Champions League betting and spectator preview: Maccabi Haifa and Paris Saint Germain meet at Sammy Ofer Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's quite the trip for Paris Saint Germain when visiting Maccabi as the cities are 4400 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Haifa nor Paris Saint Germain as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa was eliminated in the 1st qualifying round last season in the Champions League. Kairat was too strong.As mentioned below, Maccabi Haifa are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligat ha'Al games. 3W-2D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Maccabi Haifa.
The Maccabi followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Sektzia Nes Tziona and win 3-1.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Benfica in the Champions League.
There will be little rest for Maccabi Haifa after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Katamon for a Ligat ha'Al game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Maccabi Haifa's 2 home games: 7 goals, 2 conceded.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Real Madrid.Playing away, Paris Saint Germain have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
340 minutes! That's how long the PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Paris Saint Germain go into this game after a win, the home game against Brest that ended 1-0. Messi, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.84. Messi hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 68 total).
A home victory as expected against Juventus preceding that, in the Champions League. Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Paris Saint Germain given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 12 matches with 11 wins as expected, 0 draws and 1 surprise home win. The favourites won 7 of these games by at least two goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 1 trip to Olympique Lyonnais.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as PSG alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (18 from 4 played). Paris Saint Germain are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Neymar 8 goals |  K. Mbappé 7 goals |   O. Atzili 6 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Paris Saint Germain missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Paris Saint Germain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 35 | 79 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 4% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 16.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.1 | 7.6 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | ||
| 9.3 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Juventus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Hapoel Katamon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| 8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Lens | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Lorient | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lille | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Clermont | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Rennes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Monaco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Troyes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Nantes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Reims | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Nice | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Brest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Angers SCO | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 2 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
