Maccabi Tel Aviv Sarpsborg 08 betting prediction

The away team comes to this 2nd leg match with an advantage of 2 goals, but has suffered 1 goal at home in the 1st leg. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 15 conceded. In their last match, for the Eliteserien, they got a home loss against Kristiansund by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Sarpsborg 08 has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 33 of the last 50 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 7 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 8 of them. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sarpsborg of Norway showed that this competition is very important for the team, since in the last match for the championship spared some players for this decisive match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Despite a 3-1 win in the first leg, the Norwegians suffered a goal that could endanger this second leg. In this way, it’s foreseeable that the coach Geir Bakke will opt for a lower and compact defense, exploring any space to apply the counterattack. Patrick Mortensen is the great individual highlight of this team, being this very powerful and strong in finishing. It seems that the entire squad is available for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Aleksander Vasyutin, Jon-Helge Tveita, Joachim Thomassen, Joakim Jørgensen, Bjorn Utvik, Amin Askar, Matti Lund Nielsen, Ole Jørgen Halvorsen, Kristoffer Zachariassen, Rashad Muhammed, Patrick Mortensen.
Coach: L. Bohinen.