Maccabi Haifa vs Red Star – Predictions, Odds & Betting tips 17/08/2022

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Maccabi Haifa will take on Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League playoffs round. The game will be played at Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa) and will kick off at 21:00 CET on Wednesday, August 17th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, and our Maccabi Haifa vs Red Star Belgrade prediction for the same.

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Bookmaker ratings: Prediction one: Red Star Belgrade double chance – 1.49

Bookmaker ratings: Prediction two: Total goals under 2.5 – 1.65

Red Star Belgrade double chance

Both sides go into this match in a similar form as they chase the UCL group stage. Maccabi have home advantage, as they are unbeaten in their last UEFA Champions League match at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Meanwhile, Red Star have a 100% win rate in the new campaign. Dejan Stankovic’s side are yet to lose a match season.

We expect that the Serbian side will not lose in this matchup.

Total goals under 2.5

Both teams are showing excellent defensive performances.

In their last five games, Maccabi conceded four goals, while Red Star’s stats are more impressive, as they have kept a clean sheet in 6 of 7 matches, conceding just once.

Preliminary review and match prediction for Maccabi Haifa vs Red Star Belgrade

Maccabi Haifa advanced into the playoff round of the UEFA Champions League with a 4-2 aggregate win over Apollon despite falling 2-0 to the Cypriot team in the second leg last week.

The Greens registered their first loss in the new campaign (regular time).

Meanwhile, Maccabi, who suffered defeat in the Israeli Super Cup final on penalties against Hapoel Be’er Sheva, were undefeated in their last three games across all competitions.

The countdown begins 🤩✨#soldout #uclplayoff #ucl #יאללהמכבי pic.twitter.com/NLaNMCRNFC

— Maccabi Haifa FC (@mhfootballclub) August 14, 2022

On the other hand, Red Star Belgrade have qualified for the playoffs after thrashing FC Pyunik 7-0 on aggregate.

The Serbian side hammered their opponents 5:0 in Belgrade while also claiming a solid victory 2:0 in the reverse match.

Meanwhile, Dejan Stankovic’s men have made a spectacular start in their local championship, picking up 15 points from a possible 15 in their first five outings.

In their last match in the league, they secured a massive victory over Vozdovac (4:0).

Match Facts

Maccabi haven’t lost any of their last 4 home matches
The visitors are unbeaten in their last 7 games

Head to Head

They will meet for the first time in an official match

Team News

The hosts will be without Raz Meir and Mahmoud Jaber, who have both been ruled out through injuries.

Na utakmici protiv Makabija u Beogradu naši navijači spremaju novi spektakl! Potrebno je da svi navijači na, nadamo se, ispunjenom stadionu, obuku određenu boju majice – istok i zapad crvene boje, sever i jug bele! Ajmo ceo stadion! Za slavu naše Crvene zvezde!

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— FK Crvena zvezda (@crvenazvezdafk) August 14, 2022

Meanwhile, the Serbian side will miss Radovan Pankov due to injury.

Predicted lineups

Maccabi Haifa: Borjan; Rodic, Dragovic, Milunovic, Erakovic, Kanga, Kangwa, Bukari, Ivanic, Pesic, Katai

Red Star Belgrade: Cohen; Cornud, Goldberg, Planic, Sundgren, Mohamed, Lavi, Chery, David, Pierrot, Haziza

Safe Bet

Being so strong defensively, it is very difficult to see how Maccabi Haif can hurt Red Star. If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Maccabi Haifa total goals under 1.5” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.49 at 22Bet.