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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Demir Grup Sivasspor, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Demir Grup Sivasspor
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Sammy Ofer Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Eitan Tibi 53' Y
Y 77' Faycal Fajr
Avi Rikan 77' Y
Y 78' Aaron Appindangoye
Y 79' Arouna Kone
Y 86' Max-Alain Gradel
Y 90' Mustapha Yatabare
Daniel Tenenbaum 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Demir Grup Sivasspor — Europe at Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
  • Referee Andris Treimanis
  • Referee Haralds Gudermanis
  • Referee Martins Svipsts (Latvia)

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

2
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Demir Grup Sivasspor
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Demir Grup Sivasspor 2020-10-29 Demir Grup Sivasspor 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Recent Form

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Demir Grup Sivasspor H 1–0 W
03 Dec Qarabag Agdam FK A 1–1 D
26 Nov Villarreal CF H 1–1 D
05 Nov Villarreal CF A 0–4 L
29 Oct Demir Grup Sivasspor A 2–1 W
22 Oct Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–0 W
Demir Grup Sivasspor
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Maccabi Tel Aviv FC A 0–1 L
03 Dec Villarreal CF H 0–1 L
26 Nov Qarabag Agdam FK A 3–2 W
05 Nov Qarabag Agdam FK H 2–0 W
29 Oct Maccabi Tel Aviv FC H 1–2 L
22 Oct Villarreal CF A 3–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Sammy Ofer Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robin Yalcin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Demir Grup Sivasspor started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Nick Blackman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 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.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Maccabi Tel Aviv FC that had 43 games and scored 33 goals.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max-Alain Gradel, as he is very good at scoring at Sammy Ofer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ofir Davidzada is hanging Dan Biton on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Arouna Kone. He replaces Claudemir on 64 minute.
  • 66' Saborit puts Maccabi Tel Aviv FC on the lead.
  • 71' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 74' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tal Ben Haim is hanging Yonatan Cohen on the field on 74 minute.
  • 77' Faycal Fajr was booked on 77.
  • 78' Demir Grup Sivasspor receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 79' Arouna Kone was booked on 79.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mustapha Yatabare made 8 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. Saborit is replaced by Sherran Yeini.
  • 86' Max-Alain Gradel is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Mustapha Yatabare. He receives a Yellow card.
  • With this win, Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giorgios Donis

Demir Grup Sivasspor Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dor Peretz 1
Dan Biton 1
Olarenwaju Kayode 1
Saborit 1

Head to Head

2020-12-10 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Demir Grup Sivasspor 2020-10-29 Demir Grup Sivasspor 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Form

2020-12-10 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Demir Grup Sivasspor W 2020-12-03 Qarabag Agdam FK 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC D 2020-11-26 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2020-11-05 Villarreal CF 4–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC L 2020-10-29 Demir Grup Sivasspor 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC W 2020-10-22 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Qarabag Agdam FK W

Demir Grup Sivasspor Form

2020-12-10 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Demir Grup Sivasspor L 2020-12-03 Demir Grup Sivasspor 0–1 Villarreal CF L 2020-11-26 Qarabag Agdam FK 2–3 Demir Grup Sivasspor W 2020-11-05 Demir Grup Sivasspor 2–0 Qarabag Agdam FK W 2020-10-29 Demir Grup Sivasspor 1–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC L 2020-10-22 Villarreal CF 5–3 Demir Grup Sivasspor L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Demir Grup Sivasspor xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC52% Draw27% Demir Grup Sivasspor21%
Actual: Maccabi Tel Aviv FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Demir Grup Sivasspor
48%
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC or Demir Grup Sivasspor
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC33% Draw49% Demir Grup Sivasspor18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Handicap Maccabi Tel Aviv FC covers Push Demir Grup Sivasspor covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Demir Grup Sivasspor keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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