Slovan Bratislava will welcome Maccabi Haifa to the Tehelné Pole in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on Wednesday night. The home team began their qualifying campaign in the first round, defeating Swift Hesperange 3-1 on aggregate. In the second round, they overcame Zrinjski Mostar 3-2 on aggregate, including a 2-2 draw at home. Slovan Bratislava have made the third round of Champions League qualifying thanks to producing two solid away wins, having drawn both home games so far. Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa also began their campaign in the first round, with a comfortable 6-1 win over Hamrun Spartans. In the second round, they overcame a one-goal deficit from the first leg against Sheriff to record a 4-1 win at home last week. Substitute Mahmoud Jaber scored in the 85th minute to take the game into extra time and fellow substitutes Dean David and Erik Shuranov scored in added time. For this encounter, I am expecting a win or a draw for the home team for the following reasons:

Firstly. Slovan Bratislava played out a 2-2 draw in the Slovak Super Liga against Banska Bystrica on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions, including friendlies to 10 games. The last two knockout match-ups of Slovan Bratislava had ended in a motivating way for them. They were unbeaten in all their four Champions League qualification outings. They have an unbeaten form at home. But it is worth noting that they drew their past three home games in a row, and have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven home games. They have suffered just one defeat at home in European competitions and should have the upper hand in this match.

Secondly. The visitors are yet to kick off their bid for domestic glory, but they have already added another trophy to their cabinet this summer, beating Beitar Jerusalem 3-1 in July's Super Cup encounter. Maccabi Haifa won one and lost one of their past Champions League qualification match-ups. Their performances recently in the Champions league qualifiers have shown that they are vulnerable defensively. They are without a clean sheet in their last four outings.

With Maccabi just squeezing through in their last game, the hosts do have a chance to produce an upset. Maccabi have just one win in their last seven away games in Europe and might struggle here. Slovan Bratislava is likely to seal a win considering all the above mentioned observations. But, considering their penchant for recording draws at home recently, I will be expecting a win or a draw for the home team.

在周三晚上举行的欧洲冠军联赛第三轮预选赛首回合比赛中，布拉迪斯拉发将欢迎海法马卡比来到波兰。主队在预选赛的第一轮就以总比分3-1击败了Swift Hesperange。在第二轮比赛中，他们以总比分3-2战胜了莫斯塔尔，其中包括在主场2-2战平。布拉迪斯拉发凭借两场稳定的客场胜利进入欧冠预选赛第三轮，目前两场主场比赛都是平局。与此同时，海法马卡比也开始了他们的第一轮比赛，他们以6-1轻松击败哈姆伦斯巴达。在上周的第二轮比赛中，他们在主场以4比1的比分战胜了与警长队的首回合1球落后的局面。替补上场的贾比尔在第85分钟进球，将比赛拖入加时赛，另外两名替补上场的大卫和舒拉诺夫也在加时赛中进球。对于这场比赛，我希望主队能赢或平，原因如下:

首先。上周六，布拉迪斯拉发队在斯洛伐克超级联赛与班斯卡·比斯特里察队的比赛中以2比2战平，将包括友谊赛在内的所有比赛的不败纪录延长到了10场。布拉迪斯拉发队的前两场淘汰赛以一种激励的方式结束。他们在欧冠资格赛的四场比赛中保持不败。他们在主场保持不败。但值得注意的是，他们在过去的三场主场比赛中都取得了平局，并且在最近的七场主场比赛中有六场至少进了两个球。他们在欧洲比赛中只在主场输了一场，应该在这场比赛中占据上风。

其次。客队还没有开始为国内的荣耀而战，但他们已经在今年夏天为自己的内阁增添了另一座奖杯，他们在7月的超级杯比赛中以3-1击败了耶路撒冷贝塔尔。海法马卡比在过去的欧冠资格赛中一胜一负。他们最近在欧冠预选赛中的表现表明他们的防守很脆弱。他们在最近的四场比赛中没有一场不失球。

马卡比在上一场比赛中勉强过关，东道主确实有机会制造一场意外。马卡比在最近的7场欧洲客场比赛中只赢了一场，在这里可能会很艰难。考虑到以上所有的观察结果，布拉迪斯拉发很可能会取得胜利。但是，考虑到他们最近在主场的战绩，我预计主队会取得一场胜利或平局。