Maccabi Haifa will take on Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League playoffs round. The game will be played at Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa) and will kick off at 21:00 CET on Wednesday, August 17th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, and our Maccabi Haifa vs Red Star Belgrade prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: Red Star Belgrade double chance – 1.49
Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Total goals under 2.5 – 1.65
Both sides go into this match in a similar form as they chase the UCL group stage. Maccabi have home advantage, as they are unbeaten in their last UEFA Champions League match at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Meanwhile, Red Star have a 100% win rate in the new campaign. Dejan Stankovic’s side are yet to lose a match season.
We expect that the Serbian side will not lose in this matchup.
Both teams are showing excellent defensive performances.
In their last five games, Maccabi conceded four goals, while Red Star’s stats are more impressive, as they have kept a clean sheet in 6 of 7 matches, conceding just once.
Maccabi Haifa advanced into the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League with a 4-2 aggregate win over Apollon despite falling 2-0 to the Cypriot team in the second leg last week.
The Greens registered their first loss in the new campaign (regular time).
Meanwhile, Maccabi, who suffered defeat in the Israeli Super Cup final on penalties against Hapoel Be’er Sheva, were undefeated in their last three games across all competitions.
On the other hand, Red Star Belgrade have qualified for the playoffs after thrashing FC Pyunik 7-0 on aggregate.
The Serbian side hammered their opponents 5:0 in Belgrade while also claiming a solid victory 2:0 in the reverse match.
Meanwhile, Dejan Stankovic’s men have made a spectacular start in their local championship, picking up 15 points from a possible 15 in their first five outings.
In their last match in the league, they secured a massive victory over Vozdovac (4:0).
They will meet for the first time in an official match
The hosts will be without Raz Meir and Mahmoud Jaber, who have both been ruled out through injuries.
Meanwhile, the Serbian side will miss Radovan Pankov due to injury.
Maccabi Haifa: Borjan; Rodic, Dragovic, Milunovic, Erakovic, Kanga, Kangwa, Bukari, Ivanic, Pesic, Katai
Red Star Belgrade: Cohen; Cornud, Goldberg, Planic, Sundgren, Mohamed, Lavi, Chery, David, Pierrot, Haziza
Being so strong defensively, it is very difficult to see how Maccabi Haif can hurt Red Star. If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Maccabi Haifa total goals under 1.5” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.49 at 22Bet.
They will meet for the first time in an official match
This fixture will be played at Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa)
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