Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Sivasspor
Match Time & Date:
29/10/2020
01:55 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Yeni 4 Eylul Stadyumu will host Thursday’s Europa League game between Sivasspor and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Sivasspor experienced all sorts of problems in a 5-3 loss to Villarreal in their opener, and it is no wonder the odds for away win have been dropping. It has to be noted that Sivasspor suffered a 3-0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their first and only home game in the Europa League.
Maccabi Tel Aviv, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Qarabag. The Israelis aim to keep their 100% record in Group I, and we predict that they are going to take advantage of Sivasspor’s shaky defence. A man to watch in the away team will be Yonathan Cohen, who scored the winner against Qarabag. It has to be noted that this will be the first meeting between the two clubs in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Mamadou Samassa):
Mamadou Samassa is a goalkeeper who plays for Troyes in Ligue 1. Samassa was born in Montreuil, France on February 16, 1990 and he played for France U18, U19 and U20 teams in the past. However, thanks to his dual citizenship the 197-cm-tall shoot-stopper represents Mali at senior level and he made his debut for the Malian national team on January 20, 2013 in a 1-0 victory over Niger.
Speaking of his club career, Mamadou Samassa played for youth teams of Collinee-Le Gouray and PEF Pioufragan before joining Guingamp in 2013.
After playing 126 league games for the Guingamp first team, Samassa moved to Troyes in the summer of 2016. The Malian goalkeeper managed to keep 13 clean sheets in 37 appearances for Troyes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 2 campaign. It has to be noted that Mamadou Samassa won the 2013/2014 French Cup with Guingamp, with the Ligue 1 side beating Rennes in the title game. The Troyes shoot-stopper has a contract with the Stade de l’Aube outfit which expires on June 30, 2019.
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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