Freiburg vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction & Betting Tips (22 January)

SC Friborg has every reason to believe in its chances of direct qualification for the 1/8 finals of this Europa League. This German team occupies 5th place in the rankings for this phase of the league with only one small point behind the 1st place occupied by OL. Dominating against Nice 1-3, the Black Forest club then lost points against Viktoria Plzen 0-0 before moving forward against Salzburg 1-0 in the final days. In the championship, Julian Schuster's men are still out of the top 6 after their 2-0 defeat against Leipzig. A trip to Augsburg awaits them on Sunday. For their part, Maccabi Tel Aviv is clearly not up to par in this competition where they were only able to pick up a small point after the first 6 days.

It was against PAOK Salonika 0-0 for their entry into the running. Otherwise, this Israeli team suffered against Dinamo Zagreb 1-3, Midtjylland 0-3, Aston Villa 2-0, Lyon 0-6 and finally against Stuttgart 4-1. Logically, it therefore finds itself in 35th position in the ranking, just ahead of OGC Nice. At the same time, in the championship, Maccabi is on the 3rd step of the podium, 6 units from the first 2. After winning 2 wins against Hapoel Jerusalem 1-3 and against Sakhnin 1-0, he will aim for 3 next weekend against Maccabi Haifa.

Once again, Ghanaian midfielder Kyereh will not be able to hold his place for this poster. Executive defender Lienhart is also in the hands of the medical staff at the moment. Otherwise, the German group should be in full force for this meeting. Up front, Italian midfielder Vincenzo Grifo is still the most dangerous player in this squad with 6 goals to his name in the Bundesliga and 2 in the Europa League. Midfielder Manzambi and striker Sherhant have scored 3 times in the league.

Maccabi Tel Aviv, for their part, should approach this game deprived of the important defender Belic, the essential midfielder Peretz (8 goals in the league) and the Romanian striker Nicolaescu (2 goals). Defender Shlomo is also not guaranteed to be present for this match. On the other hand, the Friborg players will have to keep a watchful eye on the formidable Ido Shahar who has struck 9 times in the league this season. It's more complicated for him in C3 where he still hasn't unlocked his counter.