Thursday , 2 July 2026

Maccabi Haifa FC vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Maccabi Haifa FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Thu 9 Nov 2023 · 17:45 UTC Sammy Ofer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Alexander Sorloth
Lorenco Simic 38' Y
Y 69' Adria Altimira
Lior Refaelov 71' Y
Y 75' Alberto Moreno
Show 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Maccabi Haifa FC vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Mikola Balakin (Ukraine)
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Maccabi Haifa FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-09 Maccabi Haifa FC 1–2 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Maccabi Haifa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Villarreal CF H 1–2 L
05 Oct Panathinaikos AO H 0–0 D
21 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–3 L
29 Aug BSC Young Boys A 0–3 L
23 Aug BSC Young Boys H 0–0 D
15 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 3–1 W
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Maccabi Haifa FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Athletic Club H 2–3 L
30 Oct Granada CF A 3–2 W
22 Oct Deportivo Alaves H 1–1 D
08 Oct UD Las Palmas H 1–2 L
05 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Villarreal CF gets underway.
  • 5' Maccabi Haifa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Maccabi Haifa FC that had 36 games and scored 61 goals.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lorenco Simic made 236 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Alexander Sorloth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a card on 29.
  • 30' Abdoulaye Seck puts Maccabi Haifa FC on the lead.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Lorenco Simic. He receives a card.
  • 43' Maccabi Haifa FC is showing some good football. However, Maccabi Haifa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Jorge Pascual. He replaces Santi Comesana on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Villarreal CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Ilias Akhomach is replaced by Yeremy.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Adria Altimira. He receives a card.
  • 71' Lior Refaelov is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 75' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Maccabi Haifa FC. Lior Refaelov is replaced by Mahmoud Jaber.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Trigueros is replaced by Etienne Capoue on 79 minute.
  • 82' Goal! Alex Baena scores his 11 goal in 407 matches.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Show.
  • 86' Goal! Alexander Sorloth scores his 86 goal in 322 matches.
  • 88' Another change for Maccabi Haifa FC made on 88 minute. Show leaves to be changed by Goni Naor.
  • With this win, Villarreal CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Maccabi Haifa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pacheta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Maccabi Haifa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Maccabi Haifa FC or Villarreal CF 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Haifa FC31% Draw29% Villarreal CF40%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Maccabi Haifa FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Villarreal CF
69%
Maccabi Haifa FC or Villarreal CF
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Maccabi Haifa FC23% Draw47% Villarreal CF30%
Actual: Maccabi Haifa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Maccabi Haifa FC

Handicap Maccabi Haifa FC covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Maccabi Haifa FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.