Maccabi Haifa vs Young Boys Prediction 23.08.2023

• Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying - Play-off Round
• Date: Wednesday, 23rd, August 2023
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21.00 CEST
• Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa)

Israeli outfit Maccabi Haifa will look to get one foot in the Champions League group stage when they welcome Swiss side Young Boys to the Sammy Ofer Stadium on Tuesday.

Maccabi Haifa look set to book their ticket to the group stage of Europe's top club competition for the second year in a row, after picking up just three points last season in a very complicated group with PSG, Benfica, as well as Turin outfit Juventus, against whom they only registered victory, 2-0. By the way, Messay Dego's troops reached the last qualifying round of the Champions League by eliminating Slovan from Bratislava without any difficulties on aggregate 5-2.

Having already completed four rounds of the new top-flight campaign - picking up eight of the available 12 points in the process - BSC Young Boys will take to the European stage for the first time this season on Tuesday confident of kicking it off in style. The Yellow-Blacks will try to use the fact that they have a stronger team on paper to secure a return to the Champions League group stage after two years, when they finished last behind Manchester United (11 pts), Villarreal (10) and Atalanta (6).

Maccabi Haifa vs Young Boys Betting Tips: BTTS

Although the club left without helmsman Barak Bakhar, Maccabi Haifa has enjoyed its impressive form since the start of the new term and will no doubt rely on its outstanding home record against Young Boys, winning all three European fixtures. While the fact that they have conceded at least once in each of those games indicates that something is not quite right in defense, Maccabi will once again count on their prolific attack that has netted nine times in that winning run. Young Boys, for their part, have perfectly adjusted their aiming devices ahead of their first European outing in the current campaign, bearing in mind that they have put five balls in the opponent's net in two of the last three games. Ultimately, with both sides boasting huge attacking talent and fancying their chances in the first leg, we hope both nets will shake in Israel.