Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Match Time & Date:
14/03/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Olympiacos
TSC Arena in Backa Topola (neutral location) will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Olympiacos Piraeus. Against all odds, Maccabi rolled over Olympiacos 4-1 in Athens and, as a result, The Israelis have virtually secured their spot in the quarter-finals, with one foot already through the door. All Or Yitzhak, Derrick Luckassen, Sheran Yeini, and Yonas Malede should miss out with injuries for the home side.
The Thrylos, on the other hand, need a big win in the second leg if they are to advance to the next round. As Olympiacos are likely to adopt an attack-oriented strategy this time out, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Serbia, Konstantinos Fortounis should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a heart-breaking loss to Panathinaikos at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Kostas Fortounis):
Born in Trikala Greece on 16 October, 1992, Kostas Fortounis made his senior debut for his hometown club Trikala in the 2009/2010 Gamma Ethniki campaign. After playing 13 games for the club he moved to Asteras Tripolis at the end of the season.
In 2011 the Greek midfielder moved to Germany, signing a deal with Kaiserslautern. Fortounis made 70 league appearances for Kaiser, scoring two goals from 2011 to 2014. On 22 July, 2014 he returned to Greece, signing a four-year contract with Olympiacos. It has to be noted that he played for the Thrylos during his youth career (2003-2008).
Kostas Fortounis made his Greece debut against Belgium in February, 2012 and he represented his homeland at the 2012 European Championship finals. However, he was left out of the Greece 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a winger as well. Fortounis won two Greek Superleague titles (2014/2015, 2015/2016) with Olympiakos.
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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