy Klaassen 25' R
Lucas Rosa 33' Y
Y 60' Sofiane Boufal
Anton Gaaei 60' Y
Jordan Henderson 70' Y
Ahmetcan Kaplan 71' Y
Y 73' Noah Sadiki
Y 93' Anan Khalaili
Y 99' Kevin Mac Allister
Kenneth Taylor 102' Y
Y 105' Christian Burgess
Y 120' Kamiel Van De Perre
Jorrel Hato 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Europe at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
9 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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

1
1
AFC Ajax 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-02-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–2 L
16 Feb Heracles Almelo H 4–0 W
13 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 2–0 W
09 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
02 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
30 Jan Galatasaray SK H 2–1 W
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
16 Feb KV Mechelen H 0–1 L
13 Feb AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
09 Feb KV Kortrijk A 2–1 W
02 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–1 W
30 Jan Rangers FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Besfort Zeneli 2 G 1 A
Guilherme Carvalho 2 G
Relebohile Mofokeng 1 G 1 A
Mateo Biondic 1 G
Ondrej Kricfalusi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Ajax to score. At the same time, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Koki Machida suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 16' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin Mac Allister on 16.
  • 21' Belgium international Kamiel Van De Perre has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Davy Klaassen.
  • 28' Promise Akinpelu doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Lucas Rosa. He receives a card.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anouar Ait El Hadj made 402 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenneth Taylor is hanging Christian Rasmussen on the field on 41 minute.
  • 46' Anton Gaaei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 46 minute.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
  • 61' Sofiane Boufal makes way for Anouar Ait El Hadj at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Jordan Henderson.
  • 71' Ahmetcan Kaplan was booked on 71.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise Akinpelu is replaced by Kevin Rodriguez.
  • 73' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' It’s high time Francesco Farioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sébastien Pocognoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Kevin Rodriguez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • With this win, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Promise Akinpelu 1
Christian Rasmussen 1
Jorthy Mokio 1
Kenneth Taylor 1
Kevin Mac Allister 1

Head to Head

2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-02-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-02-16 AFC Ajax 4–0 Heracles Almelo W 2025-02-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2025-02-09 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2025-02-02 AFC Ajax 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2025-01-30 AFC Ajax 2–1 Galatasaray SK W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen L 2025-02-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2025-02-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-02 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2025-01-30 Rangers FC 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax45% Draw27% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise28%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
72%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
55%
AFC Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax31% Draw47% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise22%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.