The Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Be'er Sheva managers Bakhar and Barda are both anxious about and feeling excited about this very important fixture in the top area of the Ligat ha'Al standings.
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points (21) away in Ligat ha'Al
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
7-0-0 is the performance here at Sammy Ofer Stadium so far in the Ligat ha'Al, giving Maccabi Haifa a total of 21 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results! Maccabi has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. We remember; it was Maccabi Netanya.
Happy days for Maccabi Haifa in their previous game, a fixture away at Maccabi Netanya (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Bnei Sakhnin.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Maccabi, as the State Cup home game vs Hapoel Haifa is only three days away.
From these home matches, Maccabi Haifa have conceded only 6 goals.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Hapoel Be'er Sheva so far, with 7-0-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Ligat ha'Al statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Hapoel Be'er Sheva as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Be'er are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the game against Beitar Jerusalem (placed 8th). Micha came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Beitar Jerusalem last time out, making the manager Barda feel like a tactical genius.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Ashdod.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 20 goals in 7 league games away this season. Hapoel Be'er Sheva are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the squads played each other previously this season; Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Haifa 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi four wins, four draws and Hapoel Be'er Sheva two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 10 goals |   R. Hatuel 9 goals |  D. David 6 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | 21 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 60% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 47% | 71% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 53% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.1 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.9 | 14.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
| 6.9 | 6.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 33% | 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 56% | 39% |
| 7.9 | 6.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 matches so far.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points (21) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals (20) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the the best goal difference (+16) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won all their away games so far.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have won all their matches at home so far.
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 9 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
