Europa League
Freiburg-Maccabi Tel Aviv. Prediction and announcement for the Europa League match
The Europa League main stage 7th round match will be played between Freiburg and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday, January 22. The match will start at 19.45 Kyiv time.
Freiburg
The season is not going well for the German team. The club, which has been behind in the Bundesliga for 18 weeks, ranks 8th with 24 points on its balance sheet. Currently, Freiburg is 9 points behind the first 4 regions. In the German Cup, the team advanced to the quarter-finals against the capital Hertha.
But in the Europa League the Germans look much more confident; After 6 rounds they already have 14 points, thanks to which the club takes 5th place in the overall tournament table. The distance to leader Lyon is currently only 1 point.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Their title defense isn’t going well for Israel’s current champions this season. The team collected 36 points at the end of 19 weeks in the national league, thus placing 3rd in the rankings. The distance to leader Beitar is currently 9 points. In the Israeli Cup, Maccabi managed to reach the quarter-finals.
Things are going very badly for the club in the European arena. At the end of 6 rounds, Maccabi is in the penultimate 35th place in the points rankings with 1 point. In fact, the Israelis no longer have a chance of making it to the play-offs.
personal meetings
The clubs have never played each other in official matches.
interesting facts
- Maccabi managed to keep a clean sheet in only 1/5 of the previous matches.
- Freiburg’s unbeaten streak at home continues for 13 consecutive matches.
- Maccabi had won only 1/8 of its previous away matches.
To guess
Taking into account the teams’ class differences and their previous performances in European cups, I will bet Freiburg to win with a -1.5 handicap (1.55 odds according to the betting company Betking).
January 22, 2026 –
19:45
Source: Sport UA
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