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Maccabi Tel Aviv v PFC CSKA Sofia : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Batumi Stadium (Adjarabet Arena), Batumi

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Europa League, and Kenny Miller’s Maccabi Tel Aviv will have the luxury of it on Thursday evening. Hristo Angelov Yanev’s PFC CSKA Sofia are their opponents at the Batumi Stadium (Adjarabet Arena). All the odds are delivered directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Europa League match data, including head-to-head records. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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PFC CSKA Sofia's next match is v Crete at 19:00 on Thursday 20th August
The last European Europa League meeting between M. Tel-Aviv and CSK Sofia was on Thursday 6th August 2026
European Europa League
August 6th 2026
M. Tel-Aviv 0
3 CSK Sofia
 
9' M. Ngome
29' S. Godoy
90' J. Zwarts
 
MTA
Shots On
2
6
Shots Off
4
2
Corners
3
2
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
21
15
Yellow/red cards
3/0
4/0
 
M. Tel-AvivCSK Sofia
 
M. Camara
R. Shlomo
O. Melika
S. Rosen (N. Ben Harush 46')
I. Sissokho
I. Hamo (T. Asante 46')
I. Noy
I. Shahar (O. Davida 66')
D. Peretz
H. Oliveira Alves Varela (E. Madmon 77')
S. Abu Farhi (E. Sokler 66')
F. Lapoukhov
(L. dos Santos Pereira 90') D. Custódio Lima
J. Gbamin
(J. Eto'o Eyenga 66') B. Cavaco Jordão
football iconM. Ngome
T. Valentinov Ivanov
S. Sensi
Á. Martino
F. Rodríguez
(J. Zwarts 66') I. Pittas
(M. Brahimi 79') football iconS. Godoy

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 75% chance of M. Tel-Aviv and CSK Sofia no more than 3 goals combined during this Europa League game according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can get it at top odds of 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M. Tel-Aviv are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.90.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M. Tel-Aviv
52%
19/20
7%
-
Draw
25%
21/10-
CSK Sofia
23%
14/5
19%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 1-0
13%
11/2
19%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
M. Tel-Aviv 2-0
10%
8/1
18%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 2-1
9%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
7/1
20%
-
CSK Sofia 1-0
8%
9/1
9%
-
CSK Sofia 2-1
6%
14/1
25%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 3-0
5%
16/1
19%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 3-1
5%
18/1
12%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
31%
-
CSK Sofia 2-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 3-2
2%
33/1
31%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
M. Tel-Aviv 4-1
2%
40/1-
CSK Sofia 3-1
2%
33/1
31%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
5/4
15%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/13
12%
-
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
6/4
14%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
1/1
16%
-
BTTS - No
51%
8/11
14%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
15/2
31%
-
Home/draw
77%
2/11
9%
-
Away/draw
48%
7/10
6%
-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
2/5
9%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
7/4
21%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
3/1
23%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/9
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
13/2
25%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/1
22%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/12
5%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
6/1
30%
-
Home DNB
69%
2/5
9%
-
Away DNB
41%
7/4
16%
-
M. Tel-Aviv win to nil
31%
9/4
13%
-
CSK Sofia win to nil
13%
5/1-
M. Tel-Aviv / M. Tel-Aviv
28%
21/10
9%
-
M. Tel-Aviv / CSK Sofia
2%
40/1
21%
-
M. Tel-Aviv / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / M. Tel-Aviv
17%
4/1
9%
-
Draw / CSK Sofia
10%
7/1
14%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
14%
-
CSK Sofia / M. Tel-Aviv
3%
28/1
12%
-
CSK Sofia / CSK Sofia
13%
5/1
20%
-
CSK Sofia / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win form
M. Tel-Aviv
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
CSK Sofia
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goal Statistics
M. Tel-Aviv CSK Sofia
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that M. Tel-Aviv will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of CSK Sofia scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
M. Tel-Aviv have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
CSK Sofia’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
M. Tel-Aviv
PG (predicted goals)
CSK Sofia
1.6
1
Attack rating
22%
better
MTA
view stats
Games scored11
8
Failed to score9
12
Scored first8
6
Goals scored23
17
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
10
Conversion rate for14
10
Avg. XG for0.8
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
MTA
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
12
Clean sheets3
8
Conceded first11
10
Goals conceded34
27
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against2.2
0
KickOff rating
+20%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between M. Tel-Aviv v CSK Sofia will show here when available.

M. Tel-Aviv Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4221
O. MelikaD PeretzO DavidaM Camara 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O. Melika GLK4
-
I. Hamo DEF3
-
M Camara  DEF4
1
-
R Shlomo DEF4
1
-
S. Rosen DEF1
-
I. Noy MID3
-
I Shahar MID41
-
I Sissokho MID41
1
-
D Peretz MID42
1
-
H. Oliveira Alves Varela MID4
-
S. Abu Farhi FWD32
1
-
Subs
R Mishpati GLK
-
T. Asante DEF3
-
N. Ben Harush DEF3
-
N. Schwartz DEF
-
K Andrade MID1
-
D Glazer MID1
-
L. Asers MID
-
I. Ben Simon MID1
-
O Davida MID42
-
E. Madmon FWD2
1
-
O. Azo FWD
-
E Sokler FWD21
-
CSK Sofia Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6323
PastorI PittasPastorB Jordão
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Lapoukhov GLK5
-
Pastor DEF62
-
T. Valentinov Ivanov DEF6
2
-
F Rodríguez DEF6
2
-
Ángelo Martino DEF5
2
-
J Gbamin DEF5
-
M Ebong MID41
1
-
B Jordão MID61
3
-
S Sensi  MID611
3
-
S Godoy FWD611
2
-
I Pittas FWD631
1
-
Subs
D Evtimov GLK11
-
A. Yordanov Yordanov DEF1
-
A. Tunchev DEF
-
M Brahimi MID4
-
P. Hristov Panayotov MID2
-
V. Kaymakanov MID
-
L Pereira MID
-
A Piedrahita MID1
-
G Chorbadzhiyski MID
-
I. Solet Bomawoko MID3
-
J Eto'o MID41
1
-
J Zwarts FWD61
2
-