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Maccabi Tel Aviv will take to the floor in Belgrade tonight (Wednesday, 21:05) for another important game, this time against Valencia, hoping to finally secure its place in the play-in and maintain a chance to finish in sixth place, which will give it a direct ticket to the quarterfinals.
At the same time, it is reported in Europe, the group is preparing the next steps.
According to a report by the Turkish journalist Ugur Ozan Sulak, the management of Maccabi Tel Aviv approached the Euroleague leaders in recent days and asked them to reconsider the decision not to hold matches in Tel Aviv during the war.
A considerable amount of time has passed since the last time alarms were heard in the Gush Dan area, and the Yellows are trying to use this to present their case to the leaders of the league - in the hope that they will be able to host their home games in the playoffs, if and when they go up there.
On the face of it, the chance that the request will be approved seems quite low, however, according to the report, the Yellows are "pressing as hard as possible" to get permission to host games in Israel, something that at this point is comprehensively prohibited by major sports organizations such as FIFA and FIBA.
As I recall, the Yellows hosted only one home game this season at the hands of Yad Eliyahu, in the opening round against Partizan Belgrade.
Since the outbreak of the war they have been holding their home games in Belgrade.
exerts pressure.
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More in the Euroleague: Ahead of the three final rounds of the regular season, Greece published the position scenarios of the entire team with the help of a variety of statistical indicators.
According to the study, the chance of Maccabi Tel Aviv finishing the season in seventh place is 70%.
The probability that she will finish in sixth place is estimated at only 12%, but the probability that she will drop to eighth place is also low (10%).
In general, the chance of Ketch's team finishing in the play-in stands at 80%, compared to 20% for a direct ticket to the playoffs.
Click for the full prospect map.
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