Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv Face Easier Schedules in Early EuroLeague Games
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will start the 2026/27 EuroLeague season with relatively easier schedules, facing less challenging opponents in the first five rounds, according to a recent analysis.
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the fifth easiest schedule in the first five EuroLeague rounds.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv holds the seventh easiest early schedule among 20 teams.
- Panathinaikos has the easiest opening schedule, including a home game against Maccabi.
- The analysis is based on last season's performance and updated EuroLeague power rankings.
- Both Israeli teams aim to improve on last season's results in the upcoming EuroLeague season.
The 2026/27 EuroLeague season is set to begin in just over a month, featuring two Israeli teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, both aiming to improve on last season's performances. The official schedule has been released, and an analysis by Euro Ballin’ suggests that both Israeli clubs will benefit from relatively easier matchups during the first five rounds of the competition.
This analysis evaluated the strength of all 20 teams based on last season's results and the latest EuroLeague power rankings, also considering home and away games. According to the findings, Panathinaikos holds the easiest early schedule, facing Paris, Villeurbanne, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Fenerbahçe at home, and Partizan Belgrade away.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has the fifth easiest schedule, with initial games against Villeurbanne (away), Beşiktaş (home), Panathinaikos (away), Milan (home), and Barcelona (away). Hapoel Tel Aviv's schedule ranks seventh easiest, with early matches against Bayern Munich (home), Crvena Zvezda (away), Real Madrid (home), Valencia (away), and Beşiktaş (home). Both teams appear to have a favorable start, potentially aiding their progress in the competition.
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