Paris Saint-Germain vs Maccabi Haifa Match Analysis and Prediction

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Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to seal their qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League when they host Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes for Tuesday’s Group H tie.

On the other hand, the Israeli outfit are still in with a chance of a top-two finsih after surprising Juventus on matchday four.

PSG and Benfica’s fray for supremacy in Champions League Group H has been an intresting watch to say the least, and a pair of 1-1 draws means that the French champions are just about holding off their Iberian counterparts in first spot through scoring one more goal.

The French outfit hold a five-point gap over Juventus and Maccabi Haifa after four Champions League matches and will therefore seal a spot in the knockout stages with victory on Tuesday, and a point would be enough if Juventus fail to defeat Benfica.

Christophe Galtier’s side have only ever lost one of 32 Champions League group-stage matches at the Parc des Princes, but they are yet to keep a clean sheet in the competition this season, and Maccabi Haifa travel with nothing to lose.

Maccabi Haifa had already given PSG a brief scare in their first meeting, and Juventus felt the full force of the Israeli outfit’s prowess on October 11.

Just six days losing 3-1 in Turin, Maccabi Haifa served Massimiliano Allegri’s side a slice of humble pie with an impressive 2-0 victory at the Sammy Ofer Stadium, as Omer Atzili scored possibly the two most memorable goals that he will ever score.

Maccabi may still be rooted at the bottom of Group H, but they have moved level on points with Juventus and remain five behind PSG and Benfica, so anything is possible for the ambitious Israeli champions as they bid to make history for the nation.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Maccabi Haifa head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Champions League on October 14, where PSG won 3-1 away.

Maccabi Haifa 1-3 PSG 14/09/22

Paris Saint-Germain latest home form

PSG have been on a good run of form at home this season, as they have been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Marseille 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded three.

PSG 2-1 Juventus 06/09/22

PSG 1-0 Brest 10/09/22

PSG 2-1 Nice 01/10/22

PSG 1-1 Benfica 11/10/22

PSG 1-0 Marseille 16/10/22

Paris Saint-Germain latest away form

PSG have been on a good run of form on the road this season, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ajaccio 3-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.

Maccabi Haifa 1-3 PSG 14/09/22

Lyon 0-1 PSG 18/09/22

Benfica 1-1 PSG 05/10/22

Reims 0-0 PSG 08/10/22

Ajaccio 0-3 PSG 21/10/22

Maccabi Haifa latest home form

Maccabi Haifa have recenty been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their nine most recent matches. They defeated Hapoel Hadera 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

Maccabi Haifa 3-1 Sektzia Nes Tziona 10/09/22

Maccabi Haifa 1-3 PSG 14/09/22

Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 01/10/22

Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Juventus 11/10/22

Maccabi Haifa 1-0 Hapoel Hadera 17/10/22

Maccabi Haifa latest away form

Maccabi Haifa defeated Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-2 in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their previous four games. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 11.

Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa 06/09/22

Hapoel Jerusalem 3-0 Maccabi Haifa 18/09/22

Juventus 3-1 Maccabi Haifa 05/10/22

Maccabi Bnei Raina 1-0 Maccabi Haifa 08/10/22

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-3 Maccabi Haifa 22/10/22

Paris Saint-Germain news

Neymar and Sergio Ramos will both be back from domestic suspenions, but Marco Verratti will serve his own ban this week after picking up three bookings in the competition already.

Nuno Mendes returned to training at the weekend, Presnel Kimpembe could be on the bench, while Danilo Pereira is out with a hamstring problem.

Maccabi Haifa news

Dolev Haziza is out of contention for Maccabi with a hamstring issue, while Mahmoud Jaber is absent with a fractures femur, and Suf Podgoreanu is out with an Achilles issue.

Tjaronn Chery will join Omer Atzili in the final third, while Bakhar is likely to select the XI that surprised Juventus on matchday four.

Prediction and Odds

PSG will be aware of the dangers that Chery and Atzili can pose when afforded time and space on the ball, having conceded first to Maccabi before turning the game around.

The visitors can afford to play freely towards the final third of the field, but the hosts should still have enough to secure victory.

Odds: 1 1.88 X 2.10 2 3.15