Barcelona vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv 13 October 2026 Prediction

Barcelona hosts Maccabi in Round 5 of the EuroLeague regular season. Barcelona has won eight straight meetings between the teams and has not lost to Maccabi since April 2022.

Barcelona Has Alternated Wins and Losses in the EuroLeague

Barcelona opened with an 89-82 home win over Anadolu Efes, then lost 94-87 at Dubai. In October, Aleksander Sekulic’s team beat tournament newcomer Besiktas 95-82 on the road, but then lost 100-94 to Murcia in domestic league play and 88-81 to Zalgiris in the EuroLeague. Barcelona will need more consistent results to stay near the top of the standings.

Barcelona Predicted Lineup: Punter, Robinson, Martin, Parra, Balcerowski

Unavailable: Makoundou and Minaya (injuries)

Manager: Aleksander Sekulic

Maccabi Picked Up Its First EuroLeague Win

Maccabi beat Olimpia Milano 97-79 in its most recent EuroLeague game, but its other recent results have been poor. Oded Kattash’s team lost by double digits to Panathinaikos (90-67), Besiktas (109-93), and ASVEL (84-74).

Maccabi Predicted Lineup: Madar, Lundberg, Brissett, Hoard, Sorkin

Unavailable: None listed

Manager: Oded Kattash

Barcelona Has Won Eight Straight Meetings

Barcelona has won eight consecutive games against Maccabi. Both wins last season came by double digits: 92-71 on the road and 93-83 at home.

Barcelona vs Maccabi Prediction: Barcelona Handicap -6.5

Main prediction: Barcelona has been inconsistent in the EuroLeague, but Maccabi did not record its first win until the last round, against last-place Olimpia Milano. Barcelona’s recent head-to-head results also support the home side. The pick is Barcelona -6.5 at 1.88.

Team total prediction: Barcelona has scored at least 92 points in five of its last six meetings with Maccabi. It is averaging 88 points so far this EuroLeague season, while Maccabi is allowing 90.5 per game. The pick is Barcelona team total over 90.5 points at 1.80.