Football tips: Maccabi Kiryat Malachi vs MS Be'er Sheva - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Israel Lig Bet
Date: Fri 03.January
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Maccabi Kiryat Malachi will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind MS Be'er Sheva.

Maccabi Kiryat Malachi and MS Be'er Sheva should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Maccabi Kiryat Malachi form and stats

5-0-1 is the performance here so far in the Lig Bet, giving Maccabi Kiryat Malachi a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!

A good away victory last time out for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, who won 6-1 against Hapoel Gedera (placed 15th). Preceding that match was a State Cup defeat to Hapoel Ra'anana (1-4).

As mentioned above, Maccabi Kiryat Malachi "killed" Hapoel Gedera in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Maccabi Kiryat Malachi is on fire here. A stunning 20 from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Maccabi Kiryat Malachi defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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MS Be'er Sheva form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Lig Bet travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The fact that MS Be'er Sheva have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for MS Be'er Sheva in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

MS Be'er Sheva play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Beitar Yavne (placed 11th). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Maccabi Ironi Netivot.

MS Be'er Sheva has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as MS Be'er Sheva have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: MS Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Kiryat Malachi 0-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, 1 draw and 0 wins for MS Be'er Sheva. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Maccabi Kiryat Malachi missing players

MS Be'er Sheva missing players

Maccabi Kiryat Malachi MS Be'er Sheva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 1 6 15
8 5 1 Won W 0 2 9
4 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
34 20 2 Scored S 1 10 24
16 10 1 Conceded C 1 9 15
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 73%
71% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 47%
43% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 20%
36% 67% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 13%
64% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 47%
36% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 40%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
6.2 4.2 4 Corners For (avg) C F 2 3.4 5.2
4.5 3 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 3.4 3.4
1.7 1.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 3.2 2.7
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
 
100 52 17 Total Shots T S 0 21 55
45 24 4 Shots on Target S O 0 4 21
53% 62% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 76%
Key stats in Lig Bet this season:
  • All of MS Be'er Sheva's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Maccabi Kiryat Malachi's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • MS Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • MS Be'er Sheva have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • MS Be'er Sheva haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Maccabi Kiryat Malachi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ironi Kuseife 15 12 2 1 38 11 7 5 2 0 19 3 8 7 0 1 19 8 27 38
2 MS Dimona 14 10 3 1 37 11 7 5 1 1 13 3 7 5 2 0 24 8 26 33
3 Shikun HaMizrah 15 9 5 1 27 8 9 7 1 1 18 4 6 2 4 0 9 4 19 32
4 MS Be'er Sheva 15 9 3 3 24 15 9 7 1 1 14 6 6 2 2 2 10 9 9 30
5 Bnei Eilat 15 9 2 4 39 21 9 5 2 2 23 11 6 4 0 2 16 10 18 29
6 Maccabi Kiryat Malachi 14 8 4 2 34 16 6 5 0 1 20 10 8 3 4 1 14 6 18 28
7 Maccabi Ironi Sderot 15 8 3 4 37 19 8 4 1 3 24 10 7 4 2 1 13 9 18 27
8 Hapoel Yeruham 15 7 3 5 25 20 7 4 3 0 12 6 8 3 0 5 13 14 5 24
9 Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat 15 6 3 6 30 29 7 2 3 2 15 14 8 4 0 4 15 15 1 21
10 Ironi Modi'in 15 4 6 5 20 20 8 2 4 2 9 8 7 2 2 3 11 12 0 18
11 Beitar Yavne 15 4 3 8 17 19 6 2 1 3 9 5 9 2 2 5 8 14 -2 15
12 Maccabi Ironi Netivot 15 3 3 9 11 20 6 2 1 3 6 6 9 1 2 6 5 14 -9 12
13 Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim 14 2 2 10 21 45 8 1 1 6 13 25 6 1 1 4 8 20 -24 8
14 Moadon Tzeirey Rahat 15 1 3 11 16 64 7 0 0 7 7 31 8 1 3 4 9 33 -48 6
15 Hapoel Gedera 15 0 4 11 10 40 7 0 2 5 6 21 8 0 2 6 4 19 -30 4
16 Hapoel Lod 14 0 3 11 11 39 7 0 3 4 7 19 7 0 0 7 4 20 -28 3