Apollon take on the visitors Maccabi Haifa in the second leg of UEFA Champions League qualification semifinals. First leg result: 0-4. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 9th at GSP Stadium (Nicosia).
Apollon are quite successful in European competitions. The "Legend" represents Cyprus, and this, with all the ambitions, is not the most successful of the European countries in football. And the representative of Limassol played four times in the last decade, in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019, in the group stage of the Europa League. Moreover, they knocked out strong rivals in the qualification. But a year ago, the Cypriots were knocked out immediately by Zhilina. But, focusing on the domestic arena, they were able to take the championship for the first time since 2006. This allowed them to return to the main European Cup now. But it was with last week's qualifying match that Apollo began the new season. And, such an impression, I didn’t wake up after my summer sleep and got 4 goals into own net.
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Maccabi Haifa are the best club in Israel right now. The Greens from Carmel were able to win the national championship twice in a row - and after all, Ligat HaAl is considered one of the most competitive, if not the strongest. In this qualification for the Champions League, the club has already managed to achieve the first loud sensation. In the previous qualifying round, Olympiacos was knocked out. Moreover, at home with the Greeks, they pulled out a draw only due to a goal in the 90+2 minute - the goal was scored by Haziza. It was all the more unexpected that in Piraeus, the visitors from Israel staged show against the favorite. Sheri opened the score already in the 5th minute, then Pierro produced a “double”, and in the end Maccabi scored final 4-0. This week at home it was not possible to unlock the gates of the visitors almost half the time. But Pebern's own goal was a blow to the visitors from Cyprus, who then conceded three more times after the break.
Neither Apollo nor Maccabi are regulars in European cups. So it is not surprising that in this round the Cypriots and the Israelis played each other for the first time. Judging by the odds, they expect another victory from Maccabi and on the road. But here, in fact, everything is decided, and it is unlikely that clubs, especially visitors, will tear their veins. We bet on "under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
