Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Match Time & Date:
24/10/2024
12:45 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Real Sociedad
Stadion Partizana (Belgrade) will be the center of attention when Maccabi Tel Aviv and Real Sociedad lock horns in the Europa League round 3. The Pride of Israel are leading the chase for the domestic trophy, but they made a slow start to their Europa League campaign. As important midfielder Issouf Sissokho is banned for the match, we are not tempted to put our money on the home side.
The Basques, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence following a hard-fought La Liga win over Girona and seeing that they are desperate to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Anderlecht, away win should be considered. Japan winger Takefusa Kubo should be recalled to the starting XI, while the likes of Marin, Munoz, Traore, and Zakharyan are injured for the visiting team. The two sides meet for the first time in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
Highlighted Team (Maccabi Tel Aviv):
Maccabi Tel Aviv are the oldest and probably the biggest clubs in Israel. The club was founded in 1906 and they have been playing an important role in the Israeli League ever since. In 2015 Maccabi won their 21st trophy in the national championship and the same season they clinched their 23rd Israeli Cup title.
The club’s fiercest rivals are Hapoel Tel-Aviv and they welcome their opponents at Netanya Stadium. The capacity of the venue is 13 610. The likes of Beitar Jerusalem Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa are considered Maccabi Tel Aviv’s bitter rivals as well. In 1969 the club won the AFC Champions League and they repeated the success two years later, beating Aliyat Al-Shorta in the final.
The likes of Jordi Cruyff, Paulo Sousa, Rade Prica, Moanes Dabour and Vincent Enyeama are the high-profile footballers who were part of the team in the past. The colour of Maccabi’s home kit is yellow and blue.
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