Maccabi Tel Aviv vs 27.08.26 16:001 – 1Full TimeAgg: 2 – 3
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Match report
Ten-man Lugano hold Maccabi Tel Aviv to draw in Conference League playoff
Maccabi Tel Aviv and FC Lugano shared the points in a 1-1 draw at the Adjarabet Arena in the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round, a result shaped by a sending-off and a late equaliser from the visitors despite playing more than half the match a man down.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The first half finished goalless, but the contest turned on the 58th minute when Mattia Zanotti was sent off for Lugano, leaving Kenny Miller's side to press their advantage against ten men. Dor Peretz duly converted a penalty in the 69th minute to put Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead, only for Dereck Moncada, assisted by Yanis Cimignani, to level matters for Lugano in the 79th minute and secure a share of the spoils.
Maccabi Tel Aviv dominated territory with 59% possession and worked six shots on target from sixteen attempts, but could not turn that superiority into more than a single goal against a Lugano side reduced to ten men. Discipline was also an issue for the visitors, who picked up four yellow cards on top of the red shown to Zanotti.
Moncada scored the equalising goal for Lugano in the 79th minute and finished with a match-high rating of 7.6 despite his side playing a man short for over half the game.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's 59% share of possession underlined their control of the contest even as they were held to a draw.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and FC Lugano drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Maccabi Tel Aviv met FC Lugano in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Adjarabet Arena. Referee: Daniel Schlager.
Team pages: Maccabi Tel Aviv · FC Lugano · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 58' Red card: Mattia Zanotti
- 69' Goal (penalty): Dor Peretz — 1–0
- 79' Goal: Dereck Moncada (assist: Yanis Cimignani) — 1–1 · Watch Dereck Moncada's goal video (79')
Starting line-ups
Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-3-3)
- 22 Ofek Melika
- 3 Roy Revivo
- 13 Raz Shlomo
- 5 Mohamed Camara
- 6 Tyrese Asante
- 36 Ido Shahar
- 28 Issouf Sissokho
- 42 Dor Peretz (c)
- 29 Hélio Varela
- 9 Ester Sokler
- 77 Osher Davida
FC Lugano (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Maccabi Tel Aviv 48%, the draw 26%, FC Lugano 26%. It finished Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 FC Lugano.
A slight rating edge to Maccabi Tel Aviv, little else — Maccabi Tel Aviv are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 48%. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Maccabi Tel Aviv at 48%?
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit 62 points higher on our strength rating — 1606 to 1544. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,382 such games.
Why only 48%?
FC Lugano hold 10 more possession points (55 to 45 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,549 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,007. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit -0.45 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0.
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About this match
On this page: the Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FC Lugano final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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