Thursday, Maccabi Tel Aviv receives Villarreal on the occasion of the 4th day of Group I of the Europa League. Both teams want to consolidate their position in the standings.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Villarreal Soccer Betting Picks – Europa League
2nd in this group I of the Europa League, Maccabi Tel Aviv is 3 units behind on 1st place and 3 ahead of 3rd. The Israelis won their first 2 matches against Qarabag (1-0) and Sivasspor (1-2) before losing very largely to the current leader Villarreal on the last day (4-0). After a bad start in the league (1 defeat and 3 draws), Maccabi Tel Aviv has recently shown a real improvement. The team won against Sakhnin before the break (1-2) and Hapoel Hadera last weekend (0-1). These 2 successes put the Maccabi back in 7th place in the standings (out of 14 teams).
Dominator in this group of the Europa League, Villarreal prances at the top of the standings with already 6 points ahead of 3rd place. Victorious over Sivasspor (5-3), Qarabag (1-3) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-0), the Yellow Submarine meets expectations perfectly. Also at their ease in the league, Unai Emery’s men occupy 3rd place in La Liga. Defeated only once so far, for 5 wins and 4 draws, they have preserved, at home, the sharing of points against Real Madrid last weekend (1-1).
The workforce for Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Villarreal
For Maccabi Tel Aviv, only Serbian midfielder usually replacing Nikolic is injured. In this team, we find the former side of Bilbao Saborit and the attackers passed by Ligue 1 Pesic (ex Toulouse) and Shechter (ex Nantes).
Villarreal has to deal with the forfeits of left side Alberto Moreno (ex Liverpool) and titular striker Paco Alcacer (ex Barça). On the last day of C3, Colombian international Bacca scored twice. The frame Gerard Moreno could again be spared in this Europa League match.
The key points for the match Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Villarreal
This meeting will be played behind closed doors.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Villarreal Soccer Betting Picks
Without competition in this Europa League group, Villarreal has the assets to win in Israel on Thursday. Villarreal victory!
Betting Picks: Villarreal
Odds: 1.78
