Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Lyon Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Simon Day | in Europa League Picks
Winless Maccabi Tel Aviv host French side Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday evening, in a must-win game for the Israeli side.
Maccabi have picked up just one point in their opening four games in the competition, and their lack of attacking threat has been brutally exposed by the likes of Aston Villa, Dinamo Zagreb and Midtjylland. Their tally of just one goal in four games is the joint lowest in the Europa League this season, and unless they can start finding the net on a regular basis, they will have virtually no chance of making it to the next phase.
In contrast to Maccabi, Lyon have made a terrific start to the campaign and currently occupy one of the eight automatic qualification places. However, last time out, the French side suffered a surprising 2-0 loss at Betis, and they are currently without a win in five games in all competitions.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Lyon Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +13 |
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36
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1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -20 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Lyon Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 1, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 27, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 19, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 27, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 5, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 2, 2025 - Europa League
Sep 20, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 1, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Oct 19, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Sep 28, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
Sep 24, 2025 - Europa League
Sep 16, 2025 - Ligat ha'Al
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 23, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 2, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 29, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 26, 2025 - Ligue 1
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 9, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 26, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
Oct 5, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 2, 2025 - Europa League
Sep 19, 2025 - Ligue 1
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 23, 2025 - Ligue 1
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 2, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 29, 2025 - Ligue 1
Oct 18, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 28, 2025 - Ligue 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC against Lyon Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 5 - 4 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
O. Melika
Y. Gerafi
DefenderI. Hamo
N. Ben Harosh
S. Yehezkal
K. Andrade
K. Belic
I. Noy
I. Sissokho
ForwardE. Madmon
I. Nicolaescu
I. Ben Simon
D. Greif
L. Diarra
DefenderT. Barisic
A. Karabec
K. Merah
T. Goncalves
A. Hamdani
A. Moreira
A. Gomes Rodriguez
E. Honore Molebe
Missing players
H. Hateboer
R. Kluivert
MidfielderR. Ghezzal
O. Mangala
ForwardE. Nuamah
M. Fofana
Most goals and assists
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Lyon
S. Abu Farchi
(1 Goals)
,
R. Revivo
(1 Goals)
C. Tolisso
(4 Goals)
B. Lederman
(1 Assists)
,
I. Hamo
(1 Assists)
A. Karabec
(4 Assists)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC - Lyon Key Points
- Lyon have gone 5 games without a win
- Lyon have scored just 2 goals in their last 4 matches
- Maccabi have scored in 8 of their last 9 home fixtures
- Lyon have drawn 3 of their last 5 games
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Our Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs Lyon Prediction
Lyon are clearly the stronger team here, but their odds of just 1.79 look slightly on the short side.
Maccabi have been awful in the Europa League so far, but their domestic form has been generally solid and they have lost just once in the Israeli league this season.
There's little to suggest that Maccabi will have the firepower to claim all three points here, but given Lyon's five match non-winning run, we really like the odds of 3.60 on them claiming a share of spoils.
Our prediction for Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Lyon is: Draw.
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