The managers V. Ivić and B. Bakhar are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligat ha'Al league table.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel 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.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv, who have the most points (35) at home in Ligat ha'Al, have been outstanding at home so far with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. The Maccabi Tel Aviv fans aren't used to losing here at Winner Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Maccabi Tel Aviv has played 20 games in a row here without a defeat.Happy days for Maccabi Tel Aviv in their previous game, a Ligat ha'Al match away at Maccabi Netanya that ended with a 4-1 victory. A State Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bnei Yehuda.
Maccabi Tel Aviv are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (33 goals in 13 games). Maccabi Tel Aviv have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Be'er Sheva so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Hapoel Be'er Sheva has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.Hapoel Be'er Sheva are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Ligat ha'Al against Bnei Yehuda. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Hadera with the score of 4-1.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games. Hapoel Be'er Sheva have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Maccabi Tel Aviv - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 1 - 4 (Maccabi Tel Aviv wins - draws - Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins).Top Goalscorers
 
B. Sahar
13 goals
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E. Atar
12 goals
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O. Atzili
11 goals
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Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | Played | 15 | 29 |
| 64 | 36 | Scored | 20 | 43 |
| 13 | 4 | Conceded | 22 | 34 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 90% |
| 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 72% |
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | 53% | 48% |
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 31% |
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 14% |
| 45% | 27% | Both teams to score | 53% | 59% |
| 55% | 73% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 24% |
| 7% | 7% | Failed To Score | 40% | 28% |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 66 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 43 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 33 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 13 | Ashdod | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 22 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -18 | 21 |
