Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Panevezys Match Analysis & Prediction
15/08/2024 9:30 pm
With a goal advantage following last week’s first leg, Maccabi Tel Aviv aim to finish the job on Thursday night, as they complete their Europa League third-qualifying-round tie against Panevezys.
After a first-leg tie that took place in Vilnius rather than Panevezys’ more modest Aukstaitija Stadium, Maccabi left Lithuania with a 2-1 lead, setting themselves on the road to victory as early as the third minute.
Dor Peretz struck first, before Dor Turgeman soon added another to put Zarko Lazatic’s side in control, but substitute Sivert Gussias replied in the 70th minute and kept the hosts in the game.
Maccabi have experienced a mixed start to their 2024-25 campaign, as after beating Maccabi Petah Tikva to win last month’s Israel Super Cup they exited the Champions League qualifiers at the hands of Romania’s FCSB.
As a result, they turned their attention to Europa League qualifying, having made the knockout stage of last season’s Conference League under former manager Robbie Keane.
Current coach Lazetic can now set up an encounter with his old side Backa Topola in the playoffs, although Maccabi must hold their UEFA ‘home’ games in Hungary this year given the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
While Maccabi occasionally appear in European group stages, Panevezys are competing in the qualifiers for just a fourth time, having been established in their current incarnation less than a decade ago.
This year, Stijn Vreven’s side secured a 4-1 aggregate victory over HJK Helsinki in the Champions League’s first qualifying round, before being beaten by Jagiellonia Bialystok and suffering demotion to the Europa League.
Nonetheless, a club formed from the ashes of seven-time Lithuanian champions FK Ekranas are still just two steps away from making their debut in the group stage.
That would guarantee at least eight high-profile matches in the Europa League’s new format, and even losing to Maccabi will result in a slot at the Conference League playoffs.
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Panevezys Head to head
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the only previous encounter between these two teams 2-1.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv Team News
While defender Tyrese Asante will serve a suspension for accumulated bookings, Joris van Overeem, Gabi Kanichowsky and Dor Perets are set to man the engine room.
Forwards Sagiv Jehezkel and Hisham Layous – who both made their first start for Maccabi last week – may again start on either side of Dor Turgeman, although Eran Zahavi is waiting in the wings.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Last 5 Matches
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09/07/2024Maccabi Tel Aviv2Omonia Nicosia0Club Friendlies
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15/07/2024Maccabi Tel Aviv2Maccabi Petah Tikva0Super Cup
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23/07/2024FCSB1Maccabi Tel Aviv1Champions League
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31/07/2024Maccabi Tel Aviv0FCSB1Champions League
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06/08/2024Panevezys1Maccabi Tel Aviv2Europa League
Panevezys Team News
Panevezys manager Stijn Vreven may be tempted to freshen up a side that have been far busier than Maccabi so far this summer.
After scoring in the first leg and then being promoted to the league lineup on Sunday, Norwegian forward Sivert Gussias is pushing hard for a start ahead of former Gillingham striker Noel Mbo.
Panevezys's Last 5 Matches
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23/07/2024Panevezys0Jagiellonia Bialystok4Champions League
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27/07/2024Dziugas Telsiai3Panevezys3A Lyga
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31/07/2024Jagiellonia Bialystok3Panevezys1Champions League
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06/08/2024Panevezys1Maccabi Tel Aviv2Europa League
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11/08/2024Panevezys0Zalgiris0A Lyga
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Panevezys: Odds and Predictions
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