Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FCSB Predictions - Tight battle expected in Champions League qualifier

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 30 Jul 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 30 Jul 2024

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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FCSB after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
Maccabi is unbeaten in their last nine competitive matches.
FCSB has had mixed form recently, including a winless streak in Liga I.

Expired

Maccabi Tel Aviv drew 1-1 at FCSB in the first leg in Romania (Getty)

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FCSB Preview

Maccabi Tel Aviv managed a 1-1 draw last week on the road in teh first leg. In Israel another tight battle expected with a draw on the cards again.

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FCSB Preview
Stats
Head to Head
Maccabi Tel Aviv Form
Maccabi Tel Aviv Injuries & Team News
FCSB Form
FCSB Injuries & Team News

Stats

Maccabi Tel Aviv are undefeated in their last 9 competitive matches.
FCSB have drawn 3 their last 5 matches.

Head to Head

They have only met once before at that was in the first leg of this tie. The match ended 1-1 last week in Romania.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Form

Maccabi Tel Aviv won their 25th Israeli Championship last season, finishing 11 points above Maccabi Haifa.

Manager Robbie Keane left the club and has been replaced by Zarko Lazetic. Lazetic’s first game in charge was a 2-0 victory against Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Super Cup with Eran Zahavi and Maran Hozez on target.

Maccabi earned a 1-1 draw at FCSB in the Champions League qualifiers last week. Dan Biton opened the scoring in Bucharest but they couldn’t close it out, conceding four minutes later.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Injuries & Team News

Osher Davida, Elad Madmon, Ido Shahar, Dor Turgeman and Roy Revivo are at the Olympic Games.

Goalkeeper Or Yitzhak is injured.

FCSB Form

FCSB won their 27th Romanian Championship last season and first since 2015. They lost their final three games to finish three points ahead of CFR Cluj.

Ilias Charalampous’ side have played seven matches this season, starting with a 3-0 victory against Corvinul Hunedoara in the Super Cup.

The Bucharest club thrashed Virtus 11-1 on aggregate in the Champions League first round qualifiers. It wasn’t so easy against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the second round first leg at home, Joyskim Dawa equalising in a 1-1 draw.

FCSB have failed to win in three Liga I games this season, two draws followed by a 2-0 defeat against Otelul.

FCSB Injuries & Team News

Right-back Alexandru Pantea has a ligament injury and winger Octavian Popescu is out after undergoing foot surgery.

Verdict

Maccabi Tel Aviv v FCSB

Maccabi Tel Aviv drew 1-1 in the first leg to make it nine games unbeaten. I am expecting another close game in Budapest where a draw and extra time is likely.