There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Hapoel Be'er Sheva leading Ashdod by 11 points.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. With Hapoel Be'er Sheva having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager B. Bakhar.
Happy days for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in their previous game, a Ligat ha'Al match away at Hapoel Hadera (placed 7th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the State Cup match versus Ashdod with a 4-3 scoreline.
The Hapoel Be'er Sheva 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 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Toto Turner Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Ashdod form and stats
There's been little loot from Ashdod's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Ashdod only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Ashdod, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Ashdod aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 210 league minutes without a goal. S. S. Yehezkel was the last player to find the net.
Ashdod has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hapoel Tel Aviv for a Ligat ha'Al game that ended a draw (0-0). A 3-4 loss hosting Hapoel Be'er Sheva before that.
Ashdod have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Ashdod have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Ashdod - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Be'er Sheva 7 wins, 1 draw and Ashdod 2 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sahar 8 goals |  N. Hasselbaink 6 goals |   S. Azulay 5 goals |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 13% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 20 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 170 | 102 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 60 | 130 |
| 69 | 39 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 28 | 66 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 32% | 27% |
- Ashdod have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Ashdod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva 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 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 34 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 12 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 10 |