Maccabi Haifa has become a regular participant in European competitions in recent years, reaching the Champions League twice and the Europa League 4 times over the past 10 years. In the current qualification, the Israeli club got through Olympiacos 5:1 on aggregate and then Apollo 4:2 (although Maccabi Haifa lost in the second leg, they played with the second squad because of the four-goal advantage).
Crvena Zvezda had only Armenian Pyunik in rivals, which was a clear outsider. We should note that Crvena is a home team, as they have incredibly powerful support from the fans in their home stands, but the club plays quite restrained on the road.
Maccabi Haifa is not much inferior to the Serbian club in terms of the squad and experience in European competitions, so they are quite capable of playing at least in a draw with them today.
Our prediction: Maccabi Haifa double chance. We recommend the “1X” bet, odds 1.42
