- FC Lugano have won eight of their last ten in all competitions, Maccabi Tel-Aviv have won six, drawn one and lost three.
- FC Lugano have averaged 2.00 goals scored and 0.50 conceded per game in their last six home matches in all competitions.
- Sayed Abu Farkhi has scored four of Maccabi's last ten goals and can be their cutting edge on Thursday.
Swiss challenge for The Yellow & Blue
FC Lugano come into their UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 clash with Maccabi Tel-Aviv in superb form, unbeaten in their last five with four wins and a draw, while Maccabi Tel-Aviv are in the same great shape with four victories in their last five.
Bianconeri have been flying in all competitions with eight wins in their last ten, including a 5-0 rout of FC Zurich in the Super League 2026/2027, while The Yellow & Blue are also in great form after beating FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1-0 and coming back to beat PFC CSKA Sofia 3-1 away from home in UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026.
Tel-Aviv’s away record is good, but Lugano’s home form is better
Maccabi's record of three wins, one draw and one loss from five away fixtures in all competitions is pretty good, but they have shipped eight goals in those five trips, while Lugano are on a hot run of two consecutive home wins. At 1.93, Lugano are the narrow favorites over Maccabi Tel-Aviv at 3.8, while the draw comes in at 3.5, but we think this will be close so it may pay to take the hosts here. Mattia Croci-Torti's men have plenty of flexibility to play with in their 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2 shapes and they are usually in control of the territory, patient in possession and capable of going forward with pace and power to pin teams back.
Maccabi’s wide overloads will test Lugano’s shape
Kenny Miller's Tel-Aviv have a different ethos, favouring their 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 systems which are designed to overload the wide areas and press the ball high up the pitch.
It should make for a fascinating tactical chess match of control versus chaos and it is certainly going to be a lively game as Miller's side will always try to make turnovers count by counter attacking instantly.
Both Teams To Score at 1.7 is a bit of a smart angle to this matchup as Maccabi will surely come on strong and Lugano have the firepower to punish their opponents at home.
Goalscorer market is a tough to call
Lugano have Kevin Behrens, their main man in this competition with five goals in four games so far and 7 of their last 17 goals overall, while Maccabi have Sayed Abu Farkhi to give them a cutting edge and he has hit four of their last ten.
So the goalscorer market is a little tough to crack, but both sides should be good for a goal on Thursday at the Stadio Cornaredo in Switzerland.
