Juventus will take a trip to Israel to face Maccabi Haifa in MatchDay 4 of the Champions League. Date – 13.10.2022; Kick-Off – 20:00 UK; Venue – Sammy Ofer Stadium; City – Haifa, Isreal.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One — Juventus to Win — 1.72
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two — Both teams to score YES — 1.75
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three — Over 2.5 goals — 1.78
The Old Lady are gradually finding their feet again following their recent results. The Serie A side won the reverse fixture 3-1 in Italy and won 3-0 at home to Bologna days before that. Juventus are the favourites and are expected to get the win in Israel, although it would be a tough game, given Maccabi Haifa’s form.
Maccabi Haifa have scored two goals in their opening three Champions League games, averaging 0.66 goals per game. They scored a goal at home against PSG and the game against Juventus will be their second home game in the UCL this term so far. Haifa are relaxed at home, and have scored six goals in their last three home games in all competitions, which is enough to get on the score sheet against Juventus, who conceded a goal in the reverse fixture in Israel.
Juventus have scored nine goals and conceded six goals in their last five matches, which is good enough to produce over two goals in this fixture, given Maccabi Haifa’s goal scoring form at home.
Juventus failed to get a win in their last four matches in all competitions, recording three draws in the process. Maccabi Haifa have won their last three home matches and while beating Juve would be a tough call, both sides could settle for a draw. This tip has odds of 3.92 at 22bet.
The Old Lady have endured a rollercoaster ride to the season. Juve have won only two of their last five games in all competitions, and lost 1-0 to newly-promoted side Monza at away. They also struggled at home during a 2-2 draw against Salernitana before losing 2-1 at home to Benfica. Max Allegri’s side have only won three of their opening eight Serie A games. Juventus occupy 7th position with 13 points after eight matches.
Haifa have been in superb form this season and currently occupy the 1st spot in the Israeli Premier League, having won 5 and drawn 1 from their opening six league matches.
They have won all of their opening three league home games. The only defeat they have endured at home this season came against PSG in the UCL. The Israel giants will look to put out a fight against Juventus.
Paul Pogba has been out injured since September but he’s likely to make his return from a knee injury this month. Fedrico Chiesa could be in the squad to face Maccabi Haifa after he recently returned to training. Marley Ake, Mattia De Sciglio and Kaio Jorge are all ruled out of the trip. Juventus will face AC Milan away from home this weekend in the Serie A.
Goalkeeper: Szczesny
Defenders: Juan Cuadrado, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Leonardo Bonucci
Midfielders: McKennie L. Paredes, Adrien Rabbiot
Forwards: Angel Di Maria, D. Vlahovic, F. Kostic
The Israeli side will be without Mahmoud Jaber and Suf Podgoreanu due to injury issues. They will have to play safe this weekend in order not to lose another senior player to injury before their home game against Juve next week.
Goalkeeper: J. Cohen
Defenders: P. Cornud, S. Goldberg, A. Seck, D. Batubinsika, D. Sundgren
Midfielders: M. Abu Fani, T. Chery, A. Mohamed
Forwards: M. Tchibota, F. Pierrot
Maccabi Haifa: [WLLWL]
Juventus: [DLLWW]
Where will this fixture be played?
Venue: Sammy Ofer, Haifa, Israel
When will the game take place?
Date: 11/10/2022 Time: 17:45 UK Time.
How can I watch this match?
You can watch this match on Melbet/Helabet Live Stream.