On Tuesday, Maccabi Haifa hosts Juventus on matchday four of the Champions League group stage. As usual, the official website of the Bianconeri has provided us with the most interesting numbers prior to the match.
Following last week’s 3-1 victory in Turin, the Old Lady have now emerged victorious in all three of their meetings with the Israeli club. The first two came during the 2009/10 Champions League campaign.
Today, Max Allegri’s men will try to make it four wins in a row against the same opponent. If he succeeds, he would be the club’s fourth after runs against Ajax (four games, November 2004), Dynamo kyiv (five games, December 2020) and Malmo (four games, December 2021).
Also, Maccabi’s last victory in the Champions League group stage dates back to October 2002. Interestingly, it was a 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United. Since then, they have conceded four straight defeats at home and failed to score three times.
Dolev Haziza is the player to watch in the Haifa ranks. He has contributed one goal and four assists in his team’s four Champions League games at home this year (including the knockout rounds).
As for Juventus, the key man could be Ángel Di María, who currently leads the assist table after the first three matchdays. The three assists from the Argentine are all at the expense of Maccabi.
