Hapoel Holon vs Maccabi Haifa preview

Match preview – 31st May 2017 – 19:00 – Venue – Holon Toto Hall.

Hapoel Holon will be hoping to regain the series lead they lost in the last match when they host Maccabi Haifa in game three. Hapoel are the top seed in the Winners League but were soundly beaten by Maccabi in the second game of the series to see their lead vanish. Maccabi Haifa struggled in the season to a 16-17 record to creep into the playoffs in eighth position, but exceeded expectations in front of their own fans last time out.

Hapoel Holon recent matches

• 27th May 2017 – Maccabi Haifa 101-70 Hapoel Holon – Winners League quarter-final game two
• 22nd May 2017 – Hapoel Holon 104-99 Maccabi Haifa – Winners League quarter-final game one
• 15th May 2017 – Galil Galboa 76-93 Hapoel Holon – Winners League regular season
• 12th May 2017 – Hapoel Holon 91-79 Maccabi Rishon – Winners League regular season
• 7th May 2017 – Ironi Nahariya 78-68 Hapoel Holon – Winners League regular season

Maccabi Haifa recent matches

• 27th May 2017 – Maccabi Haifa 101-70 Hapoel Holon – Winners League quarter-final game two
• 22nd May 2017 – Hapoel Holon 104-99 Maccabi Haifa – Winners League quarter-final game one
• 15th May 2017 – Maccabi Haifa 95-79 Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Winners League regular season
• 11th May 2017 – Hapoel J-M 69-63 Maccabi Haifa - Winners League regular season
• 8th May 2017 – Maccabi Haifa 84-86 Hapoel Eilat - Winners League regular season

Hapoel Holon vs Maccabi Haifa outright odds

• Hapoel Holon to win 1.43
• Maccabi Haifa to win 2.65

Odds available at Bet365.

Hapoel Holon vs Maccabi Haifa prediction

Top seeds Hapoel Holon were stunned by the 2012/13 Champions Maccabi Haifa in the last match and will be itching to set the record straight in game three and regain their series lead in front of their own fans. Maccabi know what it takes to be successful in the Winners League and will want to utilize that experience to upset the odds and progress in the playoffs.

• Total points over 165.5 – 2.25
• Hapoel to win with a minus eight-point handicap – 2.25

Odds available at Bet365.