The match of matchday 7 of the group stage of the 2025/26 Europa League between Freiburg (Germany) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) will take place on 22 january at Europa-Park-Stadion. Freiburg vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Freiburg
Freiburg beat Salzburg at home in the last round (1:0). This extended the team's unbeaten run in the Europa League to seven matches (4 wins, 2 draws). In addition, the team kept a clean sheet for the third time in their last seven matches in this European competition. In the standings the team have 14 points and occupy fifth place. The club has also secured a spot in the play-offs.
- The team has not lost in their last seven home matches in the Europa League (6 wins, 1 draw).
- The club scored at least twice in 5 of their last 7 home matches in this European competition.
- The team did not concede more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the Europa League.
Potential Freiburg Lineup (4-5-1)*
Noah Atubolu – Christian Günter, Philipp Lienhart, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Treu – Vincenzo Grifo, Yoan Manzambi, Yuito Suzuki, Maximilian Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste – Chukwubuike Adamu.
Defender Philipp Lienhart and midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh are injured.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv lost again in the last round — this time away to Stuttgart (1:4). As a result, the team suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the Europa League and conceded at least three goals for the fourth time in this season's competition. However, the team found the net for the first time in their last four Europa League matches. In the group-stage standings the team occupy second-to-last place with one point, but they have not yet been completely ruled out of a place in the play-offs.
- The team failed to win in 7 of their last 9 away matches in the Europa League (1 draw, 6 losses).
- At least three goals were scored in 8 of the club's last 11 away matches in this European competition.
- The team conceded in 16 of their last 17 away matches in the Europa League.
Potential Maccabi Tel Aviv Lineup (4-3-3)*
Roee Mishpati – Itay Ben Amoz, Mohamed Ali Camara, Eitor, Roy Revivo – Ido Shahar, Noam Ben Harush, Itamar Noy – Elio Varela, Sayed Abu-Farhi, Kervin Andrade.
Referee
Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Matches – 5 (International fixtures, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 24;
Average Yellow/Red Cards Per Match – 4.8;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Fouls Per Match – 21;
Penalties – 20%.
Freiburg vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Match Prediction
With the support of their home fans, Freiburg have shown excellent results on the European stage: over their last seven home matches in the Europa League the club has recorded six wins and one draw. Moreover, the home side play attacking football and have high scoring figures: in their last eight home matches in the Europa League the team have scored in every game, netting a total of 19 goals in that period.
As noted above, Maccabi Tel Aviv have conceded more goals than any other side in the group stage of this season's Europa League. In addition, the team have kept a clean sheet only once in their last 19 matches in this competition. On the other hand, the club has shown attacking potential even away from home: the team scored 15 goals in their last 11 away matches in the Europa League.
We expect a high-scoring game in this encounter.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from its previous match in this tournament.
