This is the UEFA Europa League Qualification Round 3, with a place in the next stage on the line. CheckLive's data does not install a favourite here, so this one looks genuinely hard to call. With no win probability to lean on, the two sides start level in what could easily go either way, a draw included.
Maccabi Tel Aviv have won four of their last five, beating Sheriff 1-0 and 5-0, Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3-1 and 2-1, with the only setback a 1-0 loss to FK IMT Beograd. CSKA Sofia are also in decent shape, having beaten Qarabağ 5-4, Botev Plovdiv 3-2 and Derry City 2-1, while drawing 0-0 with Qarabağ and Slavia Sofia.
There is no head-to-head history between these clubs, so form and the occasion will shape this tie. Both sides arrive with momentum, and the key may be who settles into the game first in what looks a neatly balanced contest.
