This could be an interesting match as Hapoel Be'er Sheva have their presumed home advantage while Maccabi Tel Aviv are ahead 6 points in the Ligat ha'Al table.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0)
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligat ha'Al. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bnei Sakhnin.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played 8 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in their previous match, an away game at Bnei Sakhnin that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Be'er won a home game hosting Hapoel Hadera (1-0).
The Be'er fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Hapoel Be'er Sheva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv, who have the most points (18) away in Ligat ha'Al, have an excellent away record in the Ligat ha'Al so far with 5-3-1 from 9 games. Maccabi have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
The supporters enjoyed Maccabi's previous game versus Maccabi Haifa (placed 1st), a Ligat ha'Al 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that result Maccabi Tel Aviv won their away game at Maccabi Netanya. The scoreline was 3-1.
A. Pešić came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Maccabi Haifa last time out, making the manager P. van Leeuwen feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when A. Pešić scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat Maccabi Haifa.
Maccabi Tel Aviv are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. Maccabi have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Be'er 0-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Be'er one win, five draws and Maccabi Tel Aviv four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Cohen 9 goals |   J. Soares Pesqueira 6 goals | G. Varenne 6 goals |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 82% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 41% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9 | 9.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 37% | 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 41% | 38% |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most points (18) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 16 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -13 | 14 |