Juventus need a win to boost their chances of progressing from Group H of the UEFA Champions League as they travel to Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday. Maccabi are still winless in the competition and the Turin club will be confident of completing the double over the hosts.
Maccabi Haifa were tipped to be the whipping boys of Group H at the start of the Champions League and seem to be living up to that tag. They have lost all three of their matches in the competition, including a 3-1 defeat to Juventus in the reverse fixture.
The Israeli champions have found things difficult with just one win from their last five matches across all competitions. Barak Bakhar’s men have lost the other four matches in that run and were beaten 1-0 by Maccabi Bnei Raina in a domestic fixture on Saturday.
Maccabi Haifa will be banking on their record at home, where they have win four of their last five matches. They claimed a 2-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in their previous home fixture with Dean David netting a brace.
Having lost their opening two matches in the Group, Juventus finally jumpstarted their campaign with a 3-1 victory over Maccabi Haifa in the first leg. Adrian Rabiot netted a brace while Dusan Vlahovic was also on target.
It was a much-needed win for Juventus as it rekindled their hopes of progressing from the group as they now sit four points off the pace. With PSG and Benfica squaring off in Paris, a win on Tuesday could see Massimiliano Allegri’s men move even closer to the front runners.
Juventus have been poor away from home and are winless on their travels this season. They warmed up for the trip to Maccabi Haifa with a 2-0 defeat at AC Milan in a Serie A fixture last Saturday.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Juventus as overwhelming favourites with a win priced at 4/5 by SBK. A victory for Maccabi Haifa is valued at 19/5 by SBK while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 with bet365.
Head to head
Juventus have won all three previous matches against Maccabi Haifa, including the 3-1 victory in last week’s first leg.
Players to watch
Dean David has impressed for Maccabi Haifa in recent weeks and scored a brace in their last home fixture. The attacker was also on target in the first meeting with Juventus and is priced at 4/1 by bet365 to find the net on Tuesday.
Having finally broken his duck in the Champions League this season, Dusan Vlahovic will be the one to watch for Juventus. Bet365 has the striker at odds of 11/10 to get on the score sheet on Tuesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
With Juventus showing some defensive vulnerability this season, both teams could be backed to score at 3/4 with Unibet. The first meeting produced over 3.5 goals, which is valued at 2/1 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 11/14 by 10bet.
Juventus scored in both halves in the first meeting and could be set for a repeat on Sunday at 33/20 with Unibet.
This UEFA Champions League match between Maccabi Haifa and Juventus will be played on Oct 11, 2022 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Maccabi Haifa vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.