Maccabi Tel Aviv and Villarreal meet in a Group I match of the UEFA Europa League. The match will be played on Thursday, at 17:55, at Bloomfield Stadium.
Villarreal started strong in Group I of the Europa League, with three victories as many as possible. This is largely due to the offensive. This season, Unai Emery’s team has the best attack in the Europa League, with 12 goals scored, a third of this total belonging to Paco Alcacer.
In the championship, the “yellow sumbarin” also has a solid track record, occupying the 3rd position in the ranking, with five victories, four draws and one defeat. Moreover, Villarreal is undefeated in the last ten matches played in all competitions.
Maccabi also looked good in group I, at least until the match in Villarreal. The Tel Aviv team won the first two games, 1-0 with Qarabag and 2-1 at Sivasspor, but they lost by a definite 0-4 away from Spain. Maccabi started the European season in the Champions League preliminaries, but stopped in the last round, where it lost with the score of 2-5 in general to Salzburg.
In all three matches played by Villarreal in this group, over 3.5 goals were scored and it is not excluded that the dispute at Bloomfield Stadium will generate at least three changes to the table.
The two teams have met three times so far, all matches being played in the Europa League;
The balance is a balanced one, a victory for Villarreal (4-0), one for Maccabi (1-0) and a draw (0-0);
The Iberians occupy the first position in group I, with nine points in three matches, but also a goal difference of 12-4;
Maccabi is the team ranked second, with six points;
Villarreal has the best offense in the current UEFA Europa League season;
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Daniel – Yeini, Hernandez, Saborit – Kandil, Ben Chaim, Peretz, Glazer, Piton – Pesic, Cohen;
Coach: Giorgos Donis;
Villarreal: Rulli – Pena, Foyth, Mori, Costa – Baena, Iborra, Parejo – Cuba, Bacca, Pino;
Coach: Unai Emery;
PREDICTION: Villarreal to win @ 1,85
