Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs FK TSC Backa Topola Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 22/08/2024, 05:12  by Nella Wagah in Europa League Predictions

Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Backa Topola in the first leg of their Europa League Play-offs tie on Thursday. Because of security reasons, this match will be played in Hungary. Here’s all you need to know as regards the game’s prediction.

After dropping from the Champions League, Maccabi Tel Aviv posted back-to-back wins in the last round of the Europa League. They beat Lithuania’s Panevezys home and away 5-1 on aggregate.

The Israelis built on that with a 2-1 win against Bnei Sakhnin in their domestic cup, bringing them here on three straight wins. Going into their seventh match of the season, Maccabi Tel Aviv are seeking their fifth win of the campaign.

In competitive action, they’ve suffered only one defeat in the last 13 matches.

Backa Topola are only starting their European journey and will come here off the back of a shaky season so far. In their five matches to this point, they managed two wins. The Serbian side is coming from a 1-0 defeat at home to OFB Beograd.

That loss marked a third game in four that they failed to score. Their struggles in attack are clear, with the team managing more than a goal just once in the five matches this season.

Backa Topola played in the Europa League group stages last season and it wasn’t a great experience. They finished their group assignments with just a point after suffering a number of heavy defeats.

This will be their third season in the Europa League and in their eight matches in the competition, they have one win.