Winter-arrival Juranovic should start on the right for Union, with club captain Christopher Trimmel - who has shared duties with the Croatian in recent weeks - suspended for the first leg. Jerome Roussillon could also see action on the opposite flank having seen Niko Gießelmann start the win over Leipzig, while Janik Haberer - who provided a stunning equaliser against Die Roten Bullen - also misses out through suspension. Striker Jordan is pushing for a return to the starting line-up having featured as a substitute in each of Union’s last four league matches.

Werder Bremen old boy Davy Klaassen should start in midfield, while Florian Grillitsch - who swapped Hoffenheim for Amsterdam ahead of this campaign - is a further option for the team sitting third in the Dutch Eredivisie. Watch: This is Union! Match stats Union’s eight-goal top scorer Sheraldo Becker was born in Amsterdam and came through the Ajax academy, but never made a senior appearance.

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Find out more about Union's remarkable rise Ajax parted company with head coach Alfred Schreuder at the end of January following a seven-game run without a win in the Eredivisie, with former Hertha Berlin defender Johnny Heitinga stepping into the dugout until the end of the season at least. Four wins out of four represent a highly encouraging start to life under the ex-Netherlands international. Club captain Tadic has been involved in four goals in his last three appearances and should lead the line, although young Dutch striker Brian Brobbey, who featured nine times for Leipzig before returning to Ajax on a permanent deal last summer, may fancy his chances after coming off the bench to score in the 3-1 come-from-behind win at home to Waalwijk on Sunday.

Ajax vs. Union Berlin: UEFA Europa League probable teams, match stats and LIVE blog! Josip Juranovic (r. ) joins Union Berlin on their UEFA Europa League adventure in the first leg of their play-off tie away at Dusan Tadic’s (l. ) Ajax. - © DFL Josip Juranovic (r. - © DFLbundesliga10 hours agoJosip Juranovic joins Union Berlin as they continue their European adventure in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie away at Ajax and captain Dusan Tadic on Thursday (kick-off: 6. 45pm CET). LatestUnion’s dream season continued on Saturday as they came from behind to beat fellow Meisterschale-hunters RB Leipzig - a result that keeps Die Eisernen just a point back from reigning record champions Bayern Munich at the Bundesliga summit. Urs Fischer’s team are also through to the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup and now have their sights set on a place in the last-16 of the Europa League.

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