Coritiba vs Santos Prediction & Betting Tips (9 August)

The champion of Cyprus is starting to seriously worry. Already limited during its preparation this summer with in particular 3 defeats 1-0, 1-0, 2-3 and a draw 3-3 in friendly, the doubt is indeed present for the Cypriots following their big debacle at the go 4-0. Participation in a European competition is beginning to be expected in this club since the latest dates back to the 2018-2019 season, with in particular confrontations against Marseille, Frankfurt and Lazio. Maccabi are a wounded beast, for the simple and good reason that after being champion in front of their runner-up Hapoel Beer Sheva, it was this same opponent who won the Israeli Super Cup as well as the Israeli Cup under their nose.

Back this season with the firm intention of achieving the league, cup and supercup treble, the Green Locomotive has rectified the situation from its friendly defeats against Mechelen 1-0 and Vitesse 1-0 by coming out, with the way, the 'Olympiakos to the very previous 5-1 on aggregate. The 4-0 first leg victory allows Haifa to put a foot and 4 toes in the C1 barrage.

In the suspension department, we find the titular central defender Vukasin Jovanovic who received 2 yellows in the first leg. Released at the end of the 1st period, the Frenchman Hervin Ongenda (ex-PSG and Bastia player) is very uncertain for this meeting (physical glitches). The very little used Bulgarian midfielder Ilian Iliev is forfeited (injured in the foot) while Bagaliy Dabo (8 goals last year) waxed the bench in the first leg. Quite decisive last season with 7 goals and 3 assists, Pittas is struggling to start his season. Author of 4 goals last year, Christios Albanis flew to Greece (AEK Athens). A lot of French people are in this Limassol formation, including Mathieu Peybernes (Malaga, free), Valentin Roberge (29 games last season) and Nicolas Diguiny (4 goals last year). Absent in the first leg, defender Aleesami, former Guingamp El-Hadji Ba and midfielder Jradi are very uncertain. The visitors should travel with the same group and in particular with the former Guingampais Frantdzy Pierrot (3 goals in the last 2 games) but also with the midfielder Ali Mohamed who was the main architect of the recital in the first leg with a double (his first goals with the club).

Injured since the Israeli Super Cup final, Mahmoud Jaber should not return for this meeting, nor will Raz Meir (injured). The two top scorers in the championship last season are still at the club. They are Omer Atzili (18 pawns, 9 assists) and Dean David (13 goals, 3 caviars). We find the French, Pierre Cornud, passed in particular by the reserves of Montpellier and Dijon, arrived this summer. Swedish international defender Daniel Sundgren (1 selection) and Australian international Nikita Rukavytsya have also landed. On the other hand, the former Dijonnais Mickael Alphonse returned to France with Ajaccio, the Spanish midfielder Jose Rodriguez left free and the important striker Godsway Donyoh joined Baku.