Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Real Madrid 22 October 2026 Prediction

Maccabi and Real Madrid meet at a neutral site in Belgrade in Round 7 of the EuroLeague regular season. Maccabi won their meeting there by one point last season. Real Madrid, now managed by Pedro Martínez, will look to reverse that result.

Maccabi Earns Its First Road Win of the Season

Before traveling to Valencia, Oded Kattash’s team had lost road games to ASVEL (74-84), Panathinaikos (67-90) and Barcelona (87-90). Maccabi held on to beat Valencia 91-88 in a close game. At 2-4, they sit 16th in the EuroLeague standings after six rounds.

Six Maccabi players scored in double figures against Valencia. Clark, Colson and Sorkin all did so off the bench. Madar has been the team’s most consistent scorer early in the season, averaging 12.2 points per game.

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

Unavailable: None listed

Manager: Oded Kattash

Real Madrid Has Won Six Straight Games

Real Madrid lost three of four games across all competitions in late September and early October. Since an overtime road win over Obradoiro in domestic play, Pedro Martínez’s team has won six straight. That run includes league wins over Manresa (120-83) and Bilbao (119-84), plus EuroLeague victories against Partizan (86-76), Olimpia Milano (98-89) and ASVEL (111-92).

Real Madrid is 3-3 in the EuroLeague and sits ninth in the standings. Maledon has averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. Feliz has also played well since mid-October.

Real Madrid Predicted Lineup: Feliz, Maledon, Luwawu-Cabarrot, Okeke, Tavares

Unavailable: Garuba and Deck (injuries)

Manager: Pedro Martínez

Maccabi and Real Madrid Split Last Season’s Meetings

Maccabi won 92-91 in Belgrade, while Real Madrid won the return game 98-86 in Madrid.

Maccabi vs Real Madrid Prediction: Real Madrid Handicap -4.5

Main prediction: Real Madrid has won six straight games across all competitions, each by at least seven points, including its last three EuroLeague games. Maccabi has won five of six overall and two of its last three in the EuroLeague. Real Madrid’s recent scoring form gives it the edge. The pick is Real Madrid -4.5 at 1.79.

Team total prediction: Real Madrid has scored at least 93 points in 71% of its games this season, including exhibitions, and at least 98 in six of its last seven. Maccabi has allowed 96 or more points in six of the teams’ last eight meetings. The additional pick is Real Madrid over 92.5 team points at 1.78.