Maccabi Tel Aviv and Villarreal meet at Bloomfield Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). The recent head-to-head history between these two teams indicates total balance, as there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches.
Maccabi :
The home team is currently in 2nd position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won away against Sivasspor by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Villarreal by (4‑0). The team comes to this match after a away loss against Hapoel Hadera by (0‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Maccabi Tel Aviv won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv team comes to this game motivated, after winning, by 0x1, in the visit to the Hapoel Hadera stadium, in a match for the Israel championship. It should be noted that the Israelis have won 2 of the 3 Europa League games. In this match against Villarreal, coach Georgios Donis must maintain the usual tactical system, that is, 4-3-3, with Nick Blackman being the most offensive reference in the team: this player is the top scorer, with 5 goals scored. Eyal Golasa is one of the most important players on this team, being responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. Outside of this game will be Uros Nikolic, due to physical problems.
Villarreal:
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 9 points won, after 3 victories. In the penultimate match, they won away against Qarabağ by (1‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Maccabi Tel Aviv by (4‑0). In the last match they played, for the LaLiga, they drew with Real Madrid at home by (1‑1). In their last away match, for LaLiga, they won by (1‑3) against Getafe. In their last 10 away matches, Villarreal has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 14 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have come back in 2. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 6 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘ ).
Villarreal comes to this game after a draw in a game against Real Madrid, for La Liga: the only goal of the team was scored by Gerard Moreno. It should be noted that the Spanish have won every game in the Europa League. In this away game, coach Unai Emery must keep the team 4-3-3, with Moi Gómez, Gerard Moreno and Carlos Bacca being the most offensive references: the second athlete mentioned is one of the best scorers in the team, with 5 goals scored. It should be noted that maintaining possession, finishing and passing game are the strengths of the Spanish team. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Paco Alcácer and Alberto Moreno, both with physical problems.
