Maccabi Haifa will welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Sammy Ofer Stadium for their second group stage tie of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night.
The two sides had contrasting starts to the Champions League in Group H, as Maccabi Haifa suffered a 2-0 loss to Benfica at away, while PSG claimed a 2-1 win over Juventus at home thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s first half brace.
Maccabi bounced back on the weekend as they beat Ness Ziona 3-1 at home in their Israeli Premier League. They have now just lost one of their last seven matches across all competitions, winning five times in the process.
The Israelites are unbeaten at home in their last six matches across all competitions and they will be keen to extend that run on Wednesday. However, they face a French giant, PSG, who have now won all their last four matches across all competitions, while are unbeaten in their last 22 games.
PSG beat Brest 1-0 at home in their previous league fixture, marking their sixth victory in Ligue 1 this season, while it made their eight victories across all competitions. They will now be looking to extend their brilliant campaign on Wednesday and having not lost in their last 10 away matches, the French outfit should confidently fancy their chances.
Maccabi Haifa vs PSG head to head
This will be the first encounter between the two sides. Take a look at their previous results;
Home
- Maccabi Haifa 3-1 Ness Ziona
- Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa
- Beer Sheva 1-2 Maccabi Haifa
- Bnei Sakhnin 0-1 Maccabi Haifa
- Maccabi Haifa 4-1 Netanya
Away
- PSG 1-0 Brest
- PSG 2-1 Juventus
- Nantes 0-3 PSG
- Toulouse 0-3 PSG
- PSG 1-1 Monaco
Macca Haifa team news
Maccabi Haifa will be without Suf Podgoreanu and Mahmoud Jaber due to injuries, while Raz Meir and Ali Mohamed are doubts.
PSG team news
PSG will be without Timothee Pembele and Presnel Kimpembe due to injury, while Renato Sanches is a doubt.
Prediction and odds
- PSG win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
