Royale Union SG take on the visitors Ajax in the first leg of UEFA Europa League round of 16. The match will be played on Thursday, February 13th at King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels).
"Royal Union" looks pretty good. "Union 60" has literally emerged from oblivion not so long ago, forcing us to remember that this is actually a very titled project. True, there is still a feeling of unluckyness of this club, that it missed out on the title both in 2022 and last year - both times in the end they missed out on the championship in the Jupiler League in favor of Brugge. And only in 2024 they won first the cup, and then, already under Pocognoli, the Belgian Super Cup. True, in the current national championship they are also lagging behind Genk. Another constant failure is the elimination in the Champions League qualification, where they were eliminated by their first opponent, Prague's "Slavia", and even lost both matches. And in the Europa League, they alternated draws at home (but with "Budo/Glimt" and even "Roma") with away defeats. But then they won in a row against Twente, Nice and Braga, and, having decided everything in terms of the playoffs, they lost 1-2 in Glasgow to Rangers.
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A year ago, Ajax were forced to get out of the relegation zone. It turned out well, considering where they had to climb from - they finished in the top 5. This allowed them to start in the Europa League in the new cycle, already under the leadership of Farioli, from the qualification. This gave them a record-breaking penalty shootout against Panathinaikos. They managed to get by without any unnecessary stress against Vojvodina and Jagiellonia. Moreover, the Dutch won against Besiktas, Qarabag and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the main round, while drawing against Slavia in Prague. But then they lost not only to Real Sociedad and Lazio, but even to a modest debutant of this level - RFS. However, in January they finished with a bright victory - the star Galatasaray was beaten in Amsterdam 2-1.
The clubs represent neighboring countries, but have not met before even in a friendly format. The parties should show a good result. We bet that in the end the "total over 2.5 goals" will be issued.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
