Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
TSC Arena in Backa Topola (Serbia) will host a postponed Conference League game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Zorya Luhansk. The Yellows aim to retain second place in Group B and their performance in a 3-1 win over Zorya at Arena Lublin is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s clash. Maccabi goalkeeper Or Yitzhak remains in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are hungry for revenge, but seeing that they experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the last group game, we are tempted to put our money on the Israelis. As for the away team, forward Danyil Alefirenko is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last group match. Valeri Kryventsov is likely to stick to the 5-4-1 formation.
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.