Freiburg – Tel-Aviv Tip Europa League, Matchday 7 on Thursday, 22/01/26 at 18:45 CET
On matchday 7 of the Europa League preliminary round, SC Freiburg has a great chance to cement a top 8 place. In front of a home crowd, an unchallenged victory against Maccabi Tel-Aviv should be a mere formality.
In fact, the Breisgau team is facing the worst defence in the current competition. 18 goals conceded after six games is of course a house number. It is also already clear that the Israelis will have to pack their bags early with a record of one draw and five defeats.
In my Freiburg Tel-Aviv tip, I therefore assume that the Bundesliga team will determine the game at will and take the underdog apart. The bet “Freiburg over 2.5 goals” at odds of around 1.75 is a good bet at Bet-at-home.
Freiburg vs. Tel-Aviv AI Predictions:
Of course, our AI model also analyzes the Europa League and has three more prediction recommendations for you in its Freiburg Tel-Aviv AI prediction.
In the normal course of the game, Maccabi should simply be overwhelmed – the digital brain also sees it that way. So the bet “half-time/final score Freiburg/Freiburg” is not plucked out of thin air and, in my opinion, is priced rather generously by the new bookmakers at odds just above 1.50.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Freiburg |
Draw |
Victory Tel-Aviv |
| 78% |
14% |
8% |
The selection “Freiburg win to nil” is also interesting. Maccabi has scored a total of only two goals in the first six games and has the weakest defense as well as the worst attacking line. From this point of view, the odds around 1.70 are a real value bet.
The AI also believes that Freiburg can win a handicap. “Win Freiburg with handicap -1” has a playable odd of around 1.55. And let’s be honest: Even a “handicap -2” at odds of about 2.40 would be an option for me in this game – even without Merkur Bets odds boost.
What you need to know about Freiburg vs. Tel-Aviv betting
- SC Freiburg and Maccabi Tel-Aviv meet for the first time ever.
- It is Maccabi’s fifth official away game in Germany – the previous four were lost to Bremen, Bayern, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
- Freiburg have won all of their last seven Europa League home games across the season – the longest running winning streak in the competition.
- Tel-Aviv have set a new negative club record with 18 goals conceded after six European Cup games.
- Freiburg keeper Noah Atubolu has played the most long passes in the competition so far (160).
