Sheriff Tiraspol take on the visitors Maccabi Haifa in the first leg of UEFA Champions League qualification quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 26th at Stadionul Sheriff (Tiraspol).
Sheriff faced problems with their previous opponent. The Yellow-Blacks have long considered the Moldovan Championship as a mandatory program, the infamous training with increased responsibilities. On the other hand, the Hornets only managed to reach the main group stage of the UEFA Champions League once, two years ago, under Vernydub's leadership. As debutants, they secured 4 points against Donetsk's Shakhtar and even shocked Real Madrid. However, a year later, they were eliminated in the qualifications, although they had a relatively decent run: 3rd place in the Europa League group and reaching the playoffs against Partizan in February, after which they had no chance against Nice. Now, a new competition begins, and they stumbled with a 1-0 loss against Farul away but managed to turn the tide with a 3-0 victory at home against the Romanians in extra time.
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Maccabi (Haifa) aim to repeat last year's success. The Greens from Carmel won their first title in their native Israel back in 1983 when Sheriff was not even in the picture. Like the Yellow-Blacks, this team struggles to win trophies frequently. However, they have consistently claimed the title in the Ligat Ha'Al for the last 3 seasons (now a total of 15 titles at this level). On the international level, their results have been relatively modest, with a couple of appearances in the playoffs (including defeating Moscow's CSKA there), but even participating in the group stage, especially in the Champions League, has been considered a good result. Last year, they successfully navigated the qualifications against tough opponents like Olympiacos, Apollon (Limassol), and Crvena Zvezda, and even secured a victory against Juventus in the group stage. Under Dego's leadership, who was promoted from the youth team to the head coach position, they started confidently, beating Hamrun 4-0 in their first match in Malta and then securing a determined 2-1 victory at home in Haifa.
This will be the first time the guests from Israel will visit Tiraspol. A slight advantage is given to the guests from Israel, but the Hornets will undoubtedly fight for success in their home turf. We recommend placing a bet on total over 2.0 goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
