It's game one of two in the Champions League as Maccabi Haifa host Olympiakos Piraeus. This is a 2nd Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
Olympiakos Piraeus have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round and lost against Kairat.The Maccabi coach Bakhar and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the State Cup.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Maccabi Haifa friendly games in pre-season: Maccabi Haifa played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Maccabi Haifa scored 0 goals and conceded 2 in these two games.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Olympiakos Piraeus play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting AEK Athens. It's hard not to mention Arabi's lethal finishing against AEK Athens. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at AEK Athens.Olympiakos Piraeus played nine friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. In these nine matches Olympiakos scored 8 and conceded 12 goals.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. El-Arabi 16 goals |  F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos 9 goals |  G. Masouras 7 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | ||
| 8.6 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
