Maccabi Tel Aviv vs D. Zagreb prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-01 19:00.
[p]Maccabi Tel Aviv made a more positive start to this UEFA Europa League (UEL) compared with the last and will look to make amends for an underwhelming weekend performance when they host Dinamo Zagreb. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Maccabi Tel Aviv’s perfect start to their league season ended when they failed to beat Sakhnin (D 0-0) despite an on-field advantage and a stoppage time penalty. They nonetheless remain undefeated in all competitions since qualifying for this competition (W4, D2) after taking a point home from PAOK on matchday one (D 0-0), already an improvement on last year’s four straight losses to open the 2024/25 UEL league phase. An absence of home ground advantage seemed to have burdened them during that league phase (W1, L3), so they’ll need to find a way around that if they are to avoid another premature elimination.[/p]
[p]Having made the step down from the league phase of the UEFA Champions League and only narrowly missing out on the knockout phase last season (25th of 36), Dinamo Zagreb should provide a stern test for Maccabi after maintaining a three-point lead at the top of their domestic league with a thumping 3-1 weekend victory, particularly as that was already their eighth win from ten games across all competitions this season. That was the same scoreline by which they swept aside Fenerbahçe on matchday one, despite starting as the underdogs, which should fuel their confidence for this trip. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These teams last met during the first round of the 2001/02 UEFA Cup and drew both legs. Maccabi’s only other games against Croatian opposition came in 2016/17 (W1, L1), whilst Dinamo are unbeaten in four games against Israeli clubs (W1, D3). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only two of Maccabi’s last seven competitive games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Maccabi’s 0-0 draw against PAOK was their first clean sheet in 15 UEFA main draw fixtures. [/p]
[p]All eight of Dinamo’s competitive wins this season were by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Dinamo haven’t drawn any of their last 21 (W9, L12) games away from home in major European competitions (main draws and knockout phases). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Dor Peretz is on a brief goalscoring drought but recorded a match-winning double at TSC Arena for Maccabi earlier this season. For the visitors, Dion Beljo’s brace against Fenerbahçe took his tally to an impressive seven goals from his last 11 UEFA appearances (W4, D1, L1 when scoring in that period). [/p]
[p]Roy Revivo returns for Maccabi after missing the weekend through a league suspension and there are hopes that Ion Nicolaescu can make at least a limited appearance. Raul Torrente and Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel remain injured for Dinamo.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Dinamo Zagreb picked up two away wins in the last UCL league phase and are in imperious form. Back Dinamo Zagreb to win. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]