Hapoel Be'er Sheva perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Hapoel Haifa can look both up and down from their 6th position.
The hosts Hapoel Be'er Sheva saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the State Cup. That game was an away game at Maccabi Netanya, so at least Hapoel Be'er Sheva are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Toto Turner Stadium as Hapoel Be'er Sheva, who have the most points (18) at home in Ligat ha'Al, have scored 14 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Ligat ha'Al are 6-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Hapoel Be'er Sheva enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Maccabi Netanya's place. The match ended 2-1 with B. Sahar and N. Zrihan scoring. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hapoel Ra'anana (1-2).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Hapoel Be'er Sheva matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from one game).
The Hapoel Be'er Sheva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 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 7 from 9 matches.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
Playing away, Hapoel Haifa have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Hapoel Haifa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Hapoel Haifa won their last game, 1-0 versus Kafr Qasim played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ashdod in the Ligat ha'Al.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Hapoel Haifa playing away, we found four games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Haifa as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Hapoel Haifa in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hapoel Haifa - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva victories, 5 draws and 0 Hapoel Haifa wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sahar 9 goals |  N. Hasselbaink 7 goals |   G. Arel 4 goals |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 50% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 56% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 44% | 44% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 39% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 217 | 130 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 66 | 145 |
| 89 | 49 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 25 | 49 |
| 26% | 29% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 37% |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva has the most points (18) at home
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Haifa have scored 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 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 44 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 14 |