With the game taking place in Serbia, the contest may feel more like a neutral fixture rather than a Maccabi home game.
While that could work in Real Sociedad's favour, the visitors have failed to claim consecutive victories this season, and we think that inconsistency could continue with a draw in Thursday's contest.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Real Sociedad win with a probability of 39.06%. A win for Maccabi Tel Aviv has a probability of 32.51% and a draw has a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win is 0-1 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (7.99%) and 0-2 (7.44%). The likeliest Maccabi Tel Aviv win is 1-0 (10.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (13.24%).