Sheriff Tiraspol will welcome Maccabi Haifa to the Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena on Wednesday at 17:00 GMT for the first leg of the Champions League’s second qualifying round.
Key Highlights
Sheriff overcame Farul in the first qualifying round 3-1 on aggregate. Sheriff Tiraspol opened this tie with a 1-0 defeat away to Farul. They came back into the game emphatically in their home leg, running out 3-0 winners on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. They will look to start strongly in the clash against Maccabi, especially given the daunting task of playing away in Israel in the second leg. Keeping a clean sheet will be high in the target of the home side on Wednesday.
Maccabi Haifa warmed up for the clash away to Sheriff with a routine 3-1 triumph over Beitar Jerusalem in the Israel Super Cup on Saturday. In the first qualifying round, Maccabi Haifa knocked out Hamrun in emphatic fashion, winning 0-4 away from home before extending the aggregate lead to 601 with a 2-1 win at home. They will look to extend their good form into the clash with Sheriff on Wednesday.
Bet hereInjury Report
The two sides have not reported injury issues ahead of their clash on Wednesday.
Prediction
Sheriff Tiraspol and Maccabi Haifa will fight to a draw on Wednesday, leaving the second leg to be the all-important decider of who progresses to the next UCL round.
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