Full preview: Hapoel Be'er Sheva expected to defeat Maccabi Netanya at Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sun 22.January
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium (16126 seats)

A peek at the Ligat ha'Al standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Check out our Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Netanya guide!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored more than double the goals of Maccabi Netanya.

It's no vacation for neither Hapoel Be'er Sheva nor Maccabi Netanya as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats

The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Hapoel Be'er Sheva at their home stadium (Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Be'er has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium. We remember; it was Sektzia Nes Tziona.

The Hapoel Be'er Sheva manager Barda and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Maccabi Netanya in the Toto Cup.

Ahead of that match, Be'er won a home game hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv (6-0).

Goals decide football matches and Hapoel Be'er Sheva are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Maccabi Netanya form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Netanya so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).

The Maccabi Netanya goalkeeper Itamar Nitzan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 229 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Maccabi Netanya delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in their previous match; a Toto Cup fixture.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Hapoel Haifa.

Maccabi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Maccabi Netanya manager Kozuch has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met previously this season: Maccabi Netanya - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins - draws - Maccabi Netanya wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Be'er ShevaR. Hatuel
R. Hatuel
9 goals
Maccabi NetanyaI. Zlatanović
I. Zlatanović
9 goals
Be'erR. Safouri
R. Safouri
6 goals

Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players

Maccabi Netanya missing players

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Maccabi Netanya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
12 5 2 Won W 0 1 5
2 2 1 Drew D 0 4 5
3 2 1 Lost L 2 4 8
40 20 9 Scored S 1 10 19
15 9 6 Conceded C 7 20 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 83%
88% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 72%
65% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 44%
35% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 28%
29% 22% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 22%
47% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 50%
47% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 28%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 39%
 
4.6 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 6 5.9
3.2 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 4.7
2.2 2.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.7 2.8
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.3 11.8 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 12.9 12
6 6.6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.6
39% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 23% 23%
 
7.1 6.1 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.4 9.3
3.4 3.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 4.6
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • 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 as they have conceded.
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored more than double the goals of Maccabi Netanya.
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Maccabi Netanya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Haifa 18 16 0 2 40 15 9 9 0 0 25 7 9 7 0 2 15 8 25 48
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 18 12 4 2 43 9 9 8 1 0 28 2 9 4 3 2 15 7 34 40
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17 12 2 3 40 15 9 5 2 2 20 9 8 7 0 1 20 6 25 38
4 Hapoel Katamon 19 7 7 5 24 18 9 2 4 3 11 12 10 5 3 2 13 6 6 28
5 Ashdod 19 6 6 7 21 23 10 4 3 3 13 8 9 2 3 4 8 15 -2 24
6 Beitar Jerusalem 19 7 3 9 31 37 10 4 2 4 18 21 9 3 1 5 13 16 -6 24
7 Hapoel Haifa 19 5 8 6 18 19 9 4 2 3 8 4 10 1 6 3 10 15 -1 23
8 Hapoel Hadera 19 4 9 6 19 32 10 2 6 2 9 14 9 2 3 4 10 18 -13 21
9 Maccabi Netanya 18 5 5 8 19 30 9 4 1 4 9 10 9 1 4 4 10 20 -11 20
10 Bnei Sakhnin 18 4 6 8 15 21 8 1 3 4 6 10 10 3 3 4 9 11 -6 18
11 Hapoel Tel Aviv 19 4 6 9 22 37 9 3 3 3 14 15 10 1 3 6 8 22 -15 18
12 Sektzia Nes Tziona 19 3 8 8 20 31 9 2 3 4 10 16 10 1 5 4 10 15 -11 17
13 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 19 2 10 7 20 27 10 0 8 2 13 16 9 2 2 5 7 11 -7 16
14 Maccabi Bnei Raina 19 3 6 10 16 34 10 2 2 6 6 14 9 1 4 4 10 20 -18 15