Barcelona vs Maccabi Tel Aviv prediction and betting tips on April 04, 2024
One of the fixtures in the 33rd round of the EuroLeague will take place on Thursday evening at the "Palau Blaugrana" arena, where the local Barcelona will host the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv. Here is the prediction for the match from the experts at Dailysports.
Barcelona
The Catalan team has traditionally been one of the favorites in the EuroLeague, and this season Barcelona is once again proving it in practice. After 32 rounds, the "blaugrana" are in fourth place in the standings, with 21 victories and 11 defeats. Roger Grimau's team has suffered a series of setbacks in recent rounds, which has led to Barcelona dropping from second to fourth place. They trail the EuroLeague leader, Real Madrid, by five wins. In the previous round of the EuroLeague, the Catalans visited Munich, where they defeated Bayern with a score of 89:78. This victory ended a series of two defeats, while overall, in the last five rounds, Barcelona has won three times. In the Spanish championship, the "blaugrana" slightly improved their position after two defeats in mid-March. Thus, after an away victory over Joventut, the Catalans once again broke through away against Obradoiro.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
The club from Tel Aviv is fighting for a place in the top six and is currently close to displacing Olympiacos from the top six. Maccabi Tel Aviv has secured 19 victories in 32 matches. They are only one win behind the Greek club. It is worth noting that Maccabi is playing very confidently at the moment, with a winning streak of 17 matches in all competitions. Therefore, ahead of the match against Barcelona, the Tel Aviv club is coming off a home victory over Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan in the quarterfinals of the Israeli Cup with a score of 104:72. Before that, Maccabi defeated Hapoel Galil Elyon away in the Israeli championship with a score of 103:67. In the last round of the EuroLeague, the Tel Aviv club defeated Valencia at home with a score of 95:80.
Interesting facts about the match and the history of personal meetings
- In the first round, Barcelona defeated Maccabi away with a score of 92:90.
- Barcelona's winning streak in matches against Maccabi now totals three.
- In five matches at Barcelona's home ground, Maccabi has achieved two victories and suffered three defeats.
Barcelona vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction
Barcelona is considered the clear favorite by bookmakers, with odds of 1.35 for their victory. Nevertheless, we believe that Maccabi can give the Catalans a good fight, and our bet is "Maccabi to win with a handicap (+8.0)" with odds of 1.60.