Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aris go head to head at Bloomfield Road in the Conference League third qualifying round, first leg. Maccabi faced no difficulties in the two-legged tie with Zira, but they face their first tough challenge against the star-studded Greeks. The Israelis will give 100% to try and keep a clean sheet in the first leg, but preventing Aris summer signings from scoring in the first leg is easier said than done.
The visitors rolled over Gomel 7-2 on aggregate to set up a meeting with Maccabi, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the Yellow-Blacks. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be former Watford attacker Andre Gray, who has already started paying off on his new job.
Highlighted Player (Tal Ben Haim):
Tal Ben Haim is an experienced football player who is a product of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth school. He made 85 league appearances for Maccabi at senior level and in 2004 he moved to England, signing a three-year contract with Bolton Wanderers.
Ben Haim scored one goal in 88 league games for the English outfit and in 2007 he moved to Chelsea. After making just 13 league appearances for the Blues in the 2007/2008 season, he moved to Manchester City in the summer of 2008 for a fee of £5 million.
He made his Man City debut (league) against in a 4-2 loss to Aston Villa on 17 August, 2008. During his spell at the “island” he played for the likes of Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Ham and QPR as well and in 2013 he moved to Belgium, signing a deal with Standard Liege. At the end of the 2013/2014 season The Israeli defender returned to England as he signed a deal with Charlton Athletic. Ben Haim re-joined his hometown club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015.