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Europa League | Playoffs | 1st Leg
Aug 22, 2024 at 7pm UK
Bloomfield Stadium

M. Tel Aviv
3 - 0
Backa Topola

Turgeman (27'), Peretz (63'), Madmon (83')
Sissokho (59')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Vlalukin (45'), Petrovic (67'), Capan (71'), Radin (79')
Dordevic (42'), Banjac (45+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Backa Topola, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: M. Tel Aviv 3-0 Panevezys
Thursday, August 15 at 7.30pm in Europa League
Last Game: Olympiacos 5-2 Backa Topola
Thursday, December 14 at 8pm in Europa League

We said: Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 Backa Topola

Maccabi have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the 2024-25 season and should be confident of continuing their rich vein of form against Backa Topola on Thursday night. The Serbians are struggling to find consistency domestically, so we feel that they could be the victims of first-leg defeat in Hungary. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Maccabi Tel Aviv win with a probability of 60.32%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Backa Topola had a probability of 17.68%.

The most likely scoreline for a Maccabi Tel Aviv win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.46%), while for a Backa Topola win it was 0-1 (5.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Maccabi Tel Aviv would win this match.

Result
Maccabi Tel AvivDrawBacka Topola
60.32%22.01%17.68%
Both teams to score 50.78%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.08%46.92%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.83%69.17%
Maccabi Tel Aviv Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.88%15.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.32%43.68%
Backa Topola Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.82%40.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.19%76.81%
Score Analysis
    Maccabi Tel Aviv 60.31%
    Backa Topola 17.68%
    Draw 22%
Maccabi Tel AvivDrawBacka Topola
1-0 @ 11.47%
2-0 @ 10.84%
2-1 @ 9.89%
3-0 @ 6.83%
3-1 @ 6.23%
4-0 @ 3.23%
4-1 @ 2.94%
3-2 @ 2.84%
4-2 @ 1.34%
5-0 @ 1.22%
5-1 @ 1.11%
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 60.31%
1-1 @ 10.46%
0-0 @ 6.07%
2-2 @ 4.51%
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 22%
0-1 @ 5.54%
1-2 @ 4.77%
0-2 @ 2.53%
1-3 @ 1.45%
2-3 @ 1.37%
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 17.68%

How you voted: M. Tel Aviv vs Backa Topola

Maccabi Tel Aviv
84.9%
Draw
10.8%
Backa Topola
4.3%
93
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