UEFA Europa League
Maccabi Tel Aviv will "host" again in Belgrade, where they managed to defeat RFS Rigas, but lost to Real Sociedad and Midtjylland. There has not been a clean sheet yet in the group stage and six out of seven matches of the team had over 2.5 goals. They have practically been eliminated from the competition, unless the unrealistic happens - to win this match in a landslide, and their competitors lose by several goals difference in their matches.
Porto in search of a mandatory victoryPorto is one point away from the top 24 places and a spot in the Round of 32. To advance, they need a mandatory victory and a mistake from one of the many other competitors ahead of them in the standings. Porto has fallen into a hole and has not won in five consecutive matches in all competitions, as well as not winning away in the Europa League group stage. They recently lost their coach because of all this, and now they have a new one, expected to debut against Maccabi.
Prediction: victory for PortoNot only because they need the win, but overall Porto is the better team than Maccabi, who is eliminated from the competition. The match will practically be on neutral ground, and after a weak period, Porto now has a new coach who will surely want to start with a very important victory for the "dragons".
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