Ajax v Besiktas: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Ajax will be aiming to start their UEFA Europa League league phase journey by continuing their previous dominance over Besiktas as the Turkish side visit Amsterdam.

Ajax have won all four previous meetings, though Besiktas are unbeaten in all competitions this season.

How to watch Ajax v Besiktas

The game between Ajax and Besiktas is being shown live on TNT Sports 2 and Discovery+ in the UK.

Ajax v Besiktas kick-off time, date and venue

The UEFA Europa League clash between Ajax and Besiktas kicks off at 20:00 BST on Thursday 26th September and will be played at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam.

Ajax v Besiktas stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Postponements domestically mean Ajax have played only four Eredivisie games, with two wins and a draw seeing them sit in ninth spot, already 10 points adrift of PSV Eindhoven, albeit with two games in hand.

Ajax came through three qualifying rounds to get here, winning five and drawing one of those six games.

Besiktas only had one hurdle to clear and they overcame Swiss side Lugano, eventually winning the second leg 5-1 at home after a 3-3 draw in the first clash.

They are third in the Super Lig, with four wins and a draw from five games but the Black Eagles have lost all four previous meetings against their Dutch hosts.

The duo most recently met in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League, with Ajax winning 2-0 at home and 2-1 in Turkey.

Ajax v Besiktas head-to-head record (H2H)

Ajax wins	4
Draws	0
Besiktas wins	0

* H2H stats refer to all competitions

Ajax v Besiktas team news

Ajax team news

Francesco Farioli has a lengthy injury list, with Gaston Avila, Youri Baas, Sivert Mannsverk and Steven Berghuis all expected to miss out.

Talented forward Brian Brobbey came off the bench on Saturday in a draw with Go Ahead Eagles and could start.

Besiktas team news

Midfielder Necip Uysal hasn't played since going off at half-time in the opening weekend win over Samsunspor last month and is likely to be absent again.

Boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst appears likely to have an otherwise full squad at his disposal as the former Feyenoord player and manager returns to his homeland.