Freiburg – Maccabi Tel Aviv. Forecast and announcement for the Europa League match

On Thursday, January 22, the match of the 7th round of the main stage of the Europa League between “Freiburg” and “Maccabi Tel Aviv” will take place. The game will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.

Freiburg

The season is not going too well for the German team. After 18 rounds of the Bundesliga, the club has 24 points on its balance sheet, which allows it to occupy the 8th place in the tournament table. At the moment, “Freiburg” is 9 points behind the top-4 zone. In the German Cup, the team qualified for the quarterfinals, where they will play against Hertha from the capital.

But in the Europa League, the Germans look much more confident – after 6 rounds, they already have 14 points, thanks to which the club is on the 5th place in the overall table of the tournament. The distance from the leader, “Lyon”, at the moment is only 1 point.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

For the current champions of Israel, the title defense in the current season is not going well. After 19 rounds of the national league, the team has 36 points on its balance sheet, thanks to which it can occupy the 3rd step of the tournament table. The distance from the leader, “Beitar”, at the moment is already 9 points. In the Israel Cup, Maccabi managed to qualify for the quarterfinals.

In the Euro arena, the club’s affairs are going very badly. After 6 rounds, “Maccabi” has 1 point on the balance, thanks to which it occupies the penultimate, 35th place in the tournament table. In fact, the Israelis no longer have a chance to qualify for the playoffs.

Personal meetings

The clubs have never played each other in official games.

Interesting facts

• “Maccabi” managed to keep a clean sheet in only 1/5 of the previous matches.
• Freiburg’s unbeaten streak at home has been going on for 13 consecutive matches.
• “Maccabi” was able to win only in 1/8 of the previous away matches.

Forecast

Taking into account the difference in the teams’ classes and their previous performances in European cups, I will bet on the victory of “Freiburg” with a handicap of -1.5 (with a coefficient of 1.55 on the BC betking line).