Sheriff Tiraspol vs Maccabi Haifa Prediction & Betting Tips (26 July)

FK Sheriff Tiraspol and Maccabi Haifa have not returned to their respective championships but these two clubs remain on 2 final cup victories. Indeed, FK Sheriff Tiraspol beat Baldi 0-0, 7 pens in the Moldovan Cup final on May 28, while Maccabi Haifa triumphed over Beitar Jerusalem 3-1 in the Super Cup final this weekend. FK Sheriff Tiraspol, who won Real Madrid 1-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu in September 2021 in C1, thus signing one of their greatest European exploits, took out the Romanian club of Farul Constanta 1-0 and 3-0 in extra time at the Stadionul Sheriff at the start of last week. After 2 consecutive defeats in their last two friendlies against Slavia Prague 1-2 and St.

Polten 0-1 in early July, the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa has just lined up 3 wins in a row against Hamrun 0-4 and 2-1 in the round of 16 Qualification for the group stage of the Champions League then against Beitar Jerusalem 3-1 this Saturday in the Super Cup final. Last season, Maccabi Haifa did not shine outside during the group stage of this Champions League, conceding 3 defeats on the grounds of Benfica 2-0, Juventus Turin 3-1 and PSG 7-2. A new disillusionment in Moldova this time?

FC Sheriff has only 4 Moldovan players in its ranks. A bit like Bate Borisov during the 2010s and S.Donetsk, the very exotic workforce. No less than 3 Colombians are present there. The rookie, Tovar (Deportivo Pasto), recruited to become a taulier at the position of central defender. Joined by his compatriot Didier Bueno (Medellin), he too should play a major role in the group. Recruited from Vasco da Gama, Vinicius Paiva came on during the game against FCV Farul (return). Conversely, note that Mouhamed Diop (4 goals last year) was not retained this summer (end of loan).

Otherwise, within the modest selection of Moldova, only the naturalized Brazilian Luvannor enters the plans of his Italian coach Roberto Bordin. Burkinabe international Cedric Badolo (8 salt) is crucial in midfield. Rasheed Akanbi (8 goals in 18 appearances) is on the other hand forfeited (operation to come). Dolev Aziza (26 games, 2 goals last year, personal reasons) was finally back in the group in the return match against the Spartans. On the other hand, Sherry is uncertain (33 games - 10 goals) and Dean David (36 games - 10 goals) also back. In terms of transfers, Maccabi Haifa has just attracted 20-year-old Eric Shuranov (ex-Nuremberg) into its nets for 1 million euros, but also Frenchman Pierre Cornud (Real Oviedo), the big blow of this transfer window for Maccabi, holder as a left piston in the first leg in Malta, and as a left side in the return in a 4-2-3-1. During the last gathering of the Israeli selection, 3 Maccabi players appeared in this list: Sean Goldberg the central (10 salt), the midfielder Haziza (14 salt) and the striker David (3 salt - 1 goal).